SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll System AdministratorSpeller International · Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll System Administrator

🗓️ Posted 2026-09-16 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Full-time Hybrid ICT
💰 Salary A$11,667–A$13,750/mo (A$140,000–A$165,000/yr) 📊 Market A$7,500–A$10,000/mo

About the Company

Are you an experienced SAP Payroll specialist who enjoys owning the system, building new functionality and solving complex payroll challenges This is an opportunity for a hands-on SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll System Administrator to take ownership of the configuration, administration and stability of an established ECP payroll environment. You will play a central role in supporting reliable pay runs while designing and delivering new payroll functionality as business and compliance requirements evolve.

About the Role

You will be responsible for the day-to-day operation and ongoing development of the SAP ECP landscape, working closely with Payroll, HR, Finance and IT stakeholders. This is not a maintenance-only position. The successful candidate will be expected to independently configure, build and deliver new payroll functionality.

Responsibilities

  • ● Own the end-to-end administration of SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll.
  • ● Configure and develop payroll schemas, personnel calculation rules, wage types and role-based permissions.
  • ● Build new payroll functionality to support changing business and compliance requirements.
  • ● Manage payroll control records, payroll areas, wage-type valuation, garnishments and off-cycle processing.
  • ● Plan and coordinate SAP SuccessFactors ECP releases, tax and legal updates, patches and regression testing.
  • ● Support parallel payroll runs across multiple pay groups.
  • ● Maintain integrations with SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central and third-party banking, superannuation and tax providers.
  • ● Monitor payroll performance, data integrity and platform health.
  • ● Troubleshoot complex payroll incidents before they affect critical pay runs.
  • ● Act as the primary escalation point for payroll system incidents and service requests.
  • ● Maintain configuration documentation and standard operating procedures.
  • ● Liaise with SAP support and internal business stakeholders.

Requirements

  • ● At least eight years of overall SAP experience.
  • ● A minimum of five years working with SAP SuccessFactors ECP or on-premise SAP Payroll configuration.
  • ● Hands-on experience configuring payroll schemas, PCRs and wage types.
  • ● Experience as a system administrator on at least one full-cycle SAP SuccessFactors ECP implementation, migration or major upgrade.
  • ● The capability to design and build new payroll functionality, rather than only supporting existing configuration.
  • ● Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.
  • ● Clear documentation and stakeholder communication skills.
  • ● The ability to work independently in a predominantly on-site environment.
  • ● Experience integrating SAP ECP with SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central is highly regarded.
  • ● Permanent full-time opportunity.
  • ● Attractive Salary on offer.
  • ● Ownership of a business-critical SAP payroll environment.
  • ● A genuinely hands-on configuration and development position.
  • ● Exposure to complex payroll functionality, releases, integrations and compliance changes.
  • ● Flexible one-day work-from-home arrangement.
  • ● Opportunity to work directly with Payroll, HR, Finance and IT stakeholders.
  • ● If you are an experienced SAP Payroll practitioner looking for genuine system ownership and hands-on configuration responsibility, please send your CV to [email protected]