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SAP ERP HCM Year End Customer Letter 2013

September 26, 2013 by Mike Timm in Blog

HR2013 Recap

The HR2013 conference was the 10th annual and Amy Thistle put it together excellently. The move to an HR only conference appeared to be well received and I found networking much easier because we all had an HR focus. Discussions about SuccessFactors and the Cloud were heard all around, but as a Payroll and Time consultant I'm still trying to figure out exactly how this will impact my areas. I'm also interested in how SAP will work with customers that may not ...

March 11, 2013 by Mike Timm in Blog

Financials 2013 Las Vegas | March 19 – 22

Don't miss Financials 2013, the most important event of the year for teams that use, evaluate, deploy, and support SAP functionality for financial management, reporting, and planning. The schedule includes in-depth sessions, networking events, and demos showcasing the latest updates and best practices for SAP Financial solutions. Optimize data flow between SAP ERP HCM payroll and SAP ERP Financials: Proven strategies for a smooth integration Mike Timm Friday, March 22, 2013 8:30 am - 9:45 am Examine key integration points between SAP ERP HCM payroll and ...

February 25, 2013 by ICG in Event

HR 2013 Las Vegas | February 26 – March 1

110 sessions—including comprehensive workshops, lectures, demos, panel discussions, and interactive roundtables—presented by top experts at SAP, leading customers, and the most authoritative consultants in the SAP HR arena. Expert lessons to customize payroll using schemas, rules, functions, and operations Mike Timm, Integrated Consulting Group Wednesday, February 27, 2013 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm Raphael 3 Step through actual payroll processes and see real-life examples of how schemas, rules, functions, and operations are used and how each impacts the final payroll output and results. By attending, you will ...

January 5, 2013 by ICG in Event

SAP HCM Payroll tip: Preventing errors before they occur & using user exits to your advantage

As part of the audit process, SAP customers develop a number of custom reports for the HR module to look for things like missing infotypes or specific items. Let’s look at some tax calculations – especially if you're a company that has many, many tax jurisdictions. In the US, for example, if you’re a company in Pennsylvania or Ohio where employees move between areas and there are many locals. In these cases, you may not have the configuration set up for the ...

August 16, 2012 by Mike Timm in Blog

SAP HCM Payroll tip: Timing your payroll processing to prevent errors & give IT and HR some breathing room

Typically, companies are running their payrolls on Monday or Tuesday so they can get a payroll out by the end of the week and make direct deposits in a timely manner. When dealing with that, typically audits should start at least a day or two prior. If it's on Monday, by Friday you might want to start looking at some basic things: Do I have all my audit reports? Does everybody have a cost center? Does every employee have an Infotype 9? Then, based on your ...

August 13, 2012 by Mike Timm in Blog

SAP HCM Payroll tips – Audit Checks: Some key Infotypes not to overlook

Of all the audit checks that you could perform, there are a couple that really are key – and critical to payroll success. In fact, I'm actually working with a client that's recently gone live now. These audit checks were not put in place prior to go‑live, and now there's a scramble to put them in. One of them is checking a report that will go out and check for missing infotypes. If an employee is missing certain infotypes when they get into ...

August 1, 2012 by Mike Timm in Blog

SAP HCM payroll tip: BSI TaxFactory Batch Test Tool

Since HCM relies on BSI TaxFactory for US payroll tax calculations, how do you handle verification and testing of BSI calculations in your payroll audits & testing? HCM teams may be unaware that BSI TaxFactory has a Batch Tool, which is my preferred method of testing BSI due to the easy of copying SAP information, manipulation of that information, and being able to save the scenarios for later use. When the time comes to apply TUBs, Cyclic, or upgrade to a newer version of BSI TaxFactory, ...

July 24, 2012 by Mike Timm in Blog

SAP HCM payroll tip: Use the What If tool for quick testing of TaxFactory

SAP HCM relies on BSI TaxFactory for US payroll tax calculations, but HCM teams may be unaware that the tool is available and can help you do some quick testing when the time comes to apply TUBs, Cyclic, or upgrade to a newer version of BSI TaxFactory. For testing, we can reuse the scenarios we’ve already created by changing a few data elements instead of having to locate and create all the data in SAP. This does not replace end user testing, ...

July 16, 2012 by Mike Timm in Blog

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