SAP Core HR and Payroll

Score7.4 out of 10

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What is SAP Core HR and Payroll?

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HR Management

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Employee demographic data
Administrators have the ability to enter detailed demographic data for each employee.
Category average: 8.4
Employment history
Employment history is the ability to track previous positions held.
Category average: 8.2
New hire portal
New hire portal eliminates printing and mailing with a personalized portal of all required reading, corporate information, and all forms and other paperwork, online.
Category average: 8.3

Annual carry-forward and encashment
Annual carry-forward and encashment enables unused paid time-off days to be carried forward to new year, or paid in cash.
Category average: 8.2
View company policy documentation
Employees can review company handbook, and corporate policy documents.
Category average: 8.1
Duplicate Candidate Prevention
Duplicate candidate prevention prevents candidates already in the system from being added
Category average: 7.6

Most Frequent Users

Top 2 company sizes using SAP Core HR and Payroll.

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#1 most frequent

Mid-sized Companies

40.0%

2 installations of 5

#2 most frequent

Enterprises

60.0%

3 installations of 5

Verified User

Director in Human Resources (51-200 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

we would use as SAP Core HR and Payroll as a system of records for employees lifecycle management with the position control tied to program funding and automated payroll processing it, addresses audit, readiness, and grant compliance manual payroll inefficiencies, which is super helpful and our various reporting leads with a scope that covers off staff into in payroll and works well with integration for finance and reconciliation

Pros

Payroll processing
Employee lifecycle management
Grant compliance

Cons

Could be more user-friendly

Return on Investment

Strong compliance
More accurate allocation of salaries, and Taxes to grants

Usability

Other Software Used

ADP Workforce Now, Paylocity, TriNet

Verified User

Analyst in Finance and Accounting (10,001+ employees employees)

Pros

It’s easy to use
The layout is organized
It is reliable

Cons

The design looks outdated
Could add more functions like PTO tracking
The help sections aren’t very helpful

Return on Investment

I think this has saved time as it’s easy to use and navigate
It helps with setting performance goals and tracking them which improves employee development

Other Software Used

Anaplan, Teradata Data Warehouse Appliance 2850, Tableau Desktop

Verified User

Manager in Human Resources (10,001+ employees employees)

Pros

Record Keeping of financial data.
Record keeping of personnel data.
Reports are very easily attainable.

Cons

Design improvement.

Return on Investment

SAP is a very intuitive platform to use.
Saves money and time in record keeping.

Alternatives Considered

PeopleSoft Financials

Verified User

Executive in Human Resources (10,001+ employees employees)

Pros

SAP HR is a mature system that provides robust support to global companies, with employees in multiple countries.
Because SAP HR is used by many global companies and has a large market share, developers and consultants are usually available.
Also, because SAP HR and Payroll have been used for long time, many vendors and providers will be familiar with the system and have pre-defined system interfaces to exchange information.

Cons

The SAP HR unser interface is not intuitive and requires significant training and experience to master. A web-based, simple and intuitive UI will mitigate this issue.
In general running reports and extracting information from SAP HR and Payroll is complex and time consuming. Since the reporting tools are limited and very basic, one ends up extracting raw data to be manipulated in standard tools like MS Excel.
The standard SAP HR and Payroll system integration tools are inefficient and ineffective; very often they fail to transfer small amounts of data requiring constant verification and rework of data transfers.

Return on Investment

SAP HR is suited for large companies with a sufficient budget. Small budgets will not be able to cover the expensive licensing, technical personnel and consultants required of an SAP installation.
In regards to the total cost of ownership, my ROI experience has been that by replacing SAP HR modules with cloud solutions we have been able to reduce the cost up to 60% while modernizing our systems and improving the employee experience.
I would encourage decision makers to look for cloud-based alternatives with a robust system integration, before believing that supporting every area of HR with a single SAP installation is a good long-term strategy. Having SAP HR as the core integrated to best-in-class cloud-based systems is a very valid and effective system strategy.

Verified User

Project Manager in Information Technology (5001-10,000 employees employees)

Pros

Very accurate data and reporting of time - vacation, out of office, time exceptions.
Personnel data and records are easily accessible.
System down time is rarely an issue.

Cons

The interface and graphic look and feel are not very modern.
Provide more intuitive and easier screens and functionality - Too many scroll bars.
Make messages back to users more descriptive.

Other Software Used

Planview Enterprise

SAP Core HR and Payroll

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