SAP Payroll Sr Analyst

Accenture • Montreal, QC

48d • Hybrid

About The Position

Accenture’s SAP practice brings the New to life using design thinking, agile development methodologies, and the latest smart tech like IoT, automation, and AI, including myConcerto. They train people on "new" SAP like S/4HANA and Cloud and offer support through a 50,000+ member community. Accenture has over 70 SAP awards and is a leading business partner for various SAP solutions. The Advanced Technology Centers (ATCs) solve client business problems leveraging innovation, intelligence, industry insights, new IT, and new technology skills, providing geographic diversity, resilience, and access to deep industry knowledge and tech expertise. The role involves supporting the end-to-end SAP Payroll process, ensuring accurate and timely payroll execution for clients. This includes analyzing payroll data, identifying discrepancies, and resolving issues related to wage calculations, deductions, and statutory compliance. The analyst will collaborate with HR, finance, and IT teams for seamless payroll operations and data integrity, validate inputs, process runs, and perform reconciliations. They will also prepare and review payroll reports, audits, and compliance documentation, assist in configuring and maintaining SAP Payroll systems (wage types, schemas, rules), identify process improvement opportunities, and provide support during system upgrades, testing, and new functionality implementations. This is a hybrid role requiring 3 days per week in the office, with a preferred location in Montreal, Canada.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or college diploma in a related discipline
• Minimum 3 years of SAP Payroll experience, with strong analytical skills and attention to detail
• Experience with payroll data validation, reconciliation, and statutory compliance
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and communicate effectively with stakeholders
• Bilingual English/French is required
• English is required for this position as this role will be aligned to multi-national teams where English is the common language across our Global Enterprise. Due to the significant high volume of interactions with these English-speaking multi-national teams, which is inherent to this position, it is not possible to reorganize the company's activities to avoid this requirement

Nice To Haves

• Experience with SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll or other cloud payroll solutions
• Supported payroll projects involving system upgrades or new implementations
• Experience integrating SAP Payroll with HR, finance, and third-party systems
• Skilled at identifying and implementing process improvements in payroll operations

Responsibilities

• Support the end-to-end SAP Payroll process, ensuring accurate and timely payroll execution for clients
• Analyze payroll data, identify discrepancies, and resolve issues related to wage calculations, deductions, and statutory compliance
• Collaborate with HR, finance, and IT teams to ensure seamless payroll operations and data integrity
• Validate payroll inputs, process payroll runs, and perform reconciliations to ensure accuracy
• Prepare and review payroll reports, audits, and compliance documentation
• Assist in the configuration and maintenance of SAP Payroll systems, including wage types, schemas, and rules
• Identify opportunities for process improvement to enhance payroll efficiency and accuracy
• Provide support during payroll system upgrades, testing, and implementation of new functionalities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees