Payroll Transformation Consultant SAP PY to Oracle Fusion

Role Purpose

Read on to find out what you will need to succeed in this position, including skills, qualifications, and experience.
To lead the translation of SAP Payroll into Oracle Fusion Payroll (UK), ensuring accurate gross-to-net processing, clean and auditable payroll data migration, effective UAT and parallel runs, proactive risk management, and a controlled go-live.
Key Responsibilities
Payroll Functional Design & SAP ? Oracle Translation
- Lead Payroll functional design from SAP Payroll to Oracle Fusion Payroll (UK)
- Translate SAP wage types, schemas, and PCR logic into Oracle Fusion payroll elements
- Simplify legacy SAP payroll customisation and Local Authority-specific workarounds
- Design Oracle-standard payroll structures, calendars, balances, and costing
- Act as Payroll Design Authority
Data Migration & Data Quality
- Define payroll data migration scope (migrate vs rebuild vs archive)
- Own payroll data migration rules for employee payroll data and YTD balances
- Support payroll data cleansing prior to System Integrator mobilisation
- Validate payroll opening balances and migrated data
- Ensure auditability and HMRC compliance
Risk Management & Governance
- Identify and manage payroll functional, data, and statutory risks
- Maintain a Payroll risk register with mitigation actions
- Escalate risks impacting pay accuracy, HMRC submissions, or pensions
- Support Design Authority and SteerCo decision making
Testing, Parallel Runs & UAT
- Define realistic payroll test scenarios
- Lead Payroll input into SIT and UAT
- Plan, manage, and validate parallel payroll runs
- Support defect triage and prioritisation based on payroll impact
Statutory, HMRC & Pensions Compliance
- Ensure payroll design supports UK statutory requirements (RTI, FPS/EPS, SSP/SMP, year-end)
- Support pension processing including LGPS where applicable
- Ensure segregation of duties and payroll controls
Cutover, Go-Live & Hypercare
- Support payroll cutover planning and sequencing
- Validate payroll readiness for go-live xwzovoh
- Provide payroll support during hypercare and stabilisation
Essential Skills & Experience
- Proven SAP Payroll to Oracle Fusion Payroll implementation experience
- Strong SAP Payroll (PY) background
- Oracle Fusion Payroll (UK) functional expertise
- Payroll data migration and validation experience
- Experience leading parallel payroll runs and UAT
- Experience operating in Local Authority or regulated environments
Key Behaviours
- Zero-defect mindset for payroll accuracy
- Strong data ownership and accountability
- Confident challenging legacy payroll practices
- Calm and credible under programme and payroll pressure