Senior Consultant – Oracle HCM / Oracle Payroll (Fast Formulas)

Senior Consultant – Oracle HCM / Oracle Payroll (Fast Formulas)

Role Title: Senior Consultant – Oracle HCM / Oracle Payroll (Fast Formulas)

Experience Level: 5–8 years

Role Summary

The Senior Consultant will play a key role in the design, development, and support of Oracle HCM Cloud with a primary focus on Oracle Payroll and Fast Formulas. This position requires strong functional and technical expertise to implement payroll solutions, build advanced formulas, troubleshoot payroll results, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality Oracle HCM Cloud projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Oracle Payroll & Fast Formulas

• Design, develop, and maintain Payroll Fast Formulas (Earnings, Deductions, Absence, Proration, Elements Eligibility Rules, and Validation).

• Configure and support Oracle HCM Payroll modules including Elements, Balances, Payroll Flows, Costing, and QuickPay.

• Analyse payroll results, logics, and costing outputs to troubleshoot and resolve issues.

• Create and optimize Fast Formulas to meet complex client payroll requirements.

• Implementation & Solution Design

• Participate in end-to-end Oracle HCM Cloud implementations and enhancements.

• Capture client requirements and translate them into scalable Oracle Payroll solutions.

• Support data conversion activities including element entry uploads, costing data, and payroll mapping.

• Integration & Reporting

• Work with integration teams on HCM Extracts, HDL loads, OIC integrations related to Payroll.

• Build and enhance OTBI and BI Publisher reports for payroll reporting needs.

• Support & Testing

• Provide L2/L3 support for payroll issues.

• Lead UAT, regression, and parallel payroll testing cycles.

• Document configurations, solution design, and operational procedures.

• Collaboration & Leadership

• Mentor junior consultants on Payroll and Fast Formulas.

• Coordinate with Functional Leads, Technical Teams, and Client HR/Payroll teams.

• Contribute to best practices, reusable components, and project documentation.

• Required Skills & Qualifications

• Technical Skills

• Hands-on experience with Oracle HCM Cloud Payroll configuration.

• Strong expertise in Fast Formulas (Payroll, Absence, Benefits, HCM Extract, and Elements).

• Knowledge of HDL, HCM Extracts, Payroll Flows, and Calculation Cards.

• Strong understanding of payroll legislative rules and statutory compliance.

• Experience with BIP, OTBI, and SQL for troubleshooting.

• Functional Skills

• Solid understanding of Core HR, Absence Management, Time & Labor is a plus.

• Ability to analyse payroll issues and propose effective solutions.

• Knowledge of payroll processes: payroll run, costing, retro pay, tax calculations, etc.

• Professional Attributes

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Excellent communication and client-facing abilities.

• Ability to work independently and manage priorities.

• Experience in Agile or Waterfall delivery frameworks.

• Preferred Qualifications

• Oracle HCM Cloud Payroll Certification.

• Prior consulting experience with global payroll implementations.

• About the Role / Why Join

• Opportunity to work on transformative Oracle Cloud projects.

• Exposure to cross-module HCM Cloud functionalities.

• Collaborative environment with growth and leadership opportunities.

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