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Accenture

Advises businesses and runs their technology

Custom Software Engineer

Full-Time
No salary listed
Mid
Bachelor's
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
In Person
Solution EngineeringImplementation & Technical Account Management

About the job

Requirements
  • At least 3 years of professional experience.
  • 15 years of full-time education.
  • Strong hands-on experience with SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll and/or SAP HCM Payroll fundamentals, including PCRs, schemas, wage types, retrocalculations, payroll calendars, off-cycle and special payroll runs, and integration with Employee Central, Time Off, Time Sheet, and Benefits.
  • Understanding of payroll posting to finance through FI/CO and payroll reconciliation practices.
  • Practical experience using AI copilots and large language model-based tools for analysis, documentation, test generation, and troubleshooting.
  • Ability to integrate pre-built AI capabilities such as automated validations, anomaly detection, and summarization.
  • Understanding of responsible AI usage and the limits of AI tools in regulated human resources and payroll contexts.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills in data-driven payroll scenarios.
  • Ability to translate business rules into accurate payroll configuration.
  • Ability to collaborate across human resources, payroll, and technical teams.
  • Comfort adopting AI-enabled development and support workflows.
Responsibilities
  • Configure and optimize Employee Central Payroll, including pay components, off-cycle processes, gross-to-net calculations, retroactivity, schemas, and rules.
  • Use AI copilots to generate functional specifications, configuration notes, testing scenarios, and payroll validation logic documentation.
  • Support the full delivery cycle from requirements gathering and solution design through user acceptance testing, deployment, and post-go-live stabilization.
  • Integrate Employee Central, Time Management, HRIS Sync, BIB, and payroll-relevant third-party systems.
  • Perform payroll simulations, validations, reconciliations, and error diagnostics with AI-assisted accelerators.
  • Use AI copilots for impact and configuration analysis, test script automation, defect analysis, guided troubleshooting, and documentation creation and updates.
  • Integrate pre-built AI services into payroll operations, including automated anomaly detection on payroll variances, automated summarization of payroll runs, and intelligent categorization of payroll tickets.
  • Apply AI-enabled tools to compliance checks, payroll audits, and batch run reviews.
  • Ensure compliance with local and global payroll regulations, audit requirements, data privacy laws, and security standards.
  • Participate in workshops, payroll parallel runs, root cause analysis, and optimization discussions.
  • Collaborate with human resources operations, finance, technical integration teams, and external providers.
  • Contribute to reusable payroll templates, configuration patterns, checklists, standard operating procedures, and best practices incorporating AI-assisted workflows.
  • Deliver accurate, reliable, and compliant payroll solutions using AI-enabled productivity accelerators.
  • Improve cycle times, testing efficiency, and payroll accuracy through AI-assisted workflows.
  • Act as a connector between payroll teams, SAP engineering teams, and AI-native teams when deeper AI capabilities are required.
Desired Qualifications
  • SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central and Employee Central Payroll certification.
  • Experience with payroll parallel testing and country-specific payroll localization.
  • Exposure to CPI or Boomi integrations or cloud-based payroll analytics.
  • Familiarity with automated testing environments.

About the company

Accenture advises large businesses and public agencies on strategy, builds their technology systems and runs ongoing operations. Its teams connect business planning with implementation, covering areas such as cloud migration, cybersecurity and customer experience. Consultants work with clients to redesign processes, while engineers integrate software from technology partners and maintain the resulting systems for multinational organizations. Clients pay for project work or continuing services, including application support and business processes such as finance and customer service. Accenture was founded in 1989 and has its headquarters in Dublin, Ireland.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Dublin, Ireland

Founded

1989

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What believers are saying

  • Business demand grew: October 2026 results showed $74.2 billion annual revenue, up 5% in local currency.
  • Eligible US employees buy discounted stock: Accenture's purchase plan sells shares at 15% below market price.
  • Client relationships run deep: Accenture has worked with 195 of its top 200 customers for more than ten years.

What critics are saying

  • Bookings are not guaranteed revenue: most Accenture contracts let clients cancel quickly with little or no penalty.
  • Promotions require AI adoption: Accenture's CEO said in March 2026 that employees must use its tools effectively.
  • Federal hiring practices proved costly: Accenture settled discrimination allegations for $25 million in September 2026, without a liability finding.

What makes Accenture unique

  • Its AI platform switches models: AI Refinery selects among prebuilt models according to cost, performance and other requirements.
  • Accenture owns specialist Microsoft expertise: it cofounded the Microsoft-focused Avanade consultancy with the software maker.
  • Consulting includes creative agencies: Accenture Song owns businesses spanning advertising, digital product design and customer engagement.

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Yahoo Finance
Oct 13th, 2026
Accenture shares up 77% from June low as Oct. 14 Investor Day nears

Accenture will hold an Investor Day on October 14, where it is expected to detail its long-term strategy, AI monetisation plans, growth guidance, and margin expansion goals. The event follows a rebound in its shares after fears that AI would erode traditional consulting work. The stock hit a low of $118.15 in June, down from a January high of $291.09. It has since gained nearly 77%, helped by fourth-quarter results on October 1 and an expanded collaboration with Dell Technologies. Fourth-quarter revenue rose 6% to $18.7 billion, and new bookings reached $22.2 billion. Accenture expects fiscal 2027 revenue growth of 3% to 6% in local currency. It raised its quarterly dividend by 5% to $1.71 per share, payable November 13, 2026. Its market capitalisation is about $139.6 billion.

Yahoo Finance
Oct 13th, 2026
Accenture buys UK data firm Sagacity, adding more than 140 AI customer intelligence specialists

Accenture has acquired Sagacity, a London-based data and customer intelligence firm, to strengthen Accenture Song's AI-powered customer services. The deal brings more than 140 professionals to Accenture Song's UK and Ireland operations. Terms were not disclosed. Founded in 2005 by Anita Dougall, Malka Townshend, and Harry Dougall, Sagacity offers data assets, AI-enabled technology, and customer intelligence expertise. Accenture says clients want to connect data, AI, and operations into unified programmes that deliver measurable results. The move targets industries with large customer bases, such as utilities, retail, banking, and telecommunications. "Sagacity's deep expertise and outcome-focused approach will enhance our ability to help clients turn insight into action," said Sohel Aziz, senior managing director of Accenture Song, UK and Ireland.

Associated Press
Oct 6th, 2026
TM Forum and Accenture launch industry's first AI trust certification for telcos

TM Forum has launched a multi-year Trustworthy AI programme with Accenture to help telecoms deploy autonomous operations with verifiable trust standards. The initiative will deliver the industry's first Trustworthy AI Governance Certification, providing a benchmark for trusted AI deployment. Recent TM Forum research found that whilst 72% of communications service providers believe their AI capabilities are trustworthy, only 14% can verify their claims. The programme aims to transform AI trust from aspiration into measurable operational capability. The certification will help organisations assess governance maturity, workforce readiness, and operational accountability needed to scale AI autonomously. It will operate through TM Forum's AI-Native Collaboration Studios, where telecoms operators, vendors, and partners will contribute real-world use cases to shape the framework.

Yahoo Finance
Oct 4th, 2026
Microsoft tops Accenture as AI infrastructure scales faster than consulting services

Accenture reported revenue of nearly $74.2 billion for fiscal year 2026, up 6.5% year-over-year, with net income of roughly $8.5 billion. The professional services firm serves approximately 9,000 clients globally with 814,000 employees. Microsoft generated revenue of nearly $331.8 billion in FY 2026, a 17.8% increase, with net income of approximately $133.7 billion. The company's net margin reached close to 40.3%. Both companies maintained a debt-to-equity ratio of approximately 0.3x. Microsoft's free cash flow reached nearly $67.0 billion, whilst Accenture's was roughly $11.6 billion. Accenture recently addressed a $25 million settlement with the Department of Justice regarding federal contracting practices. Microsoft faces securities fraud class action lawsuits involving AI and Copilot claims, alongside antitrust scrutiny and an IRS tax audit.

Yahoo Finance
Oct 2nd, 2026
Accenture surges 17% on Q4 beat with $18.7B revenue, but analyst warns stock fully priced at 15x forward earnings

Accenture shares surged 17% on Thursday after reporting strong fourth-quarter results. The company posted revenue of $18.7 billion, up 6% year-over-year, while earnings per share jumped 46% to $3.29. Management's full-year revenue growth forecast of 4.5% exceeded analyst expectations of 4%. Net bookings rose 4% to $22.2 billion. The company plans to return at least $9.5 billion to shareholders this financial year. However, TD Cowen analyst Bryan Bergin maintained a hold rating, citing concerns that the stock is fully priced at 15 times forward earnings. He cautioned that one strong quarter may represent a cyclical bounce rather than structural growth acceleration. Despite this, Wall Street remains optimistic, with a "moderate buy" consensus rating. Accenture currently offers a 3.05% dividend yield.