SAP HCM Senior Payroll Consultant

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The Role: SAP HCM Senior Payroll Consultant

The SAP Italy HCM PY Consultant is a key member of the Global Implementation Practice department. This role involves delivering high-quality consultancy to Strada’s outsourced clients through expert advice, technical support, and effective problem solving. Success in this position requires a strong commitment to teamwork, a proactive attitude, and strict adherence to our delivery standards and methodologies, ensuring consistent value and excellence across all client engagements.

The Global Implementation Practice department is responsible for:

• Development of new customer solutions
• Technical maintenance of outsourced SAP HR solutions of our clients; 
• Modification of the solution after delivery to correct possible faults, to improve performance or other attributes and to adapt the product to a modified environment;
• Stabilize, optimize, and extend the applications so that functionality continues to meet the clients’ changing needs.

Key Responsibilities:

Integrated into the Global Implementation Practice department and under the supervision of a Team Manager, the SAP HCM Senior PY Consultant plays a key role in supporting the development of our outsourced clients through the following activities:

• Providing application support consultancy through expert advice, guidance, and appropriate technical actions;
• Managing tickets based on functional analysis and with guidance or coaching on the technical implementation approach;
• Delivering clean, maintainable, and bug-free code and customizing, in full compliance with Strada best practices;
• Performing system tests using either provided or self-generated test data to ensure that developments meet agreed specifications;
• Producing clear and comprehensive documentation, both technical and functional, for the issues handled;
• Managing personal daily priorities and assigned tickets, ensuring deadlines are consistently met;
• Regularly reporting status and progress to the Project Manager or PY Team Lead;
• Maintaining effective internal and external communication channels, ensuring timely updates on issue status, resolution, and root cause;
• Demonstrating a solid understanding of HR processes and the SAP HR system architecture.

Key Qualifications & Skills:

• Strong interest in delivering high quality products in the field of Human Resources;
• Ability to manage multiple tasks effectively in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, while consistently meeting quality standards;
• Strong service orientation, with a client-centric mindset and a clear sense of ownership and accountability;
• Commitment to customer success, team collaboration, and project objectives;
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to details; 
• Solid understanding of SAP HR architecture and in-depth knowledge of the SAP HR Payroll module for Italy; 
• Ability to translate functional requirements into robust technical solutions;
• Experience in application maintenance and other SAP modules are an asset.

You have: 

• 4/5 years of experience in SAP Italy HR Payroll modules
• Good verbal and written communication skills in Italian and English

At Strada, our values guide everything we do:

• Anticipate Customer Needs – We stay ahead of trends so our customers can grow and succeed.
• Own the Outcome – We take responsibility for delivering excellence and ensuring things get done right.
• Challenge Ourselves to Work Smarter – We move faster than the world around us to drive change and accomplish more.
• Empower Each Other to Solve Problems – We tackle challenges head on, ask tough questions, and collaborate to find the best solutions.
• Care About Our Work – We understand that what we do impacts millions, and we have a responsibility to get it right.

Benefits

At Strada, we support your whole self—offering a range of benefits for your health, wellbeing, finances, and future. These include health coverage, wellbeing programs, paid leave (vacation, sick, parental), retirement plans, learning opportunities, and more.

All offers are contingent on successful completion of background checks, where permitted by law and as appropriate for the role. These may include identity, education, employment, and in some cases, criminal history verification, checks against global watchlists, credit reports, and/or drug testing. You’ll be informed of the specific checks applicable to your role and location during the recruitment process.

Our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Strada is dedicated to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We believe that embracing differences strengthens our teams and drives innovation and success.

Diversity Policy Statement

Strada is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination based on legally protected characteristics. We provide reasonable accommodations for disabilities and religious practices. Applicants may request reasonable accommodation by contacting their recruiter.

Authorization to work in the Employing Country

To be considered, you must have current and future work authorization in the country where you're applying, without the need for visa sponsorship by Strada.

Please note: This job description does not limit Strada’s right to assign or reassign responsibilities, including to subsidiaries, partners, or future business purchasers.

We offer you a competitive total rewards package, continuing education & training, and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization.

DISCLAIMER:

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries, partners, or purchasers of Strada business units.