SAP US Payroll Functional Consultant

JOB DETAIL Job Title : SAP US Payroll Functional Consultant Job Location : Universal City, CA - Remote Job Duration : 6 month(s)+ (Contract) Employment Type: W-2 Only Primary Skill SAP HCM - US Payroll Engagement Focus Payroll configuration, testing, integration, production support and HRSP/legal updates

Role Overview We are seeking an experienced SAP US Payroll Functional Consultant for an onsite role. The consultant will support SAP US Payroll configuration, testing, integrations and production support, with strong functional knowledge of US payroll and taxes. The role requires hands-on experience across payroll schemas and rules, BSI TaxFactory, wage types, garnishments, benefits, time management and payroll-to-Finance integration.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide functional expertise for SAP US Payroll and US tax processing.
• Configure and maintain BSI TaxFactory; support Tax Update Bulletin application and associated testing.
• Configure and support garnishments and related payroll processing.
• Configure benefits and validate integration of benefits with payroll.
• Support payroll posting to Finance and validate payroll-to-Finance integration.
• Analyze, configure and troubleshoot payroll schemas and personnel calculation rules.
• Configure and support direct deposit and check processing.
• Support HR Service Pack implementations, impact validation and end-to-end payroll testing.
• Configure wage types, including payment models and taxability settings.
• Support integration and interfaces between SAP Payroll and third-party vendors.
• Perform production support, root-cause analysis and resolution for configuration, development, data and process-related payroll issues.
• Implement and support positive and negative time management.
• Support Time Management / Time Evaluation, including schema updates.
• Support year-end payroll testing and application/testing of legal notes.
• Configure and test remuneration statements.

Required Experience & Skills:

• Strong hands-on expertise in SAP US Payroll and US payroll taxes.
• Hands-on experience with BSI TaxFactory configuration, maintenance and tax update testing.
• Deep functional knowledge of SAP Payroll schemas and rules.
• Experience with wage type configuration, payment models and taxability setup.
• Experience with garnishments, benefits integration, direct deposit/check configuration and payroll posting to Finance.
• Experience with SAP Time Management and Time Evaluation, including positive and negative time management.
• Experience supporting HR Service Packs, year-end testing and legal-note application/testing.
• Experience integrating SAP with third-party vendors and supporting related interfaces.
• At least one end-to-end, full lifecycle SAP US Payroll implementation.
• Strong production-support and root-cause-analysis experience across configuration, development, data and process issues.

Key Functional Areas:

• US Payroll & Taxes
• Direct Deposit & Checks
• BSI TaxFactory
• HR Service Packs
• Payroll Schemas & Rules
• Time Management / Time Evaluation
• Wage Types & Taxability
• Year-End & Legal Notes
• Garnishments
• Remuneration Statements
• Benefits-Payroll Integration
• Third-Party Interfaces
• Payroll Posting to Finance
• Production Support & Root Cause Analysis

Expected Profile

• The ideal candidate should be a hands-on SAP US Payroll functional consultant who can independently analyze payroll issues, support configuration and testing activities, work across payroll-related integrations, and collaborate effectively with business and technical teams in an onsite delivery environment.