Specialist Systems Operations (contract)

Requisition ID : 183468

Career Group : Corporate Office Careers

Job Category : HR Solutions Data & Systems Operations

Travel Requirements : 0 - 10%

Job Type : Full-Time

Country : Canada (CA)

Province : Nova Scotia; Alberta; Ontario; Québec

City : Stellarton, Alberta, Dartmouth, Mississauga, Montréal-Nord

Embark on a rewarding career with Sobeys Inc., celebrated among Canada’s Top 100 employers, where your talents contribute to our commitment to excellence and community impact.

Our family of 131,000 employees and franchise affiliates share a collective passion for delivering exceptional shopping experiences and amazing food to all our customers.

Our mission is to nurture the things that make life better great experiences, families, communities, and our employees. We are a family nurturing families.

A proudly Canadian company, we started in a small town in Nova Scotia but we are now in communities of all sizes across this great country.

With over 1,600 stores in all 10 provinces, you may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawtons Drug Stores or another of our great banners but we are all one extended family.

Ready to Make an impact?

We are currently seeking a highly motivated and skilled HR Payroll Systems Specialist to join the team on a 18-month contract.

Here’s where you’ll be focusing :

• Primarily responsible for the configuration, testing and support of the SAP HR and SuccessFactors module
• Subject matter expert in the area of payroll processes, programs, policies, and procedures to meet current and emerging payroll requirements
• Analyze maintenance requests and spec out configuration requirements for system solutions
• Act as a liaison between the business and IT
• Create detailed specification for IT on requests requiring ABAP coding
• Prepare transports for implementation to production using Sobeys change control processes
• Develop communication and training material for system changes where necessary
• Work as part of a team and actively contribute to areas of development with suggestions, solutions and innovative ways to achieve improvements in the use of tools and technology
• Understands the integration and end-to-end business processes in order to problem solve payroll issues, integration points and dependencies with other systems
• Maintain and support the SAP HR and SuccessFactors module by ensuring it provides for efficient and accurate processing and meets regulatory compliance requirements
• Provide guidance and support to end users of SAP HR and SuccessFactors People Portal
• Participates in / coordinates the implementation of new product releases (HRSP’s) for the SAP HR and SuccessFactors module
• Perform Point-of-Contact duties such as monitoring payroll jobs, error resolution, and email inquiries.
• Re-engineer and reduce administrative transactions and improve operational efficiency where possible

What you have to offer :

• Undergraduate degree and a minimum of 5 years relevant experience
• Thorough understanding of HR systems and business processes in SAP Payroll, SuccessFactors or Ceridian Dayforce
• Knowledge of Canadian Payroll
• CPA Certification is preferred
• Proficient use of Microsoft Office suite with advanced knowledge of Excel
• Bilingual (French and English) is an asset

The candidate will be expected to work with peers in other provinces in the development and implementation of tools and processes across Canada, as well as provide support to Sobeys employees across Canada

At Sobeys we require our teammates to have the ability to adhere to a hybrid work model that requires your presence at one of our office locations at least three days per week.

This requirement is integral to our commitment to team collaboration and the overall success of our office culture.

We offer a competitive compensation package, which varies by role. Some websites share our job opportunities and may provide salary estimates without our knowledge.

These estimates are based on similar jobs and postings for general comparison, but these numbers are not provided by our organization nor monitored for accuracy.

We will consider factors such as your working location, work experience and skills as well as internal equity, and market conditions to ensure the selected candidate is paid fairly and competitively.

We look forward to discussing the specific compensation details relevant to this role with candidates who are selected to move forward in the recruitment process.

We are committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.