HCM Principal Consultant / Architect - US Payroll

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and participate in end-to-end implementation of Oracle HCM Cloud US Payroll module.
• Conduct requirement gathering workshops, fit-gap analysis, and solution design sessions with business stakeholders.
• Configure Oracle HCM Cloud Payroll including elements, fast formulas, balances, pay runs, costing, retro-pay, and year-end processing.
• Work closely with technical teams for integrations, data conversion, and reporting (BI Publisher, OTBI).
• Support parallel payroll testing, UAT, and post-go-live stabilization.
• Troubleshoot and resolve payroll issues including gross-to-net discrepancies, tax calculations, and retro-pay corrections.
• Ensure compliance with US federal, state, and local tax regulations.
• Collaborate with other HCM modules (Core HR, Time & Labor, Absence Management, Benefits) to ensure seamless payroll operations.
• Prepare functional design documents (FDs), configuration workbooks, and test scripts.
• Provide end-user training and production support as required.
• Stay current with Oracle quarterly updates, tax updates, and new HCM Payroll functionalities.
  

Responsibilities

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, HR, Finance, or related field.
• 8+ years of overall functional consulting experience.
• Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience with Oracle HCM Cloud US Payroll implementations.
• Strong understanding of US Payroll concepts: pre-payroll, costing, retro-pay, balances, year-end, W-2, W-4, taxation, and garnishments.
• Experience integrating Payroll with Time & Labor, Absence, and Finance/GL systems.
• Proficient in Payroll Fast Formulas, HCM Extracts, BI Publisher Reports, and OTBI.
• Excellent analytical, documentation, and communication skills.
• Oracle HCM Cloud certification in US Payroll is highly desirable.
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with multi-state payroll processing.
• Knowledge of Oracle Cloud quarterly release impact analysis.
• Familiarity with Core HR, Benefits, Compensation, and Absence Management.
• Prior experience working with global payroll teams or multi-country rollouts.
• Experience in Agile project environments.
  

Qualifications

Career Level - IC2

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