Job ID: AR1043
Job Title: IT System Specialist – SAP Payroll and Time
Closing Date: September 23, 2026, 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time)
Location: Mississauga, Ontario (On-site/Hybrid, 3 days in the office)
Employment Type: Contract (6 months)
Start Date: Immediate
End Date: 6 months from start date
Work Schedule: 35 hours per week
Salary: Commensurate with experience (contractors must be incorporated)
Consider your new role with Aliant Resources and our municipal government client The City of Mississauga.
About Us:
Aliant Resources is a dedicated provider of IT staffing services, committed to promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, anti-racism, and accessibility in all facets of our operations.
Job Summary:
Responsible to provide technical, and functional expertise and solutions in areas of technology, processes, and operating procedures for SAP Payroll and Time Management. Responsible for the integrity of electronic data, systems, processes, and policies. Act as a subject matter expert and support and troubleshoot City's SAP HR systems and processes. The role operates in a hybrid work environment, with office presence required at Mississauga City Hall, 300 City Centre Drive, Mississauga.
Duties and Responsibilities
Under the direction of the Program Manager, SAP HCM/Payroll Business Support, the successful candidate will:
- Collaborate with business stakeholders to document business requirements and implement SAP solutions.
- Design, configure, develop, test, and implement SAP Payroll and Time Management in the City's S4 and SF systems and solutions using best practices and standards for SAP.
- Provide ongoing support including analyzing, troubleshooting, and resolving production issues.
- Identify opportunities for process improvements and optimizations within SAP and SuccessFactors Payroll and Time Management / Tracking domains.
- Maintain the system and operational integrity including ensuring compliance with local regulations and company policies of solutions / applications related to SAP Payroll and Time Management, SuccessFactors,and Fiori.
- Create and maintain documentation for system configurations, process flows, specifications for developers and test plans.
- Develop and execute comprehensive test plans to confirm solution meets the business needs, conforms to specifications while ensuring program, module, and system integrity.
- Support business stakeholders during the user acceptance testing process.
- Be responsible for Support Package updates by reviewing and identifying relevant SAP notes to be applied, completing required end-to-end testing, and ensuring that the updates are accurately applied.
- Provide functional expertise for projects / systems that integrate with SAP Payroll and Time Management modules, SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll and Time Tracking.
- Develop and deliver end-user training materials and sessions to ensure successful adoption of the new processes and systems.
- Develop and deliver knowledge transfer sessions with other functional and technical team members.
- Maintain and upgrade skills in relation to current and new technology.
- Work in a collaborative team environment with multiple stakeholders including functional specialists, ABAP developers, business users, vendors, consultants.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Skills and Qualifications
- Post-secondary education in the field of Human Resources Management, IT, Business or a related discipline.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in the implementation, configurations, and support of SAP Payroll, Pension and Time Management and / or SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll, SuccessFactors Time Trackingfunctional modules including personnel calculation rules, schema rules, Collective Agreements (unions),wage types,
- CATS, Time Recording, Time Evaluation and ESS-MSS/Fiori Apps, as well as Hands-on experience of SAP Payroll and Time configuration and production support at Level-3 (Tier 3).
- SAP Certification in HCM Payroll or SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll is required.
- Hands-on experience in SAP Payroll and Time Schema Configurations and Troubleshooting is required.
- Demonstrated hands-on experience in troubleshooting end-to-end payroll, pension and time management processes including calculations, DME, configuration and integration with Finance and third-party vendors,SAP Off-Cycle Workbench, pension calculations, payroll taxation and year-end processing.
- Experience in testing SAP support packs (SPs) and supporting year-end processes.
- Experience in integrations with SAP modules and other third-party applications (Staff scheduling applications, Insurer administered Benefits systems, Work management systems etc.).
- Experience with SAP SuccessFactors modules including Employee Central and Employee Central Payroll would be strongly preferred.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills along with strong decision-making, organizational, interpersonal and communication (verbal and written) skills to convey concepts / solutions to both technicaland non-technical staff.
- Strong understanding of technology and business processes with the ability to integrate functional and technical views.
- Must be able to work independently and in a team environment and maintain confidentiality of information.
Mandatory – the candidates must have hands-on experience of working with SAP Payroll and time
Security Credentials:
Successful candidates will be required to successfully complete:
- Three (3) professional reference checks
- Criminal Background Check
- Education Verification
Additional client security screening may be required before onboarding.
At Aliant Resources, we value diversity and inclusion and we encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply. We are an equal opportunity employer and we look forward to welcoming you to our team.
Diversity Statement:
At Aliant Resources, we are committed to building a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and to promoting a diverse, anti-racist, inclusive, accessible, merit-based, respectful, and equitable workplace.
Accessibility Statement:
Aliant Resources is dedicated to making our recruitment process accessible to everyone with or without a disability. We adhere to workplace accessibility standards to ensure that individuals with disabilities can fully participate in employment opportunities. We understand the importance of identifying and removing barriers, and we strive to provide an inclusive experience for all candidates.
Workplace Accommodations:
We offer workplace accommodations throughout the recruitment process and all aspects of employment consistent with the requirements of the AODA and OHRC.
If you require workplace accommodations due to a disability, injury, illness, or any other condition that may affect your ability to apply online or perform essential job functions, please reach out to us at [email protected]. Your request will be answered, and we will collaborate with you to provide appropriate workplace accommodations as required.
How to Apply:
- You must apply online on LinkedIn.
- Your resume should not exceed three (3) pages.
Note for all Applicants:
- We thank all applicants for their interest but advise that only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
- Qualified applicants may be considered for other comparable positions.
- Please prepare your application in accordance with the qualifications posted in this job advertisement.
