SAP SuccessFactors Payroll Consultant - UK Public Sector

SAP SuccessFactors Payroll Consultant - UK Public Sector & Local Government

Windsor and Maidenhead, United Kingdom Posted on 25/05/2026

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Job Description

Job Title:SAP SuccessFactors Payroll Consultant - UK Public Sector & Local Government

Location: United Kingdom

Position Type: Permanent Experience Level: 5+ years.

Role Overview

We are seeking anexperienced SAP SuccessFactors Payroll Consultant with strong UK public sectorand local government expertise to support the migration and transformation ofexisting SAP ECC/SAP HCM Payroll environments to SAP SuccessFactors Employee CentralPayroll (ECP) and broader SuccessFactors platforms.

The role requiresextensive experience working within UK public sector and local authorityenvironments, including understanding of public sector governance, workforcestructures, unionised payroll environments, pensions administration, complianceobligations, and complex operational payroll requirements.

The consultant willprovide leadership across payroll transformation, migration strategy, payrollarchitecture, integration delivery, governance, testing, and operationaltransition.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

• Lead payroll transformation activities fromSAP ECC/SAP HCM Payroll to SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll(ECP).
  
• Conduct detailed assessments of existingpayroll and HR landscapes including:
  
• Payroll schemas and PCRs
  
• Wage types
  
• Local authority payroll structures
  
• Shift and allowance processing
  
• Unionised workforce arrangements
  
• Pension processing
  
• Existing integrations and customdevelopments
  
• Define target-state payroll and HRarchitecture aligned with:
  
• Public sector governance standards
  
• Security and compliance requirements
  
• Enterprise integration principles
  
• Cloud transformation strategies
  
• Provide architectural guidance for:
  
• SAP CPI integrations
  
• Payroll Control Center
  
• Identity and access management
  
• Finance integrations
  
• Payroll reconciliation and statutoryreporting
  
• Support payroll transformation activitiesinvolving:
  
• Payroll auditing
  
• Cutover planning
  
• Operational transition
  
• Collaborate with payroll, HR, finance, IT,security, architecture, and programme delivery teams.
  
• Support governance forums, architectureassurance reviews, risk management discussions, and programme-leveldecision making.
  
• Ensure all technical documentation, supportprocedures, governance artefacts, and knowledge transfer deliverables arecompleted to agreed standards.
  

Technical Skills& Experience

• Extensive experience delivering SAP Payrolland SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll transformation programmeswithin UK public sector and local government environments.
  
• Proven expertise migrating from SAP ECC/SAPHCM to SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central and ECP.
  
• Strong understanding of:
  
• Local authority payroll operations
  
• Public sector workforce structures
  
• Unionised workforce arrangements
  
• Shift and overtime processing
  
• Payroll compliance and governance
  
• PCRs
  
• Wage types
  
• Payroll reconciliation
  
• Payroll auditing
  
• Payroll Control Centre
  
• Strong knowledge of UK payroll legislationand public sector compliance requirements including:
  
• HMRC reporting
  
• PAYE
  
• BACS integrations
  
• GDPR and public sector data governance
  
• Experience integrating SAP SuccessFactorswith:
  
• Finance platforms
  
• Identity services
  
• Workforce management systems
  
• Familiarity with public sector governanceframeworks, assurance processes, and procurement-driven deliveryenvironments.
  
• Public sector workforce governance
  
• Unionised payroll environments
  
• Multi-entity council structures
  
• Shared services payroll operations
  
• Experience working with councils, centralgovernment bodies, NHS organisations, or arm's-length public sectororganisations
  

Certifications

• SAP Certified Application Associate - SAPSuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll
  
• SAP SuccessFactors Employee CentralCertification