BGSW2026SAPHCMPayrollTMConsultant

Roles & Responsibilities :
Bosch Global Software Technologies is seeking a highly specialized Senior SAP S/4HANA India Payroll & Time Consultant to lead a high-profile mission-critical transformation for a major enterprise client in the manufacturing sector.

Expert in transitioning SAP ECC HCM landscape to a modern Core-Hybrid architecture (SuccessFactors Employee Central S/4HANA Payroll). Because the legacy system is deeply embedded the client requires a seasoned expert to sit 100% onsite in Chennai working side-by-side with their core HR administrators to untangle legacy configurations enforce Fit-to-Standard design and ensure a flawless payroll transition.
 

Qualifications :

Educational qualification:

B E

Experience :

8 years of dedicated experience in SAP HCM India Payroll and Time Management.

Mandatory/requires Skills :
      8 years of dedicated experience in SAP HCM India Payroll and Time Management.

      Proven S/4HANA Go-Live: Must have successfully completed at least one full-lifecycle implementation and Go-Live of India Payroll natively on SAP S/4HANA (Candidates with only ECC experience will not be considered).

      Deep Schema Expertise: Master-level ability to write read and debug complex schemas PCRs and features for Indian Payroll and Time Evaluation.

      Integration Experience: Hands-on experience integrating SAP Payroll with SuccessFactors EC using Business Integration Builder (BIB).

      Client-Facing Pedigree: Exceptional communication skills with a proven ability to manage resistance influence senior client stakeholders and confidently defend Fit-to-Standard architectural decisions.

      Work Setup: Must be willing to work 100% onsite at the clients headquarters in Chennai for the entire project duration.

Preferred Skills :
      Strong understanding of SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central (EC) data structures (MDF objects Foundation objects).

      Experience with legacy data archiving strategies

      Background in the manufacturing or automotive industry.

Additional Information :

Key Responsibilities

      Legacy Reverse-Engineering: Audit and analyze undocumented legacy SAP ECC India Payroll schemas custom Personnel Calculation Rules (PCRs) and wage types to rationalize them for the new S/4HANA environment.

      S/4HANA Payroll Implementation: Lead the end-to-end design configuration and deployment of S/4HANA India Payroll ensuring 100% adherence to local statutory compliance (PF ESI PT LWF Income Tax etc.).

      Time Management Architecture: Configure Negative Time Management (exception-based processing) in S/4HANA. Design interfaces to receive and process daily attendance exceptions from a legacy DB2 staging system while routing raw punch data into custom Z-tables for client MIS reporting.

      Core-Hybrid Integration: Architect and test the data replication models between SuccessFactors Employee Central (the new System of Truth) and the S/4HANA Payroll engine utilizing the Business Integration Builder (BIB).

      Stakeholder Management: Act as the onsite technical anchor. Sit face-to-face with protective legacy system administrators building trust translating cloud concepts and guiding them through the transition from GUI-based ECC to S/4HANA.

Testing & Cutover: Lead rigorous Parallel Payroll testing cycles to ensure zero discrepancies between the 15-year legacy ECC engine and the new S/4HANA landscape before Go-Live.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time