Senior SAP HCM Consultant (PA / Payroll / Time Management)

Experience: 5+ years in SAP HCM with hands-on PA, Payroll & Time Management | Location: Kochi / Bengaluru / Remote (India), client sites as required

About CCS

CCS Technologies has decades of experience delivering technology-driven solutions for their customers. Based out of Kerala, India and with offices in the US and Middle East, we are on a growth path like never before. Working alongside a close-knit team with tremendous exposure to various technologies, this is a place where you will have plenty of opportunities to learn, contribute, and grow!

What you can expect from the job

- Lead design and configuration of HR master data structures Personnel Areas, Subareas, Employee Groups/Subgroups, and organisational assignments.
- Configure Infotypes across the employee lifecycle (hiring, transfers, promotions, separations, rehires) and design Personnel Actions and Energetic Actions.
- Configure enterprise/HR organisational structure and integrate PA with Organisational Management (position management, reporting structure, vacancy management).
- Manage HR data security, including authorisation profiles and structural authorisations for sensitive data access.
- Design and configure end-to-end payroll processes schema, PCRs (Personnel Calculation Rules), wage type catalogues, and payroll cycle management.
- Implement statutory compliance for Indian payroll (PF, ESI, Professional Tax, Income Tax/TDS, Gratuity, Labour Welfare Fund) and manage off-cycle and retroactive payroll runs.
- Configure Bank Transfer (DME) processes and integrate payroll with FI/CO (symbolic accounts, posting documents, reconciliation); troubleshoot payroll errors and schema issues.
- Design and configure Time Management work schedules, holiday calendars, absence/attendance types, counting rules, and quota generation.
- Set up Time Evaluation (schema TM00/TM04), configure positive/negative time recording, and implement CATS for project-based time recording.




- Lead requirements workshops and blueprint sessions; produce functional design specs, configuration workbooks, test scripts, and training materials.
- Manage workstreams through go-live and hypercare, support UAT and cutover activities, and mentor junior HCM consultants.

What will help you do the job well Must-have skills/ characteristics

- 5+ years of SAP HCM functional experience across at least 2 full-cycle implementations or major rollout projects.
- Full mastery of enterprise and personnel structure (Personnel Area, Subarea, Employee Group/Subgroup, Pay Scale) and comprehensive Infotype knowledge.
- Experience configuring Personnel Actions, Dynamic Actions, and HR workflows, along with structural and role-based authorisations.
- Integration experience with Organisational Management (OM) and ESS/MSS portals.
- Minimum 3 years of hands-on SAP Payroll configuration, including schema and PCR development (reading, writing, and debugging).
- Deep knowledge of Indian statutory payroll — PF, ESI, PT, Income Tax, TDS, Gratuity, and Bonus Act compliance.
- Strong hands-on Time Management configuration — work schedules, absence/attendance types, counting rules, quota management, and Time Evaluation.
- Experience with S/4HANA migration and payslip design/configuration using SmartForms or SAP Adobe Forms.

Other desirable skills/characteristics (2-4 points preferred)

- Experience with SAP SuccessFactors — Employee Central or Payroll integration (EC-Payroll).
- Knowledge of HCM for S/4HANA, including the Fiori-based HR experience and HCM processes on S/4HANA.
- Exposure to international payroll — GCC (UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain) or African payroll configurations.
- Basic ABAP reading skills, with the ability to trace payroll schemas and PCRs independently.

ISMS roles and responsibilities

- Fair understanding of Information Security practices.
- Align to the organization policies and procedures.
- Ensure to get updated with ISMS roles as assigned by the department/process heads.

Thank you for your interest with CCS. We hope you find a meaningful career! Please send your profiles to [email protected]

📌 Senior Sap Hcm Consultant (Kochi)
🏢 CCS Technologies
📍 Kochi