Senior SAP HCM Payroll Consultant

Senior SAP HCM Payroll (PY) Consultant - France (Audit & Configuration)

Location: France

remote

Job Description:

Senior SAP HCM Payroll (PY) Consultant - France

Regulatory Audit & Payroll Configuration | Remote | Short-Term Assignment

Overview

We are looking for a Senior SAP HCM Payroll (PY) Consultant with strong French payroll configuration expertise to support a live regulatory audit.

This is a hands-on technical role focused on analysing payroll results, validating tax and social contribution calculations, and identifying configuration gaps within SAP Payroll.

This is not an HR Operations or managerial position. The requirement is for a specialist with deep SAP PY configuration capability.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyse SAP payroll results and investigate calculation discrepancies
• Review SAP Payroll schemas, PCRs, and wage type configuration
• Validate French tax and social contribution calculations
• Assess payroll cumulations, bases, and statutory reporting logic
• Identify configuration gaps impacting compliance or audit outcomes
• Support corrective configuration changes where required
• Work closely with internal payroll and SAP teams during audit activity

Required Experience

• Minimum 8 years' experience in SAP HCM Payroll (PY)
• Strong hands-on SAP Payroll configuration experience
• Deep expertise in French payroll localisation
• Solid understanding of:
• French tax and social contribution rules
• Payroll schemas and PCRs
• Wage types and evaluation classes
• Cumulation and contribution logic
• DSN and statutory reporting requirements
• Experience working on payroll audits or compliance-driven projects
• Ability to analyse payroll results at technical configuration level

This Role is Not Suitable For

• HR Operations Managers
• Payroll Service Delivery Managers
• Project Managers without SAP configuration expertise
• Reporting or data control-only profiles

This assignment requires deep technical SAP Payroll configuration capability.

Engagement Details

• Location: Remote
• Duration: 1-2 months
• Start date: Target 2nd week of May
• Commitment: Full-time preferred, minimum 50% considered

Ideal Profile

The ideal consultant will have strong experience in French SAP Payroll configuration and be comfortable working in a high-pressure audit environment.

They will be able to quickly interpret payroll results, identify configuration issues, and support remediation where required.

Application Requirements

Please include:

• Overview of SAP HCM Payroll experience (France focus)
• Examples of configuration or audit-related work
• Availability from May
• Daily rate expectation

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