At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead SAP S4HANA projects, enhancing payroll and HR systems for a seamless user experience.
- Company: Join Booking.com, where innovation meets travel and technology.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive pay, career development, and a diverse, inclusive workplace.
- Other info: Be part of a dynamic team that values collaboration and continuous learning.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in tech while shaping the future of travel.
- Qualifications: 5-8 years in SAP S4HANA with strong problem-solving and communication skills.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
About Us
At Booking. com, data drives our decisions.
Technology is at our core.
And innovation is everywhere.
But our company is more than datasets, lines of code or A/B tests.
We’re the thrill of the first night in a new place.
The excitement of the next morning.
The friends you encounter.
The journeys you take.
The sights you see.
And the memories you make.
Through our products, partners and people, we make it easier for everyone to experience the world.
Role Overview
The Senior Technical Specialist SAP HR S4HANA in People Tech works on multiple projects and configuration changes on SAP S4HANA.
The Senior Technical Specialist researches, designs, documents, maintains and implements new functionality in People Tech focusing on user experience, scalable design, legal requirements and best practices.
Responsible for implementing scalable and secure configurations along with fixing issues raised by the Business owners.
Proactively monitors new features released and identifies and promotes changes to improve system design and user experience.
- Key Job Responsibilities And Duties
- This role sits within the People Tech and is responsible to lead and implement enhancements and support SAP S4HANA – Personnel Administration, Time Management, Payroll to configure the platform to achieve measurable benefits
- Act as the technology expert to provide solutions to the People Services, Financial Systems, Risk teams and other relevant stakeholders.
- Review the project designs, perform impact assessment and have ownership and accountability for solutions implemented for any cross‑functional impact or delivery impact.
- Partner with other stakeholders such as Financial Systems, IT Services, Security & Privacy Teams, technology implementation partners and technical vendors to implement technology solutions.
- Participate in SAP S4HANA technology functional development by being an active member of the technology community: working closely with technical vendors, tapping into customer networks to bring in learnings and best practices, joining user groups, collaborating in forums.
- Review and coordinate SAP S4HANA support packages, releases, release testing working closely with financial systems, technical vendors and technology partners.
- End-to-end ownership of providing solution for functional requirements after doing the impact assessment for design, architecture, user experience.
- Perform unit testing, regression testing and support UAT for both projects & support.
- For incident management, perform root cause analysis for incidents and propose long‑term scalable fixes.
Ensure payroll processes are completed with no errors, inconsistencies from technical side.
- Responsible for ensuring system stability, enhancements delivery, process optimization for SAP HR.
- Responsible for managing compliance activities such as SOX ITGC controls, data privacy & standards, IT change management activities for SAP HR S4HANA.
- Responsible for maintaining documentation for configuration designs for our implemented modules and provide inputs for the business manuals.
- Responsible for maintaining the SAP HR tenant strategy, release management, system upgrades in close collaboration with financial systems.
- Coach and mentor technical specialists in the team by ensuring solutions are scalable, delivered on time and in accordance with SAP S4HANA best practices.
- Collaborating with colleagues demonstrating the Booking values “Think Customer First”, “Succeeding together”, “Own it”, “Learn forever” and “Do the right thing”.
- Role Qualifications And Requirements
- Strong technical background and a bachelor degree in computer science, information systems or similar.
- Should have minimum 5–8 years in SAP S4HANA – Personnel Administration, Time Management, Payroll (Netherlands or UK – expert), Benefits, Authorization Management, reporting.
- Experience in translating complex business requirements into technical design, unit testing, UAT, regression testing for SAP HR system changes.
- Expertise in payroll schemas, PCRs, wage types, retroactive accounting, tax calculations, SAP HR patch updates, year‑end tax updates.
- Basic understanding of integration landscape in the SAP S4HANA architecture, Workday, payroll, benefits, SAP finance.
- Experience in HR reporting tools like SAP ad hoc query, SAP HR reporting.
- Basic understanding of SAP HR security roles and authorizations, understanding of GDPR, SOX compliance and legal regulations for data security.
- SAP S4HANA payroll certification is a bonus.
- Strong problem‑solving skills, hands‑on experience with SAP notes and system debugging.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, escalation management, strong stakeholder management, coaching & mentoring.
- Total Reward Philosophy
The benefits and perks offered by the company can be found here.
- Inclusion at Booking. com
- Take it from our Chief People Officer, Paulo
Pisano: “At Booking. com, the diversity of our people doesn’t just create a unique workplace, it also creates a better and more inclusive travel experience for everyone.
Inclusion is at the heart of everything we do.
- It’s a place where you can make your mark and have a real impact in travel and tech.”
- Career Development Opportunities
- Learn more about your career journey here.
- Become a mentor and benefit from a mentoring relationship with a more experienced person to help you identify and achieve your professional and personal development goals.
- Equal Employment Opportunity
Booking. com is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
We strive to move well beyond traditional equal opportunity and work to create an environment that allows everyone to thrive.
Pre‑Employment Screening
If your application is successful, your personal data may be used for a pre‑employment screening check by a third party as permitted by applicable law.
Depending on the vacancy and applicable law, a pre‑employment screening may include employment history, education and other information (such as media information) that may be necessary for determining your qualifications and suitability for the position.
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Senior SAP Specialist - Payroll (People Tech) in Manchester employer: Booking.com
At Booking.com, we pride ourselves on being an inclusive employer that values diversity and innovation. Located in the vibrant city of Manchester, our work culture fosters collaboration and creativity, offering employees unique benefits such as flexible working arrangements and industry-leading product discounts. With a strong focus on personal growth and a commitment to high-quality hiring outcomes, we empower our team members to make a meaningful impact in the travel and tech industries.
