About the Author

Andrew King is an SAP HCM managing consultant whose career in HR and payroll systems stretches back to the mid-1990s. With 26 years of experience in large SAP HCM implementations and projects, he has become a specialist in the systems that organizations rely on to manage their people and pay their employees accurately.

His expertise centers on SuccessFactors Employee Central, Employee Central Payroll, and SAP HCM Payroll for S/4HANA. This focus on both the core HR and payroll sides of the HCM landscape allows him to support organizations through end-to-end implementations, where accuracy and reliability are paramount.

The breadth of his engagement history speaks to sustained trust across industries. Over the years he has delivered projects for major organizations spanning transport, housing, banking, utilities, government, and manufacturing, including multiple repeat assignments with the same clients. This depth of experience has given him an unusually complete view of how HCM and payroll requirements differ across sectors and how to navigate the complexities of each.

Having worked with computerized HR and payroll systems since 1995, he brings a rare historical perspective to the field. He has witnessed the evolution from earlier payroll systems through on-premise SAP HCM to modern cloud-based SuccessFactors solutions, giving his advice a grounding that few can match.

His credentials include SAP certifications in SuccessFactors Employee Central, Employee Central Payroll, and SAP HCM Payroll for S/4HANA. Drawing on more than two decades of hands-on implementation experience, Andrew King writes to help HR and payroll professionals, consultants, and project teams understand how these systems work in practice, how implementations unfold across different organizations, and how careful configuration ensures payroll and HR processes remain accurate and dependable.