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Senior SAP Benefits & Payroll Functional Consultant

Icon International Group LLC
Sacramento, CA Contractor
POSTED ON 8/3/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 9/3/2026
Senior SAP Benefits & Payroll Functional Consultant
Duration: 12 Months
Work Mode: Onsite
Employment type: Contract on W2/C2C/1099
Location: 
Sacramento, CA (Only Locals will be given Priority)
 

Role Overview:

We are seeking a Senior SAP Benefits & Payroll Functional Consultant to lead and execute complex benefits and payroll enhancements. In this role, you will drive requirements-gathering sessions with business stakeholders, configure complex SAP HCM modules, and deliver solutions tailored to organizational business needs.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead Requirements Gathering: Facilitate sessions and workshops to elicit, analyze, and document complex business requirements from enterprise stakeholders.
  • Complex Module Configuration: Lead and complete complex benefits service requests involving SAP payroll rules, schemas, functions, and intricate wage type configurations.
  • Process Enhancement & Automation: Create and update provider reports, automate benefit plan selections based on employee organization changes, and support broader payroll/benefits backlog projects.
  • Cross-Functional Integration: Manage seamless data flow and integration between SAP Payroll and SAP Finance (FI).
  • Documentation & Knowledge Transfer: Produce comprehensive technical and functional documentation, providing clear knowledge transfer to permanent internal staff.
  • Testing & Quality Assurance: Lead SAP payroll business process testing and validate end-to-end functionality across release cycles.

Qualifications & Requirements

<>Experience:
  • 8 years of recent SAP configuration experience in the Benefits module (SAP ECC 6.0, Enhancement Package 8 standard).
  • 5 years of experience specifically on SAP ECC 6.0 (any enhancement package).
  • 3 years of experience within a public sector environment.
<>Core Technical Skills:
  • 8 years of hands-on experience in the following:
    • SAP Benefits & Payroll Configuration (ECC 6.0)
    • SAP Payroll Rules, Schemas, and Functions
    • SAP Wage Type Configuration
    • Integration between SAP Payroll and SAP Finance (FI)
    • Business Requirements Gathering and Scoping
    • End-to-End SAP Payroll Business Process Testing
<>Soft Skills & Communication:
  • Exceptional communication skills with a proven track record of leading business requirements meetings and translating complex operational needs into technical solutions.
  • Strong presentation skills with the ability to bridge the gap between technical teams and business stakeholders.
  • Excellent technical writing, process documentation, and mentoring/knowledge transfer capabilities.

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