SAP Payroll Germany

Job Title:SAP Payroll Germany

Location:PAN India

Duration:Full Time

Work Mode: Hybrid ( 3 days office 2 days remote).

Experiance Level : 10-15 Years of Experience

Relevant Expereince : 10 Years

Job Description:

Role Summary

You will design, configure, support, and improve German payroll processes in SAP, ensuring accurate, compliant, and timely payroll runs. You will work closely with HR, Finance, and external parties (tax authorities, social insurance carriers, banks) and with technical teams on integrations and releases.

Key Responsibilities

• Configure and maintain SAP Payroll Germany (country grouping 01): wage types, schemas, PCRs, and feature settings
• Support the full payroll cycle: simulation, productive run, corrections, retroactive accounting, and period-end
• Implement statutory and legal changes, including tax, social security, and annual updates (e.g. Lohnsteuer, Beitragssätze, Jahreswechsel)
• Manage German statutory reporting and DEÜV/DSME notifications, ELStAM, Lohnsteueranmeldung, and electronic reporting to carriers (e.g. Krankenkassen, DRV)
• Configure and support payroll elements such as Betriebliche Altersversorgung (bAV), vermögenswirksame Leistungen, Sachbezüge, Dienstwagen, Minijob/Midijob, Kurzarbeitergeld, and garnishments
• Handle payroll-relevant time data, absences, and infotype configuration (e.g. IT0008, IT0014, IT0015, IT0057, IT0013)
• Manage payroll-to-FI/CO posting (Payroll Accounting), cost distribution, and reconciliations
• Support integration with Employee Central, time management, benefits, and third-party systems
• Perform testing (unit, integration, UAT, parallel payroll), cutover, and hypercare for implementations and rollouts
• Troubleshoot payroll issues, perform root-cause analysis, and document fixes
• Prepare functional specifications for custom reports, forms (e.g. Entgeltabrechnung), and interfaces
• Support audits and ensure data protection (DSGVO/GDPR) and segregation of duties

Required Skills

• Strong hands-on experience in SAP HCM Payroll Germany and/or SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll
• Deep knowledge of German payroll law: income tax, social security, church tax, solidarity surcharge, and annual reporting
• Proficiency with payroll schemas and PCRs (e.g. DE00, DE10), wage type model, and payroll control record
• Experience with payroll reconciliation, retro runs, and error handling (payroll log analysis)
• Working knowledge of PA, PT, and PY integration

Preferred Skills

• Experience with ECP replication from Employee Central and the payroll process model in SuccessFactors
• Knowledge of SAP S/4HANA HCM for payroll scenarios and SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) integrations
• Familiarity with ABAP basics for payroll reports and debugging
• Experience with payroll outsourcing, provider integrations, or multi-country payroll
• SAP certification in HCM Payroll or SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll

Regards

Vibha Patel

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