Consultant - SAP

The Senior SAP HCM Consultant will play a critical role in the SAP S/4HANA Brownfield Migration program, providing deep functional expertise across Organizational Management (OM), Personnel Administration (PA), US Payroll, and Benefits Administration. The consultant will ensure business continuity, statutory compliance, and data integrity while transitioning the existing SAP ECC HCM landscape to S/4HANA.

This role is focused on minimizing business disruption, validating retained configurations, addressing HCM‑specific simplifications, and ensuring payroll and benefits processes operate seamlessly post‑conversion

Key Responsibilities

Brownfield Migration Leadership

• Serve as the functional lead for the SAP HCM workstream in an ECC to S/4HANA brownfield conversion
• Assess existing SAP ECC HCM configurations and determine retain vs. remediate vs. retire decisions
• Lead impact analysis for S/4HANA simplification items and HCM technical adaptations

OM, PA & Organizational Continuity

• Validate existing organizational structures, positions, jobs, and reporting relationships post‑conversion
• Ensure personnel administration processes and infotypes function as‑is or with minimal remediation
• Support testing and validation of personnel actions and cross‑module dependencies

US Payroll Assurance

• Ensure end‑to‑end US Payroll continuity with zero disruption during and after migration, including: 
  • Payroll schemas, PCRs, and wage types
  • Federal, State, and Local tax configuration
  • Retroactive payroll, off‑cycle payments, and year‑end processing
• Lead payroll parallel runs to confirm ECC vs. S/4HANA result parity

Benefits Administration Continuity

• Validate existing benefits configurations, including: 
  • Health, welfare, retirement, and insurance plans
  • Enrolment rules and life event processing
  • Integrations with third‑party benefits providers
• Ensure open enrolment and ongoing eligibility processing are unaffected by the migration

Testing & Validation

• Lead and coordinate: 
  • Unit testing and integration testing for SAP HCM
  • Payroll comparison and reconciliation cycles
  • User Acceptance Testing (UAT) with client HR and Payroll teams
• Ensure defects are analysed with a migration‑first mindset (no unnecessary redesign)

Integration & Data Integrity

• Validate HCM integrations with: 
  • Finance (FI/CO) for payroll postings
  • Time Management systems
  • SAP SuccessFactors or third‑party HR applications
• Support data consistency checks and reconciliation for master and transactional HCM data

Governance, Audit & Documentation

• Deliver audit‑ready migration documentation, including: 
  • Configuration validation reports
  • Payroll reconciliation evidence
  • Test execution and sign‑off artifacts
• Ensure compliance with US statutory, SOX, and internal audit requirements throughout the migration

Required Experience & Skills

SAP HCM Expertise

• 10+ years of SAP HCM experience with a strong focus on: 
  • Organizational Management (OM)
  • Personnel Administration (PA)
  • US Payroll
  • Benefits Administration
• Proven experience supporting ECC to S/4HANA Brownfield conversions

Payroll & Compliance

• In‑depth knowledge of US payroll statutory and tax compliance
• Strong hands‑on experience with payroll schemas, PCRs, wage types, and posting logic
• Experience validating payroll results across system conversions

Consulting & Client Engagement

• Strong client‑facing skills with experience working in program governance and migration assurance roles
• Ability to communicate risks, impacts, and remediation strategies clearly to business stakeholders
• Experience working under strict cutover timelines and compliance expectations

Preferred Experience

• HCM for S/4HANA) and ECC to S/4 migration exposure
• SAP Payroll Control Centre (PCC) experience
• Experience supporting regulated or audit‑intensive environments
• SAP HCM certification(s)

Value Delivered to the Client

• Ensures payroll accuracy and statutory compliance during S/4HANA conversion
• Minimizes business disruption by retaining proven ECC HCM processes
• Reduces migration risk through structured validation and reconciliation
• Provides experienced leadership across critical HR and payroll functions

ABOUT US:

Bristlecone is the leading provider of AI-powered application transformation services for the connected supply chain. We empower our customers with speed, visibility, automation, and resiliency – to thrive on change.

Our transformative solutions in Digital Logistics, Cognitive Manufacturing, Autonomous Planning, Smart Procurement and Digitalization are positioned around key industry pillars and delivered through a comprehensive portfolio of services spanning digital strategy, design and build, and implementation across a range of technology platforms.

Bristlecone is ranked among the top ten leaders in supply chain services by Gartner. We are headquartered in San Jose, California, with locations across North America, Europe and Asia, and over 2,500 consultants. Bristlecone is part of the $19.4 billion Mahindra Group.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER:

Bristlecone is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

INFORMATION SECURITY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Understand and adhere to Information Security policies, guidelines and procedure, practice them for protection of organizational data and Information System.
• Take part in information security training and act while handling information.
• Report all suspected security and policy breach to InfoSec team or appropriate authority (CISO).
• Understand and adhere to the additional information security responsibilities as part of the assigned job role.