Sap Abap Hr Consultant

Key Responsibilities

Core ABAP Development

• Perform complex ABAP programming, testing and debugging for the implementation and support of SAP HR modules.
• Build and maintain classical and ALV reports, custom transactions, module pool programs and background jobs.
• Develop enhancements using user exits, customer exits, BAdIs and enhancement spots without disturbing standard SAP behaviour.
• Write conversion and data-load programs (BDC, LSMW, BAPI-based) for migrating legacy data into SAP.
• Design and build output documents using SAPscript, Smart Forms and Adobe Forms.
• Develop OData services and APIs to expose SAP HR data to Fiori, portal and third-party consumers.
• Apply and regression-test OSS notes; analyse SAP notes for relevance and impact before implementation.
• Optimise program performance and follow SAP coding standards, naming conventions and security guidelines.

HR / Payroll Domain Work

• Work across SAP HR modules Payroll (PY), Organizational Management (OM), Personnel Administration (PA) and Time Management (TM).
• Build HR-specific objects: infotype enhancements, custom infotypes, dynamic actions, payroll and time reporting using logical databases and HR macros.
• Support payroll cycles, statutory reporting and period-end activities from the technical side.
• Develop payroll postings, bank file, statutory and third-party interfaces.

Integration & Interfaces

• Design and build interfaces using BAPIs, RFCs, ALE and IDOCs, including configuration, monitoring and error handling.
• Build and support integrations between SAP HR and downstream systems (FI, time-capture systems, benefits and vendor platforms).
• Handle file-based and API-based integrations with appropriate reconciliation and exception reporting.

Analysis, Quality & Delivery

• Apply SAP ASAP / Activate methodology across the project lifecycle.
• Use structured principles and techniques of systems analysis, design and testing.
• Prepare technical specifications, develop test data, execute unit and integration testing, and support UAT.
• Identify the critical elements of application problems, evaluate data, determine solutions and make logical, well-reasoned recommendations.
• Manage transports, version control and deployment across the landscape with proper documentation.

Collaboration & Enablement

• Interface with functional consultants and business analysts to ensure business processes and procedures are correctly translated into technical solutions.
• Train and support system users effectively; prepare user guides and handover documentation.
• Provide production support, root-cause analysis and permanent fixes for recurring issues.

Skills & Experience

Must Have

• SAP ABAP core — 4–6 years hands-on: Reports (classical/ALV), Dialog programming, BDC/LSMW, Enhancements (BAdI, user exits), SAPscript, Smart Forms, Adobe Forms.
• SAP HR modules — working knowledge of PY, OM, PA and TM, including HR-specific ABAP (infotypes, logical databases, HR macros, payroll clusters).
• Integration — BAPI, RFC, ALE and IDOC configuration and development.
• OData / API — building and consuming OData services and REST APIs from SAP.
• Data conversion — proven experience converting data from legacy systems into SAP, ideally in HR or FI.
• AI-assisted development — practical familiarity with Cursor and Claude for coding, debugging and code review.
• OSS notes — identifying, applying and validating SAP notes.
• Methodology — SAP ASAP / Activate; structured systems analysis, design and testing.
• Functional grounding — understanding of HR and Payroll business processes.

Good to Have

• Web Dynpro ABAP and SAP Enterprise Portal development.
• BSP application development (not mandatory).
• SAP Fiori / UI5 exposure and CDS views.
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA or SuccessFactors integration scenarios.
• Exposure to Indian statutory payroll requirements (PF, ESI, PT, TDS, Gratuity).