SAP ECP Payroll Specialist (m/f/d)

Stellenbeschreibung:

Westhouse is one of the leading recruitment agencies specialising in placing highly qualified specialists across the entire IT lifecycle and engineering sectors.

For our client we are currently looking for a

SAP ECP Payroll Specialist (m/f/d) - Remote and Mannheim

General information

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Location: Remote and Mannheim
Scope of work: full-time
Languages: English

Your qualifications

Strong experience with SAP Employee Central Payroll (ECP), particularly payroll configuration and implementation support.
Very good knowledge of German payroll processes and statutory payroll requirements.
Hands-on experience configuring wage types, particularly Holiday Pay and Christmas Bonus.
Strong knowledge of payroll schemas, Personnel Calculation Rules (PCRs), processing classes and evaluation classes.
Experience with payroll-to-FI/CO postings, symbolic accounts, cost centres, profit centres and internal orders.
Experience configuring and validating payment medium programs and DTA payment files.
Knowledge of accruals for special payments and their validation in financial accounting.
Experience with payroll simulation runs, gross-to-net validation and parallel payroll runs.
Experience with cutover activities, go-live preparation, hypercare and post-go-live stabilisation.
Ability to coordinate with FI/CO consultants and Finance Owners to resolve discrepancies and ensure accurate payroll and financial postings.
Strong documentation skills, including configuration workbooks, test documentation and cutover checklists.

Your tasks

Special Payments Framework: Configure and finalise wage type setup for Holiday Pay (Urlaubsgeld) and Christmas Bonus (Weihnachtsgeld), including processing classes and evaluation classes. Configure and validate payroll schemas and Personnel Calculation Rules (PCRs). Execute payroll simulation runs and gross-to-net validation to confirm correct calculation results per payroll area.
Payroll-to-FI/CO Postings: Configure payroll-to-FI/CO postings, including symbolic account mapping, cost centres, profit centres and internal orders. Execute and validate posting simulation runs to confirm correct G/L account mapping. Coordinate with FI/CO consultants to resolve posting differences and incorrect account assignments prior to the live posting run.
Payment File - DTA: Configure and validate the payment medium program for bank transfer file generation. Ensure the correct process sequence (Payroll Run Pre-DME Posting of Payments). Test and document the full payment and posting cycle, including check replacement scenarios.
Accruals: Configure and validate month-end accruals for Holiday Pay (Urlaubsgeld) and Christmas Bonus (Weihnachtsgeld). Validate G/L balances and cost centre allocations. Obtain Finance Owner sign-off prior to go-live. Target completion: 31 March 2027.
Cutover Activities: Support parallel runs comparing legacy system and ECP results. Document and resolve all variances. Complete a minimum of three consecutive parallel payroll periods before recommending production cutover. Validate payroll control record management and ensure posting simulation is completed before closing the payroll control record.
Hypercare & Post-Go-Live Stabilisation: Coordinate hypercare activities and support post-go-live stabilisation, particularly for special payment processing.