Kirtana consulting is looking for SAP ECC Payroll Solution Architect role for 6months rolling contract in London.

Job description:

Contract duration: 6 months

Location: London

Industry: banking

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JOB DETAILS

Role Title: Senior Solution Architect

Job Overview:

We are looking for a highly experienced Senior Solution Architect to collaborate with our client and create a comprehensive roadmap and approach document for migrating SAP ECC Payroll to SAP S/4HANA. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in SAP payroll systems, particularly in planning and architecting transition strategies for large-scale migrations. Expertise in SAP Fraud and Risk Management is highly desirable, ensuring that compliance, data integrity, and risk mitigation are thoroughly addressed throughout the migration process.

In this strategic role, you will be responsible for guiding the client through critical decision-making processes, designing a clear migration path, and aligning technology with business objectives to ensure a successful transition.

Key Responsibilities:

- Develop Migration Strategy: Work closely with the client to define a clear, step-by-step roadmap for migrating SAP ECC Payroll to S/4HANA, ensuring alignment with business needs and minimizing operational disruption.

- Architect Migration Solutions: Provide expert insights and design recommendations on how to best approach payroll system migration, including technical architecture, system requirements, and data migration strategies.

- Risk and Fraud Management Considerations: Incorporate SAP Fraud and Risk Management best practices into the migration plan, ensuring payroll data security, fraud prevention, and regulatory compliance.

- Assess Current System: Analyse the client's existing ECC payroll system, integrations, customizations, and data structure to identify potential challenges, risks, and opportunities for optimization during migration.

- Stakeholder Collaboration: Work with business, technical, and leadership teams to gather requirements, set priorities, and ensure that all stakeholders are aligned on the migration goals, timelines, and resource needs.

- Documentation and Roadmap: Prepare a detailed migration roadmap and approach document that outlines key phases, timelines, risk mitigation strategies, and resource requirements for a successful S/4HANA payroll migration.

- Data Management and Integrity: Ensure that the migration strategy accounts for data accuracy, compliance, and historical payroll records, while considering the use of SAP data migration tools.

- Technology Guidance: Advise on technology options, S/4HANA features, and SAP Fiori enhancements that can improve payroll processes and support future scalability.

- Compliance and Governance: Provide recommendations for governance frameworks to manage and monitor the migration process, ensuring compliance with both internal policies and external regulations.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATION/EXPERIENCE

- 10+ years of experience working with SAP HCM/Payroll, with significant expertise in SAP ECC Payroll and S/4HANA systems.

- Proven experience in solution architecture for large-scale SAP migrations, including creating detailed roadmaps and strategy documents for transitioning from ECC to S/4HANA.

- Strong understanding of SAP Payroll processes, integration points, and data migration requirements.

- Knowledge of SAP Fraud and Risk Management and its application in ensuring secure and compliant payroll migration.

- Familiarity with SAP Activate methodology and Agile delivery.

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a focus on creating innovative and efficient migration strategies.

- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with experience leading cross-functional teams and working with senior stakeholders.

- Ability to articulate complex technical information to non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications:

- SAP certification in S/4HANA or Payroll.

- Experience with global payroll systems and supporting multi-country migrations.

- Familiarity with SAP SuccessFactors or third-party HR systems integration.

- Experience developing governance frameworks for data compliance and risk management in SAP migrations.