Payroll-to-Finance Integration Lead

Location: Oslo (NO) or Stockholm (SE) or Copenhagen (DK) or Helsinki (FI)
Remote: 0%
Assignment Period: 02 Mar 2026 – 17 Jan 2027
Application Deadline: 17 Feb 2026
Language: English

Assignment Description

This assignment involves leading the integration between payroll and finance as part of a Modernized Core HR & Payroll program. The role is responsible for ensuring accurate and consistent payroll postings into financial systems, establishing strong reconciliation processes, and maintaining governance, compliance, and control across multiple entities.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead the payroll-to-finance integration stream within a Core HR & Payroll modernization program

• Ensure effective integration between SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll (SF ECP) and finance systems

• Define and harmonize posting structures, WTR templates, and general ledger mappings across entities

• Establish and execute reconciliation frameworks to ensure accuracy, clear ownership, and transparency

• Plan and oversee cutover activities, including balance validation, readiness checks, and fallback planning

• Implement governance structures, maintain decision documentation, and ensure alignment with audit, risk, and compliance requirements

• Collaborate closely with Group People and Group Finance stakeholders to ensure cross-functional alignment

• Enable structured knowledge transfer and handover to the Payroll-to-Finance Process Owner for BAU operations

Requirements

Must Have

• Solid background in accounting and controlling, including general ledger structures, chart of accounts, and reconciliations

• Demonstrated experience delivering payroll-to-finance integration initiatives

• Hands-on experience with SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll (SF ECP)

• Strong knowledge of SAP ECC/ECP and related reporting capabilities

• Experience working with SAP ECC and/or other financial systems

• Proven ability to lead and coordinate project teams

• Strong project management capabilities

• Experience operating within governance frameworks and making structured decisions

• Strong awareness of risk management and compliance requirements

• Experience managing vendors and engaging with multiple stakeholder groups

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to produce clear and structured documentation

Good to Have

• Experience contributing to large-scale HR and payroll transformation programs

• Familiarity with HR and finance system landscapes

• Experience working in multinational or matrix-based organizations

• Understanding of audit processes and regulatory requirements

• Change management experience

About Sperton

Sperton is a global recruitment and consulting firm with offices across Europe, Asia, and the Americas. We help organizations find and manage top talent across borders by delivering fast, compliant, and flexible recruitment, consultant hiring, and global mobility services.