ABOUT SOUTHWEST WATER

We are a privately-held, American-owned service company with decades of high-level customer service. With headquarters in Sugar Land, TX, our geographically-diverse company employs dedicated in-house professionals. SouthWest Water Company serves over 600,000 residential and business customers in six states: Alabama, California, Florida, Oregon, South Carolina, and Texas. With nationwide resources and local decision-making, we are well-positioned for sustainable growth.

SWWC currently has an exciting and immediate opportunity for a talented and experienced SAP HR & Payroll Functional & Business Analyst. This is an excellent opportunity to make a meaningful impact on our continued growth.

This position will be responsible for researching, designing, developing, configuring and testings SAP HR & Payroll & Benefits Module software applications per specifications. The role must design, configure and support Success Factors, Kronos Time management, and be familiar with SAP Cloud Platform Integration (CPI). Additionally, the analyst will set operational specifications and formulate and analyze software requirements. The individual in this position will play a dual role as an SAP Business and Functional Analyst supporting the HR & Payroll department with SAP-related issues or questions.

The position requires the ability to work independently and think critically, as well as cross-functionally. Excellent communication skills, and the ability to deliver high performance, high reliability, and high attention to detail.

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

Reasonable Accommodations Statement

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Functions Statement(s)

Design, configure, test, deliver and maintain SAP HR, Payroll, & Benefits processes and initiatives

Design and configure SuccessFactors Employee Central, Compensation, Performance and Goal Management

Configure and test the SAP HR & Payroll components needed to support our HR and Payroll requirements;

Provide guidance on how SAP HR & Payroll functionality can be leveraged and guidance to our SAP team on such tasks as the deployment of Support Packs, Enhancement Packs, interfaces and current implementation

Interact daily with HR & Payroll team to analyze business processes, define business requirements and make recommendations by considering costs, time and resources

Advise internal customers about ongoing process improvement, break/fix issues

Provide timely support for payroll processing by analyzing payroll schema and calculation rules

Familiar with HR ABAP Programming to support custom HCM programs

Develop documentation for appropriate SAP applications

Configure and support Kronos workforce dimensions timekeeping system

Support SAP Cloud Platform Integration (Employee Central, Kronos, and ECC) for HCM data processing

Prepare reports or correspondence concerning project specifications, activities, or status

Develop or direct software system testing or validation procedures

Train users to use new or modified software

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

Competency Statement(s)

Technical Aptitude - Ability to comprehend complex technical topics and specialized information.

Adaptability - Ability to adapt to change in the workplace.

Communication - Verbal and Written - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word and writes in a clear and concise manner.

Active Listening - Ability to actively attend to, convey, and understand the comments and questions of others.

Analytical Skills - Ability to use thinking and reasoning to solve a problem.

Conceptual Thinking - Ability to think in terms of abstract ideas.

Customer Oriented - Ability to take care of the customers' needs while following company procedures.

Organized - Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task

Initiative - Ability to make decisions or take actions to solve a problem or reach a goal.

Relationship Building - Ability to effectively build relationships with customers and co-workers.

Systems Analysis - Ability to determine how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.

Detailed knowledge of SAP HCM

Detailed knowledge and experience of US Payroll Process, PCR (Personal Calculation Rules), Payroll Schemas / Detailed knowledge and experience of Kronos Time - Payroll integration / Benefits and Payroll / Off-Cycles / YTDs required

Detailed knowledge and experience of Payroll and data mapping for conversion processes from Legacy systems as well as knowledge of interfaces to third-party products

Knowledge of BSI Tax Factory, SAP Successfactors (Employee Central, Performance Management/ Goals Management, Compensation),

SKILLS & ABILITIES

Education: Required: BA and/or extensive relevant work experience. Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Information Technology / BBA in Management Information Systems or related field a plus. MS or MBA a plus.

Experience: Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in application development and support for an information technology department, with primarily focused on the SAP HR & Payroll module. Minimum 5 years experience working in the area of information system design and implementation.

Computer Skills: Strong knowledge of and experience with ERP systems and in particular SAP ECC, SAP HCM, SAP SuccessFactors, BSI Tax Factory, UKG Kronos, SAP Cloud Platform Integration (CPI)

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