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SAP benefits and Payroll Consultant

COGENT Infotech
Sacramento, CA Contractor
POSTED ON 8/3/2026 CLOSED ON 8/6/2026

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About Cogent Infotech

At Cogent Infotech, we believe in creating opportunities that empower individuals and transform organizations. With over 23 years of excellence in consulting and talent solutions, we pride ourselves on building inclusive workplaces and driving innovation in everything we do. Our diverse teams bring unique perspectives to help deliver cutting-edge solutions to global clients across both public and private sectors.


Title: SAP Benefits and Payroll Consultant

Location: Sacramento, CA, 95814


Position Summary

This position requires a strong SAP benefits and payroll functional consultant with at least 8 years of recent SAP configuration experience in the benefits module, 3 of which were public sector-based. This contractor will be leading and completing the complex benefits service requests involving payroll rules and schemas and functions, as well as complex wage type configuration to meet the client's business requirements.


Essential Job Functions

  • A qualified candidate will have very good communication skills along with their technical skills.
  • This person will be leading requirements gathering sessions and meetings to gather very complex business requirements, and must have refined communication skills to elicit these requirements from the client's business.
  • The client will require excellent documentation skills and knowledge transfer abilities to their permanent staff.

They must have a minimum of 8 years’ experience with the following

  • SAP Benefits, ECC 6.0
  • Payroll Configuration
  • SAP Payroll Rules and Schemas
  • SAP Payroll Functions
  • Integration between SAP Payroll and SAP Finance
  • SAP Wage Type Configuration
  • Business Requirements Gathering and Scoping
  • SAP Payroll Business Process Testing

Additional details

  • The client's SAP system used for Payroll is SAP ERP 6.0, Enhancement Package 8 At least 5 of the years of experience in SAP Benefits must have been on the SAP ECC 6.0 version (any enhancement package is ok).
  • The client has a backlog of SAP Benefits and payroll work.
  • This work includes creation and updating of benefits and payroll reports sent to medical providers, automation of benefit plan selections based on represented employee organization changes, and other projects mostly centered
  • around payroll and benefits.
  • All work requires broad technical experience with SAP HR-Benefits and Payroll modules.

Cogent Infotech is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome and valued. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, identities, abilities, and experiences. If you’re excited about this role but don’t meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply

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