Business Analyst – SAP

Position Summary

• Lead and deliver SAP system-specific legislative and regulatory updates for US and Canada customers.
• Ensure SAP systems remain compliant with legal, tax, and regulatory requirements.
• Analyze tax and regulatory changes and translate them into application updates.
• Produce system impact specifications and test strategies for Development and QA teams.
• Follow legislative and tax changes from discovery through successful implementation.

Responsibilities

• Lead the translation of US and Canadian tax and regulatory requirements into system changes for ERP systems.
• Organize and facilitate problem-solving discussions with clients and internal teams to resolve complex HR/Payroll update issues.
• Provide in-depth functional and technical SAP knowledge across multiple versions of US, Canada, and Quebec HR/Payroll modules.
• Ensure product compliance through analysis of legislative and tax changes and production of business analysis and functional specifications.
• Provide expert knowledge of US and Canadian payroll processes from a business and end-to-end process perspective.
• Lead the analysis, design, configuration, and testing of complex legislative requirements.
• Create user stories and functional guidance for Scrum teams.
• Design and review complex test plans and test strategies.
• Identify risks, issues, and potential delivery challenges and implement mitigation strategies.
• Assist with complex troubleshooting of tax and regulatory client cases.
• Provide expertise in SAP configuration and processing related to US, Canadian, and Quebec legislation.
• Provide expertise in SAP payroll tax calculations and related processes.
• Interpret state tax file specifications and configure SAP to produce required files through US Tax Reporter.
• Provide expertise related to Canada T4 and Quebec RL forms and associated SAP processes.
• Develop business requirements, functional specifications, configuration requirements, and test plans.
• Work closely with Development teams to ensure adherence to functional design and business requirements.
• Work with QA teams to formulate test strategies, review test plans, and perform system testing.
• Support planning activities related to tax and regulatory updates, including scheduling, project planning, and tracking.
• Prepare release documentation, installation instructions, and client configuration instructions.
• Serve as a liaison between Tax & Regulatory teams, Development, QA, and customers.
• Communicate legislative and regulatory changes effectively across internal and external stakeholders.
• Maintain a commitment to high-quality deliverables and compliance standards.

Required Experience

• 15+ years of experience supporting US and Canada SAP HR/Payroll projects.
• In-depth functional and technical knowledge of SAP US, Canada, and Quebec HR/Payroll.
• Expert knowledge of US and Canadian payroll processes from a business perspective.
• Expert understanding of US and Canadian SAP Payroll from a legislative perspective.
• Strong understanding of payroll department operations and expectations.
• Extensive experience with US Tax Reporter, including state tax file specifications and SAP configuration.
• In-depth SAP configuration experience.
• Experience participating in enterprise application projects across development and QA lifecycles.
• Experience working closely with Tax & Regulatory, Development, and QA teams.

Required Skills

• Strong ability to develop business analysis and functional specification documentation from regulatory and tax requirements.
• Ability to explain payroll processes and calculations independently of an ERP system.
• Experience supporting global SAP operations.
• Strong analytical and product management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously.
• Self-starter with a committed work environment and stable internet service.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across multiple teams and stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Agile methodologies.
• Experience with JIRA.
• Ability to read, write, and speak French.
• ABAP and debugging knowledge.

Important Information

– Fully remote: US or Canada

– Project duration: 3 months

– Work type: Contractual-basis | C2C or 1099

– Hours: 20-40 hours per week On-Demand