Payroll Accounting Consultant – SAP HR Mini Master

At Cognitus an IBM Company, SAP Gold Partner and one of the world's leading SAP Systems Integrator. We know that with the right people on board, anything is possible. The quality, integrity, and commitment of our employees are key factors in our company’s growth, market presence and our ability to help our clients stay a step ahead of the competition. We ensure a bright future for Cognitus and its devoted team by employing adept individuals and fostering their professional and personal growth.

Cognitus seeks Payroll Accounting Consultant – HR Mini Master to join our team in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.

The SAP HR–ADP Integration Lead is responsible for designing, configuring, and supporting the HR Mini Master data and payroll data integration between SAP S/4HANA and ADP payroll platforms. This role ensures accurate, secure, and timely transfer of employee master data to support payroll, time, and benefits processing across the enterprise and posting ADP payroll results to SAP S/4HANA.

Roles & Responsibilities

·      Design and configure HR Mini Master data extracts from SAP HCM or SuccessFactors (Hire, Rehire, Transfer, Termination).

·      Build and support integrations to ADP (e.g., GlobalView, Workforce Now) using SAP CPI/PI/PO, APIs, or secure file transfers.

·      Support integration to post payroll results into SAP FI/CO from ADP data.

·      Work with FI/CO team and provide GL accounts, cost centers, and document splitting requirement to support payroll/labor postings and reporting.

·      Define and maintain data mappings, code translations, effective dating rules, and delta logic.

·      Configure and monitor IDocs, APIs, SFTP/PGP encryption, and middleware error handling.

·      Partner with HR, Payroll, and ADP teams to align payroll calendars, cutoffs, and retro-processing.

·      Lead integration testing, payroll parallel runs, reconciliation, and cutover/hypercare support.

·      Ensure compliance with data security, privacy (PII/GDPR), and audit requirements.

·      Produce interface design documents, data dictionaries, and operational runbooks.

Skills & Qualifications

Required

·      7+ years in SAP HR/HCM or SuccessFactors with hands-on integration experience.

·      Strong expertise in SAP CPI or PI/PO, IDocs (HRMD*), APIs, and file-based integrations.

·      Knowledge of SAP HR Info types and experience with related configurations.

·      Proven FI/CO proficiency for payroll and labor postings.

·      Experience integrating SAP HR data with ADP payroll platforms.

·      Solid understanding of payroll concepts, effective dating, and HR master data governance.

·      Strong troubleshooting, communication, and cross‑functional collaboration skills.

Preferred

·      S/4HANA or SuccessFactors Compound Employee API experience

·      Multi-country or global payroll integration exposure

·      Prior payroll parallel testing and hypercare ownership

·      S/4HANA FI/CO experience

·      Experience with SAP or ERP transformation programs (S/4HANA, Ariba, or similar).

·      Experience supporting multi-partner delivery models (SI + client + vendors).

·      Knowledge of Agile, hybrid, and waterfall delivery frameworks.

Behavioral Competencies

·      Operates with urgency and ownership; anticipates needs before issues arise.

·      Maintains confidentiality and exercises sound judgment when handling sensitive information.

·      Strong interpersonal skills; able to build trust and rapport across diverse teams.

·      Calm, solution-oriented, and dependable in high-pressure or escalated scenarios.

·      Highly reliable, consistent, and disciplined in meeting deadlines and maintaining program rigor.

 Education:

·      Bachelor's Degree or Master’s Degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Computer Science or Information Systems

·      Bilingual

Additional skills:

·      Experience in the IT industry or equivalent.

·      Eager to learn new skills to become a better team member and professional.

·      Good teamwork skills and work ethic

Travel:

Willingness to travel as needed to client sites, company offices, or project locations support delivery and stakeholder engagement.

Work Location:

Aguadilla, PR

(Remote work based on approval)

Eligibility:

Must be authorized to work in the United States and not require work authorization sponsorship by our company for this position now or in the future.

About Cognitus

Cognitus is dedicated to the highest quality of sustainable products and services to empower our customers to control business success. Our passion and commitment to innovate and improve drives our sense of company pride and spirit. Our Global Delivery & Support Center (GDSC) is based in Dallas, TX.

Cognitus Consulting LLC. & Cognitus Digital LLC (the “Company”) is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions based on merit and business needs. The Company will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, citizenship, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, physical or mental disability, veteran or marital status, or any other class protected by law. To comply with applicable laws ensuring equal employment opportunities to qualified individuals with a disability, the Company will make reasonable accommodations for the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified individual with a disability who is an applicant or an employee unless undue hardship to the Company would result.