Tester

EC/Payroll Tester

We are hiring for EC/Payroll Tester for our client based out in Ottawa, ON.

Title: EC/Payroll Tester

Duration: 6 Months

Responsibilities

• Perform end-to-end testing of Employee Central and Payroll solutions, including unit, system, integration, and user acceptance testing (UAT).
• Execute hands‑on testing of SAP HR Payroll, including payroll runs, retro calculations, off‑cycle payroll, and year‑end processes.
• Design, prepare, and maintain test scenarios, test cases, and test scripts based on business and functional requirements.
• Validate payroll calculations, earnings, deductions, taxes, benefits, and statutory reporting.
• Test integrations between EC, SAP HR Payroll, and third‑party systems (e.g., time management, benefits, finance).
• Identify, document, and track defects using defect management tools; work closely with developers and functional consultants to resolve issues.
• Support data validation, reconciliation, and parallel payroll testing.
• Ensure compliance with country‑specific payroll and statutory requirements.
• Participate in requirement reviews and provide testability feedback early in the project lifecycle.

Required Skills & Experience

• Hands‑on testing experience with SAP HR Payroll (mandatory).
• Experience testing Employee Central (EC) and payroll‑related processes.
• Strong understanding of payroll concepts, including gross‑to‑net, retro payroll, taxes, and statutory deductions.
• Experience with payroll testing methodologies, including parallel payroll testing.
• Ability to analyze functional specifications and translate them into effective test cases.
• Familiarity with test management and defect tracking tools (e.g., ALM, Jira, Azure DevOps).
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and documentation skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with SAP SuccessFactors EC Payroll or SAP HCM Payroll.
• Knowledge of country‑specific payroll regulations (one or more countries preferred).
• ISTQB or similar testing certification.
• Experience working in Agile or hybrid delivery environments.

Thank you.

Seniority Level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type

Contract

Job Function

Information Technology

Industries

IT Services and IT Consulting