Senior SAP H2R Functional Consultant

Position Summary:

The Senior SAP Functional Consultant (Hire to Retire) leads the analysis, design, and implementation of SAP S/4HANA Hire to Retire (H2R) business processes for federal clients. This role serves as the functional expert for the end-to-end employee lifecycle, from recruitment and onboarding through payroll, benefits, and final separation. The consultant owns system analysis, end-to-end configuration, and cross-functional integration for the H2R workstream, ensuring that workforce data flows seamlessly between SAP SuccessFactors and S/4HANA Finance while maintaining strict compliance with federal personnel regulations and labor distribution requirements.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities:

• Leads the analysis, design, and implementation of SAP S/4HANA Hire to Retire (H2R) business processes and serves as the functional expert for the end-to-end employee lifecycle, from recruitment and onboarding through payroll, benefits, and separation.

• Facilitates requirements gathering and design workshops to define requirements for Core HR (Employee Central), Payroll, Time Tracking, and Talent Management within a federal context.

• Leads Fit-to-Standard sessions that leverage SAP SuccessFactors best practices while meeting federal requirements.

• Performs hands-on configuration of SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central, including complex business rules, and coordinates integration with S/4HANA Employee Lifecycle processes.

• Ensures payroll and time entries interface correctly with Funds Management (FM) and Cost Center Accounting (CO) to automate labor distribution across the federal three-dimensional budget structure.

• Integrates H2R processes with Budget to Report (B2R) processes to support labor budgeting and financial reporting.

• Designs solutions that support federal personnel mandates, including Personnel Action (PAR) processing, General Schedule (GS) and Senior Executive Service (SES) pay grade structures, and complex benefit calculations, in alignment with Office of Personnel Management (OPM) standards.

• Partners with developers and integration architects to design SAP Cloud Platform Integration (CPI) flows that securely transfer data between SuccessFactors and the S/4HANA Universal Journal.

• Troubleshoots CPI integration errors and SuccessFactors data model (OData API) issues in collaboration with technical teams.

• Leads the migration of sensitive personnel data, including employee history, tax records, and benefit elections, while protecting personally identifiable information (PII) and preserving audit integrity.

• Writes and executes comprehensive test plans for payroll parallel runs, Time Management calculations, and SuccessFactors to S/4HANA synchronization.

• Deploys SAP Fiori and SuccessFactors Mobile apps that give employees self-service access to leave requests, paystubs, and performance management.

• Serves as the bridge among Human Resources, Finance, and IT stakeholders, translating business needs into functional specifications and solution designs.

• Provides functional guidance and informal mentoring to consultants and team members supporting the H2R workstream.

• Adheres to all certified processes as part of our commitment to maintaining the highest standards of quality and information security, which includes actively participating in quality assurance activities and ensuring the protection of sensitive information in accordance with our security policies.

• Performs other related tasks as assigned by direct supervisor.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience with a Bachelor's degree, or 7 years without a Bachelor's degree, including extensive functional experience in SAP SuccessFactors or SAP HCM.

• Deep understanding of the integration points between cloud HR solutions and SAP S/4HANA Finance.

• Proven experience with Payroll and Time Management in complex, highly regulated environments.

• Strong integration knowledge between H2R and Budget to Report (B2R) processes for labor budgeting and financial reporting.

• Proficiency in business process analysis, including the ability to lead Fit-to-Standard sessions.

• Technical literacy, including the ability to troubleshoot CPI integration errors, understand SuccessFactors data models (OData API), and configure complex business rules.

• Familiarity with Office of Personnel Management (OPM) standards and federal labor laws.

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across Human Resources, Finance, and IT teams.

• SAP certification in SuccessFactors Employee Central, Employee Central Payroll, or SAP HCM.

• U.S. citizenship required.

• Must be able to obtain and maintain an active government clearance (requires U.S. citizenship). 

Nice to Have:

• Additional SAP SuccessFactors certifications (e.g., Time Tracking, Employee Central Payroll, Onboarding).

• Experience implementing SAP SuccessFactors or SAP HCM for a federal agency or public sector organization.

• Working knowledge of SAP Public Sector Management, including Funds Management configuration.

• Experience with the SAP Activate implementation methodology.

• Master's degree in a related field.

Compensation: In accordance with pay transparency law, the expected salary range for this position is $130,000 – $160,000 annually. The actual compensation offered will be determined based on factors such as the candidate’s experience, qualifications, skills, and location. We are committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. This posted range reflects our good faith estimate of the compensation we reasonably expect to offer for this role at the time of posting.

Application Deadline: We anticipate this job posting will be posted until 12/1/2026.