Payroll Lead - SAP S/4HANA (India Payroll)

Position: SAP S/4HANA Payroll Lead (India Payroll)

Location:  Yamunanagar

Experience: 56 Years

Industry: Manufacturing

Employment Type: Full-time

1. Role Summary

SAP S/4HANA Payroll Lead (India Payroll)

end-to-end payroll management

2. Key Responsibilities

Payroll Operations & Support

• Execute and support

  end-to-end India Payroll processing

  on

  SAP S/4HANA

  .
• Handle

  monthly payroll runs

  , off-cycle payroll, arrears, bonuses, settlements, and statutory deductions.
• Perform

  payroll reconciliation

  , variance analysis, and payroll validation.
• Manage

  year-end payroll activities

  , Form 16 generation, and statutory reporting , Agreement implementation , Annual Increment related changes .

Operations & Maintenance (O&M)

• Provide

  L2/L3 support

  for payroll-related incidents and service requests.
• Troubleshoot payroll errors, wage type issues, retro calculations, and schema/rule-related problems.
• Ensure

  payroll system stability

  , data accuracy, and compliance with internal controls.

Configuration & Enhancements

• Configure and maintain:

• Wage types

• Schemas & PCRs

• Pay structures

• Allowances, deductions, incentives, and reimbursements

• Implement

  new compensation components

  and modify existing structures based on business requirements.
• Support changes arising from

  organizational policies, union agreements, or statutory updates

  .

Business Requirement Handling

• Work closely with

  HR, Finance, and Business stakeholders

  to gather payroll-related requirements.
• Analyse and translate business needs into

  functional payroll solutions

  .
• Proactively recommend process improvements and system optimizations.

Custom Development Support

• Prepare

  Functional Specifications (FS)

  and

  Technical Specifications (TS)

  for payroll-related custom developments.
• Coordinate with ABAP/technical teams for development, testing, and deployment.
• Support

  unit testing, integration testing, and UAT

  for payroll enhancements.

Compliance & Statutory Management

• Ensure compliance with

  India payroll statutory requirements

  , including:
• PF
• ESI
• PT
• LWF
• Income Tax (TDS)
• Track and implement statutory changes impacting payroll configuration and calculations.

3. Required Skills & Experience

Mandatory Skills

• 5–6 years of hands-on experience in

  SAP Payroll (India)

  .
• Strong experience with

  SAP S/4HANA Payroll

  .
• Experience working in a

  manufacturing industry payroll environment

  .
• In-depth knowledge of:
• India Payroll schema & PCRs
• Wage type configuration
• Retroactive payroll processing
• Proven experience in

  O&M support

  and payroll production environments.
• Experience in

  FS & TS documentation

  for payroll customizations.

Functional & Technical Knowledge

• SAP HCM Payroll (India)
• Integration knowledge with:
• Time Management
• Organizational Management
• Finance (FI) for payroll posting
• Understanding of

  payroll posting, GL mapping, and reconciliation

  .

4. Desired / Good-to-Have Skills

• Experience with

  large employee base payrolls

  in manufacturing setups.
• Exposure to

  unionized workforce payroll

  .
• Knowledge of

  SAP Notes

  , OSS messages, and payroll legal changes.
• Experience in

  migration or stabilization projects

  on S/4HANA.
• Strong documentation and stakeholder communication skills.

5. Behavioural  & Soft Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently in a

  production payroll environment

  .
• Good communication skills to interact with business users and technical teams.

6. Reporting & Stakeholder Interaction

• Works closely with:
• HR Operations
• HR Business Partners
• Finance & Compliance teams
• SAP Technical/ABAP teams