SAP HCM Payroll Consultant – Porto | Portugal

Description

Requirements

Responsibilities

The position includes functional and technical support for SAP German payroll 

applications, with a focus on the stable operation, configuration, maintenance, and 

continuous improvement of payroll-related processes and systems.

• Support and maintenance of SAP German payroll applications, including analysis, 

configuration, testing of payroll-related system changes.

• Analysis of business requirements (e.g. workers council agreements, new labour 

law regulations, etc.) in the existing payroll environment and translation into 

suitable SAP application solutions.

• Troubleshooting and resolution of incidents and errors in payroll processes, 

interfaces, and related application components.

• Collaboration with HR, payroll, IT and other stakeholders to ensure reliable and 

compliant payroll operations.

Years of experience

• 5+ years of proven experience as an SAP HCM Payroll Consultant.

Functional Skills

• Knowledge of SAP HCM Payroll or comparable SAP payroll solutions

• Understanding of payroll processes, payroll accounting, and related HR master 

data

• Ability to analyze german business requirements and translate them into 

functional SAP specifications

• Experience in testing, error analysis, incident handling, and documentation of 

application changes

• Basic understanding of interfaces to HR, time management, finance, and external 

payroll-related systems.

Technical Skills

• SAP HCM German Payroll configuration and customizing

• Payroll schemas, rules, wage types, and payroll-related configuration

• Posting interface to financial accounting (FI/CO integration)

• ALE technology for data exchange and integration between SAP systems

• Basic ABAP knowledge for analysis, debugging, and coordination of technical 

adjustments

Soft Skills

• Careful, structured, and reliable working style, especially when handling payrollrelated data and processes.

• Strong analytical skills and solution-oriented thinking when dealing with 

complex german payroll issues.

• High sense of responsibility, confidentiality, and accuracy in working with 

sensitive HR and payroll information.

• Good communication skills and the ability to cooperate effectively with german 

HR, payroll, IT, and external partners.

• Willingness to continuously develop knowledge of SAP payroll processes, legal 

requirements, and application functionality.

Languages

• Fluency in German (mandatory).

• Fluency in English (mandatory)

Benefits