Lead IT Business Systems Analyst - SAP Benefits & Payroll

Our client is looking for a Lead IT Business Systems Analyst - SAP Benefits & Payroll for a 6 month to 1 year contract opportunity located in Sacramento, CA. This role is 100% onsite.

Here is a clean, generalized version of the job description with all client-specific references removed:

Lead IT Business Systems Analyst - SAP Benefits & Payroll 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.

• 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.

• 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

• 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.

Here is a clean, generalized version of the job description with all client-specific references removed:

Lead IT Business Systems Analyst - SAP Benefits & Payroll

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.

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Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.


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