.Important: Job SummaryAs part of our Professional Services Consulting team DACH, we are looking for candidates with Payroll Process / Operations experience and ideally first SAP PY / SFSF ECP configuration experience to become part of our Professional Services DACH Payroll Academy program 2024.The payroll academy consists of different regular learning blocks, with coaching and hands-on work on projects or maintenance (AMS) for existing customers.The goal is to develop and enable a group of payroll consultants to lead SAP PY / SFSF ECP implementation projects and to work within support of our customers regarding incidents and change requests for the Payroll module and processes.Cross team collaboration in English with our Service Center teams (e. g. in Granada, Spain) is an important part of the role.Going forward within the further career you also have the option to extend skills within SFSF Time Tracking or other SAP / SFSF or Alight (and / or partner) solutions.Key Responsibilities Within Alight Payroll Academy:Get certified in SAP HCM Payroll and / or SFSF Employee Central PayrollComplete certifications and trainings on time as planned on program timelineActively participate in internal SAP Payroll trainings (local and supported by Granada Service Center)Actively share with the group payroll knowledge and experienceOne or multiple customer assignmentsLead workshops with customer for payroll topicsSupport Sales / Pre-Sales within Due Diligence Workshops for payroll with our prospectsAnalyzing client requirements for the PY moduleImplementing customer requirements in SAP HCM PY or EC Payroll module with support of technical consulting team in our service centersCreating functional documentation / workbooksData Migration with the team especially for master data and wage accounts (Lohnkonten)Be involved and support Testing Cycle (Unit, System Integration Testing, UAT)Proactive alignment cross workstreams (e. g. in hybrid EC, SAP Payroll projects)Work on and solve incidents within AMS of existing SAP PY / ECP customers within according SLAs (when needed supported by other team members)Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Experience ESSENTIALSolid knowledge in Payroll Operations and processes for Germany, and / or Austria and / or Switzerland (Lohnbuchhalter, Payroll Admin for multiple years)Customizing / Configuration affinity and first experience (e. g. also in other SAP modules or other software)German and English fluentClient focus and a good understanding of client needsPositive attitude and collaboration internally and externallyMotivation to excel and develop besides working on first customer assignmentsPREFERRED (but not Essential)Understanding of software development lifecycles gained by working in a structured project environmentExperience within maintenance and support of SAP Payroll solutionsUnderstanding of SAP Reporting tools (query, wage type reporter etc.)Understanding of post payroll processes (e. g
