Job Description

Consultant, SAP HCM – PA / Payroll / Time Management

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Location: Kochi

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Experience: 5+ Years

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Primary Skills: SAP HCM, Payroll, Time Management

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Salary: ₹18–20 LPA

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About the Role

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We are looking for an experienced SAP HCM Consultant with strong hands-on expertise in Personnel Administration (PA), SAP Payroll, and Time Management.

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The ideal candidate should have a solid understanding of end-to-end SAP HCM processes, strong experience in Indian Payroll, and the ability to independently handle configuration, implementation, testing, support, and troubleshooting activities.

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What You Can Expect From the Job

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- Lead the design and configuration of HR master data structures, including Personnel Areas, Personnel Subareas, Employee Groups, Employee Subgroups, Pay Scale, and organisational assignments.
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- Configure Infotypes across the employee lifecycle, including hiring, transfers, promotions, separations, and rehires.
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- Configure Personnel Actions and Dynamic Actions.
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- Configure enterprise and HR organisational structures and integrate PA with Organisational Management (OM).
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- Support position management, reporting structures, and vacancy management.
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- Configure HR data security, including authorisation profiles and structural authorisations for sensitive employee data.
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- Design and configure end-to-end SAP Payroll processes, including schemas, PCRs, wage types, and payroll cycle management.
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- Implement and support Indian statutory payroll requirements, including PF, ESI, Professional Tax, Income Tax/TDS, Gratuity, Labour Welfare Fund, and Bonus-related requirements.
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- Manage off-cycle and retroactive payroll runs.
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- Configure Bank Transfer / DME processes.
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- Integrate SAP Payroll with FI/CO, including symbolic accounts, posting documents, and reconciliation.
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- Troubleshoot payroll errors, schema issues, wage type issues, and payroll processing problems.
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- Configure SAP Time Management, including work schedules, holiday calendars, absence and attendance types, counting rules, and quota generation.
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- Configure and support Time Evaluation, including schemas such as TM00/TM04.
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- Work with positive and negative time recording scenarios.
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- Implement and support CATS for project-based time recording.
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- Lead requirements-gathering workshops and blueprint sessions.
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- Prepare functional design specifications, configuration workbooks, test scripts, and training materials.
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- Support UAT, cutover, go-live, and hypercare activities.
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- Manage assigned HCM workstreams and mentor junior SAP HCM consultants.
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Must-Have Skills

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- 5+ years of SAP HCM functional experience.
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- Experience in at least 2 full-cycle implementations or major rollout projects.
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- Strong hands-on expertise in SAP HCM PA, Payroll, and Time Management.
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- Excellent knowledge of:
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- Personnel Areas & Personnel Subareas
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- Employee Groups & Employee Subgroups
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- Pay Scale structures
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- Infotypes
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- Personnel Actions
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- Dynamic Actions
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- HR Workflows
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- Organisational Management
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- Strong experience with SAP Payroll configuration.
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- Minimum 3 years of hands-on SAP Payroll configuration experience.
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- Robust knowledge of Payroll Schemas and PCRs, including reading, writing, debugging, and troubleshooting.
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- Deep knowledge of Indian statutory payroll, including:
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- PF
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- ESI
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- Professional Tax
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- Income Tax / TDS
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- Gratuity
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- Labour Welfare Fund
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- Bonus-related compliance
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- Strong hands-on experience in SAP Time Management.
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- Experience configuring:
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- Work schedules
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- Holiday calendars
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- Absence and attendance types
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- Counting rules
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- Time quotas
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- Time Evaluation
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- Experience integrating PA with OM.
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- Experience with ESS/MSS portals.
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- Experience with SAP S/4HANA migration.
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- Experience with payslip design/configuration using SmartForms or SAP Adobe Forms.
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Good-to-Have Skills

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- Experience with SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central.
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- Experience with SuccessFactors Employee Central – SAP Payroll / EC Payroll integration.
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- Knowledge of HCM for S/4HANA.
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- Exposure to Fiori-based HR processes and HCM processes on S/4HANA.
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- Experience with international payroll, particularly:
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- UAE
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- Saudi Arabia
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- Bahrain
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- African payroll
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- Basic ABAP reading/debugging skills.
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- Ability to trace and understand payroll schemas and PCRs independently.
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What Will Help You Do the Job Well

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- Strong functional understanding of end-to-end SAP HCM processes.
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- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
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- Ability to independently troubleshoot complex Payroll and Time Management issues.
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- Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills.
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- Ability to work effectively with business users, functional teams, and technical teams.
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- Strong documentation and presentation skills.
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- Ability to lead workshops and workstreams independently.
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- Willingness to learn and adapt to new SAP HCM technologies and processes.
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ISMS Responsibilities

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- Maintain a fair understanding of Information Security practices.
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- Follow and align with the organisation's information-security policies and procedures.
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- Ensure compliance with applicable ISMS requirements.
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- Stay updated with ISMS roles and responsibilities assigned by department or process heads.
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📌 SAP HCM CONSULTANT (Kochi)
🏢 Velodata Global
📍 Kochi