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JOB TITLE: SAP HCM NPO Payroll Specialist
TYPE OF CONTRACT: WAE Contract (level III)
UNIT/DIVISION: TECD
DUTY STATION (City, Country): Italy, Rome (remote working possible)
DURATION: 11 months (90 working days)
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:
The Digital Solutions Delivery Branch (TECD) is seeking to fill the position of a Specialist for Human Capital Management (HCM) and non-for-profit Payroll (NPO) projects with knowledge, expertise and experience in SAP Human Resource for Non-Profit Organization (PA, OM, TM, PY) focusing primarily on the integration between SAP HR and Workday/HCM.
ACCOUNTABILITIES/ RESPONSIBILITIES:
Reporting to the Chief, TECD, and under the guidance of the Project Manager of the HCM project, the Specialist will be a key team member in the HCM project and in all the ongoing and up-coming other HR initiatives. He/she will be responsible for liaising with Stakeholders to discuss, collect and document requirements and implement IT solutions which meet their needs and achieve the highest quality in terms of technical usability, user acceptability, and domain suitability.
The incumbent will support the TEC Project Manager during the initiation, design, development and testing phases of all HR projects as part of the project team.
He/she will act as HR area focal point and will work together with the other Project Stream Leaders. Specifically, he/she will be accountable for the following key duties:
- Collaborate in the definition, implementation and testing of the integration between Workday and SAP HR; and support the cut-over, the go-live and post go-live phases of the HCM Workday project.
- Follow-up with the vendor maintenance team for HR, Payroll (including accounting and PBC โ Position Budgeting and Control), interfaces (pension fund) and ASHI Retireeโs After Service Health insurance calculation.
- Provide support to the other non-SAP related Payroll systems used in WFP, including PASport and UNDP Quantum, as needed.
- Manage the integration between IT systems solution for HR area in collaboration with HR and Business Teams
- Provide integration troubleshooting and direct problem-solving efforts to resolve technical issues and questions raised by the technical and functional teams of the project.
- Coordinate with the BA team of the other areas in reviewing impact and integration on Payroll, Finance, Budget, Travel processes, etc.
- Provide support in determining costs and time frame estimations.
- Other duties as required.
DELIVERABLES AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT:
Business requirements documented.
- Integration document for both functional and technical requirements are completed and well documented.
- Regression testing documentation fully updated and signed off by both Business and TEC teams.
- Status update and senior advice to the HCM Project Manager and TEC Senior Management as required
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
Education:
- University Degree in computer science, mathematics, statistics, business administration or another related technical field or equivalent professional experience
Experience:
- Minimum 10 years progressively responsible professional experience as HR Business Analyst within an International Organization and proven record of accomplishment in development and implementation of SAP HCM NPO solution.
- In-depth knowledge in configuring, customising, testing and releasing changes related to the Non-For-Profit Organisations (NPO) Payroll delivered by SAP to UN Organisations, with extensive knowledge of both SAP Public Sector and UN rules for entitlements and benefits.
- Experience in conducting complex business and data analyses and preparing complex business requirements for system development, in performing testing and system deployment.
Knowledge & Skills:
- In-depth knowledge of UN HR and payroll rules and SAP HCM NPO solution
- Senior-level expertise of the SAP HR solutions, both on premises and in the cloud
- Expertise liaising with the SAP Support Team and the SAP NPO dedicated Team in India
- High problem-solving skills and willingness to develop any technical skills needed
- Proven ability to analyse business processes, uncovering, shaping, and documenting business needs and requirements that are aligned with business strategies.
- Experience solving analytical problems
- Excellent communication skills and time management
- Experience in working in a multicultural and diverse workplace, and strong team-player attitude.
Languages:
Fluency in oral and written English with an intermediate knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish) or Portuguese (one of WFPโs working languages) is desirable.
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- University Degree in computer science, mathematics, statistics, business administration or another related technical field or equivalent professional experience