Need SAP Payroll Functional Lead with strong with a strong Canada Payroll Experience:: Remote

Role: SAP Payroll Functional Lead

Location: Remote

NOTE:: Minimum 14+Years experience candidates required.

Job Description:

Role Overview

An SAP Payroll Functional Lead is a senior technical and project leadership position responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining end-to-end payroll solutions in SAP (ECP or HCM). The role ensures compliance with Canada payroll regulations, integrates payroll with related systems, and delivers scalable, high-quality payroll processes.

Key Responsibilities

Solution Design & Leadership:

• Lead and own the design of the payroll solution, aligning with strategic, operational, and compliance objectives.

Requirement Gathering:

• Conduct and facilitate workshops with business stakeholders to define and document payroll needs.

Configuration & Integration:

• Collaborate with payroll configurators to ensure accurate configuration; partner with integration leads to ensure seamless data flow between payroll and systems such as SAP FI, Time Management, Benefits, Compensation, and third-party vendors.

Implementation Lifecycle Oversight: Manage all phases of the payroll implementation, including:

• Solution build and configuration
• Parallel payroll runs
• System Integration Testing (SIT) and User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
• Cutover planning and execution
• Post-go-live support

Functional Expertise: Provide deep knowledge in:

• Gross-to-net calculations
• Tax reporting and BSI
• Tax Factory integration
• Garnishments and levy management
• Year-end processing and accrual setup
• Wage type configuration, off-cycle payroll, and payroll catalogs

Problem Solving:

• Troubleshoot payroll issues, apply support packs, and develop custom rules/operations as needed.

Stakeholder Communication:

• Communicate updates, manage risks, and drive resolution strategies

Required Skills & Qualifications:

Experience: Minimum 10+ years of hands-on SAP Payroll (ECP or HCM) experience, with a strong focus on Canada Payroll.

Leadership: Proven success in leading and delivering complex payroll implementations, including full lifecycle experience

Technical Skills: Expertise in wage types, schemas, PCRs, and payroll integration points

Soft Skills: Strong communication, stakeholder management, and ability to work independently in a remote or hybrid environment

Compliance: Deep understanding of Canada payroll compliance standards and tax regulations