SAP Employee Central Payroll (ECP) Consultant

Project overview

For our client in the "Information Technology / Information Technology" industry, we are looking for an "SAP Employee Central Payroll (ECP) Consultant" on a contracting basis.

Nice to have

Germany-Specific Payroll Knowledge – Mandatory

Data Migration & Parallel Payroll

• SAP Certified Application Associate – SAP Employee Central Payroll
• SAP HCM Payroll Germany Certification.
• Configuration of Employee Central Payroll based on SAP HCM for S/4HANA (S4HCM)
• Design of payroll schemas (PE01) and PCRs (PE02), development of customer-specific rules, and error analysis and troubleshooting
• Wage type configuration, including wage type characteristics, cumulation classes, and processing and evaluation classes
• Setup of P2P integration for EC to ECP replication, and experience with the Point-to-Point Configuration Workbook
• Setup of Payroll Control Center (PCC), process models, and monitoring of payroll processes
• Integration of Time Off/Time Tracking with Payroll, especially quotas and absence valuation
• Methodology for legacy data migration, cutover strategy, and handling of YTD (Year-to-Date) data and retro-calculation data
• Extensive experience with SIT, UAT, and reconciliation of parallel payroll runs
• In-depth knowledge of the German payroll schema DEU0/D0 and country-specific personnel calculation rules (PCRs)
• Social Security (SI/SV): Configuration of contribution groups and health insurance funds, DEÜV reporting procedures, and calculation logic for health, long-term care, pension, and unemployment insurance
• Payroll Tax: ELStAM integration (electronic wage tax deduction characteristics), tax classes, tax calculation procedures, church tax, and solidarity surcharge
• Statutory Reporting: DEÜV, social security contribution statements, wage tax certificates, reports to the Federal Employment Agency (BA), and statistical reports
• Payment Transactions: Configuration of DTA/DTAZV and SEPA payment media for German bank formats
• Experience with capital-forming savings (VL) and processing of garnishments according to German civil law
• Knowledge of Works Council co-determination requirements and their impact on payroll and time management configurations
• Knowledge of relevant German labor law frameworks, particularly regarding time valuation, overtime, and state-specific holiday calendars
• Experience with the ongoing implementation of annual statutory and collective agreement changes and corresponding SAP Support Packages
• Proven experience in extraction, mapping, and loading of master, time, and payroll result data from SAP ECC HCM Payroll to ECP, including relevant infotypes 0000–0521 and payroll cluster data such as RT/CRT
• Migration of YTD payroll results to ensure tax and social security continuity during cutover
• Design and management of multiple parallel payroll cycles, including variance analysis, definition of acceptance criteria, and defect triage between legacy and target systems
• Experience in reconciling cutover to German payroll periods or monthly closings, and statutory reporting and submission deadlines

Project details

November 2026

End: 12/31/2027

Capacity: Full-time

Near Dortmund (60%) / Remote (40%)

Role Description

We are looking for a hands-on ECP consultant who will lead the configuration, data migration, and validation of parallel payroll runs as part of a German payroll implementation with Employee Central Payroll (ECP) based on SAP HCM for S/4HANA. The existing payroll landscape on SAP ECC HCM Payroll will be migrated to the new solution.

Main Tasks

Required Skills

• Configuration of ECP for German payroll, including payroll schemas (PE01) and personnel calculation rules/PCRs (PE02), focusing on gross-to-net calculation, wage type model, and statutory deductions
• Execution of a gap analysis of existing schemas and PCRs, and adaptation of legacy configuration to best practices; customer-specific Z-PCRs should be minimized
• Design and execution of payroll parallel runs over at least 2-3 payroll cycles, including reconciliation at wage type level with the results of the existing ECC system
• Configuration and validation of the EC-ECP Point-to-Point (P2P) integration for Germany-specific infotypes and data flows
• Setup and operationalization of the Payroll Control Center (PCC) for productive payroll
• Support with cutover planning, preparation for statutory changes, and hypercare
• Experience: 6-10+ years of experience in SAP Payroll, with at least 3+ full implementation cycles for German payroll.
• Start: November 2026
• Location: Nähe Dortmund (60 %) / Remote (40 %), DE
• Languages: German