SAP HCM Consultant
About The Position
Gerdau is a global leading supplier of steel. Their North American Headquarters is in Tampa, FL and their HR IT Value Stream team needs to bring on a payroll, tax and benefits consultant. They will be doing both technical hands on configuration and some functional/business process type work. They need to have an excellent understanding of US benefits, familiarity with year end payroll, tax maintenance W2 generation etc. They are running their own private cloud of Hana but don't need that specific experience, they are open to ECC. This role will be front facing and working with the business gathering requirements. They will work with the managed service partner for development and integration, but they will need to be technical and do day to day support and configuration. They are only on Employee Central for payroll. Documentation is key as well. Client j/d: Key Responsibilities SAP Payroll & Tax (Core Focus) • Configure, maintain, and support SAP Payroll (PY) for U.S. and Canada • Own end-to-end payroll processing, including pre-payroll validation, payroll runs, post-payroll activities, off-cycle payrolls, Garnishment, 3rd party remittance, payroll posting, tax and the interfaces related to that • Configure and maintain tax models, wage types, schemas, PCRs, rules and paycheck forms • Support year-end processing, including W-2, W-2c, T-4 and tax reconciliation • Integrate and support third-party tax vendors (e.g., ADP, BSI) • Troubleshoot payroll discrepancies, tax errors, retro calculations, and posting issues Benefits & Integrations • Configure and support SAP Benefits (BN) including new plans, eligibility, enrollment, deductions, retroactivity • Manage benefit-related payroll deductions and employer contributions • Support and troubleshoot benefits vendor integrations (inbound/outbound interfaces, files, IDocs, APIs) • Ensure accurate mapping of benefits to payroll wage types Technical Configuration & Support • Configure and debug schemas, PCRs, wage types, infotypes, and posting rules • Perform root-cause analysis for payroll and benefits defects and deliver permanent fixes • Support payroll posting to Finance (FI) and reconciliation activities • Participate in system upgrades, support packs, and enhancement implementations • Execute unit testing, integration testing, and support UAT and parallel payroll runs Compliance & Controls • Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local tax regulations • Support audits, controls, and compliance documentation • Implement changes driven by legislative or regulatory updates
Requirements
- 5+ years of hands-on SAP Payroll, Tax & Benefits experience (ECC and/or S/4HANA) and SuccessFactors EC
- Strong handson experience with: o SAP Payroll schemas & PCRs o Wage type configuration o Tax models and tax reporting o Benefits configuration and payroll integration
- Proven experience supporting live payroll operations, not just implementations
- Experience with U.S. payroll and taxation (international a plus)
- SAP HCM / SAP Payroll (PY)
- SAP Benefits (BN)
- Payroll posting to FI
- Third-party tax or benefits vendors (e.g., ADP, BSI)
- Debugging tools and payroll logs
- Excellent communication, understanding of business language and benefit / tax / payroll process.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with SAP S/4HANA Payroll or SAP Payroll on HANA and SuccessFactors
- Good Understanding concepts of SAP CPI, SF Connectors integrations
- Exposure to UKG Time Management (PT) and its impact on payroll
- Experience in large, complex, or unionized payroll environments
- Payroll or tax certifications (CPP, FPC, or SAP certification)
- Experience supporting multi-state or multi-country payrolls
Responsibilities
- Configure, maintain, and support SAP Payroll (PY) for U.S. and Canada
- Own end-to-end payroll processing, including pre-payroll validation, payroll runs, post-payroll activities, off-cycle payrolls, Garnishment, 3rd party remittance, payroll posting, tax and the interfaces related to that
- Configure and maintain tax models, wage types, schemas, PCRs, rules and paycheck forms
- Support year-end processing, including W-2, W-2c, T-4 and tax reconciliation
- Integrate and support third-party tax vendors (e.g., ADP, BSI)
- Troubleshoot payroll discrepancies, tax errors, retro calculations, and posting issues
- Configure and support SAP Benefits (BN) including new plans, eligibility, enrollment, deductions, retroactivity
- Manage benefit-related payroll deductions and employer contributions
- Support and troubleshoot benefits vendor integrations (inbound/outbound interfaces, files, IDocs, APIs)
- Ensure accurate mapping of benefits to payroll wage types
- Configure and debug schemas, PCRs, wage types, infotypes, and posting rules
- Perform root-cause analysis for payroll and benefits defects and deliver permanent fixes
- Support payroll posting to Finance (FI) and reconciliation activities
- Participate in system upgrades, support packs, and enhancement implementations
- Execute unit testing, integration testing, and support UAT and parallel payroll runs
- Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local tax regulations
- Support audits, controls, and compliance documentation
- Implement changes driven by legislative or regulatory updates
Benefits
- Medical, dental & vision
- Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
- 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
- Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
- Short and long-term disability
- Health Spending Account (HSA)
- Transportation benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
- Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
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