Payroll Consultant

EC Payroll Consultant (Technical)

Contract: until March 2027

Location: Remote + Mannheim

Open rate on b2b

Project Context The resource is required to support the finalisation and go-live preparation of an SAP Employee Central Payroll (ECP) implementation for a German payroll environment. The engagement covers configuration, testing, integration, and cutover activities to enable stable payroll production.

Scope of Delivery

1. Special Payments Framework (Sonderzahlungsbaukasten) Configure and finalise wage type setup for Holiday Pay (Urlaubsgeld) and Christmas Bonus (Weihnachtsgeld), including processing classes and evaluation classes. Configure and validate payroll schema and Personnel Calculation Rules (PCRs). Execute payroll simulation runs and gross-to-net validation to confirm correct calculation results per payroll area.

2. Payroll-to-FI/CO Postings (Buchungen ins Rechnungswesen) 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 the FI/CO consultant to resolve posting differences and incorrect account assignments prior to the live posting run.

3. Payment File – DTA (Zahldatei) Configure and validate the payment medium program for bank transfer file generation. Ensure correct process sequence (Payroll Run → Pre-DME → Posting of Payments). Test and document the full payment and posting cycle, including check replacement scenarios.

4. Accruals (Rückstellungen) (Target completion: 31.03.2027) Configure and validate month-end accruals for Urlaubsgeld and Weihnachtsgeld. Validate G/L balances and cost centre allocations. Obtain finance owner sign-off prior to go-live.

5. Cutover Activities Support parallel runs comparing legacy system vs. ECP results; document and resolve all variances. A minimum of three consecutive parallel payroll periods must be completed before recommending production cutover. Validate payroll control record management and ensure posting simulation is completed before closing the payroll control record. Coordinate hypercare and post-go-live stabilisation for special payment processing.

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Configuration Workbook

Wage type setup (Urlaubsgeld, Weihnachtsgeld), processing/evaluation classes, PCR/schema changes, transport documentation

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Unit Test Package

Payroll simulation results, Wage Type Reporter comparison, documented variance explanations per payroll area

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Posting Documentation

Posting simulation log, wage type-to-symbolic account mapping, finance owner sign-off

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Accruals Sign-off Package

Accrual calculation logic, validated G/L balances, cost centre allocations

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DTA Validation Record

End-to-end test documentation of payment medium program

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Cutover Checklist

Completed and signed-off cutover checklist