This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Oracle HCM Cloud Consultant – Payroll based in India.
This is a hands-on consulting role focused on delivering end-to-end Oracle Cloud Payroll implementations for North American clients.
You will translate complex payroll requirements into scalable, well-configured solutions aligned with business needs and leading practices.
The role covers the full implementation lifecycle, from discovery and fit-gap analysis through configuration, testing, deployment, and post-go-live stabilization.
You will collaborate closely with client stakeholders as well as onshore and offshore functional and technical teams.
A key part of the role involves ensuring payroll calculations, integrations, data conversions, and cross-functional processes perform accurately and reliably.
You will also contribute to client workshops, solution validation, knowledge transfer, and troubleshooting throughout delivery.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Oracle HCM professional to take ownership of complex payroll transformation projects in a collaborative consulting environment.
Accountabilities:
- Participate in client discovery sessions, business process discussions, requirements gathering, and fit-gap analysis for Oracle Cloud Payroll implementations.
- Analyze business requirements and develop Functional Solution Designs (FSDs), configuration workbooks, test scripts, and deployment documentation.
- Perform hands-on configuration of Oracle Cloud Payroll in line with approved business requirements and Oracle leading practices.
- Define data conversion requirements, including mapping specifications, validation activities, conversion testing, and resolution of data-related issues.
- Partner with technical and cross-functional teams to develop functional specifications for integrations, reports, Fast Formulas, data conversions, and application enhancements.
- Support unit testing, validate technical solutions, troubleshoot functional issues, and ensure delivered solutions meet business requirements.
- Collaborate with Core HR, Time and Labor, Absence Management, Benefits, Compensation, Finance, and General Ledger teams to deliver integrated end-to-end business processes.
- Design System Integration Testing (SIT) scenarios and coordinate cross-module testing across Payroll and related Oracle Cloud applications.
- Validate integrated business processes and lead the identification, analysis, and resolution of defects during SIT.
- Participate in Conference Room Pilots (CRPs) and User Acceptance Testing (UAT), supporting business validation and resolving functional issues.
- Lead or support Parallel Payroll testing, including payroll reconciliation and variance analysis covering calculations, balances, taxes, earnings, deductions, costing, and payroll results.
- Conduct remote client-facing knowledge-transfer sessions, configuration walkthroughs, solution demonstrations, and validation meetings.
- Work closely with onshore and offshore functional and technical teams to coordinate project activities and deliver milestones on schedule.
- Support payroll cutover and production deployment activities, ensuring readiness for go-live.
- Provide approximately 30 days of post-go-live stabilization and hypercare support, investigating and resolving functional issues in production.
- Contribute to continuous improvement of implementation methodologies, documentation, testing practices, and Oracle Cloud Payroll solutions.
Requirements:
- 4–8 years of Oracle HCM experience with strong specialization in Oracle Cloud Payroll.
- Proven hands-on experience delivering at least 3 Oracle Cloud Payroll implementations.
- At least one complete end-to-end Oracle Cloud Payroll implementation experience covering discovery, design, configuration, testing, deployment, go-live, and hypercare/post-production support.
- Strong hands-on expertise configuring Oracle Cloud Payroll.
- Experience working with related Oracle Cloud HCM modules, including Core HR, Time and Labor, Absence Management, Benefits, Compensation, and General Ledger.
- Practical experience across requirements gathering, fit-gap analysis, FSD preparation, configuration, data conversion, CRPs, SIT, UAT, Parallel Payroll testing, deployment, and production support.
- Strong understanding of payroll reconciliation and variance analysis, including payroll calculations, taxes, earnings, deductions, balances, costing, and payroll results.
- Excellent client-facing communication and presentation skills, with experience working in remote customer engagements.
- Ability to communicate complex functional concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Strong collaboration skills and the ability to work effectively across onshore/offshore functional and technical teams.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving capabilities.
- Ability to manage multiple project priorities while maintaining high attention to detail and delivery quality.
- Oracle Cloud Payroll certification is a plus.
- Knowledge of US payroll legislation and regulatory requirements is desirable.
- Experience supporting US Government or Public Sector payroll implementations, including city, county, state, or higher-education organizations, is an advantage.
- Exposure to payroll-impacting Oracle Cloud modules and Finance/General Ledger processes is beneficial.
- Experience with Oracle Cloud HCM Release 25+ is preferred.
Benefits:
- Opportunity to work on end-to-end Oracle Cloud Payroll transformation projects for North American clients.
- Hands-on exposure to the latest Oracle Cloud HCM capabilities, including Release 25+.
- Opportunity to work across Payroll, Core HR, Time and Labor, Absence, Benefits, Compensation, and Finance/General Ledger.
- Client-facing consulting experience with significant ownership across the implementation lifecycle.
- Collaboration with experienced onshore and offshore functional and technical teams.
- Exposure to complex payroll integrations, data conversions, testing, deployment, and production stabilization.
- Opportunities to deepen Oracle Cloud Payroll expertise and pursue relevant professional certifications.
- Remote-friendly working environment with exposure to distributed global project teams.
- Opportunities for continued professional growth within Oracle HCM consulting and implementation.
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