It is used across the entire company for common HR access like viewing paychecks, entering and viewing PTO accrual, etc. The system handles any changes to paychecks which can include things like retirement accruals and any reimbursements. We also use this to get tax information, such as W-2 forms.
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The design looks outdated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
Likelihood to Recommend
Overall it does a good job of getting done the bare necessities of what is needed. It is easy to navigate and things are well organized. I think there could be more functions added to make things more clear. The design could use some improvement to give it a more current look.
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Verified User
Analyst in Finance and Accounting (10,001+ employees)
SAP is being used across the whole organization. SAP is our system of record for all things financial and all of our employees.
Pros
Record Keeping of financial data.
Record keeping of personnel data.
Reports are very easily attainable.
Cons
Design improvement.
Likelihood to Recommend
SAP works very well for all of the things it is currently being used for. It's an easy way to track all our financial data and activity as well as all personal data and activities.
SAP HR is our core system of HR records, used globally by our organization in more than 50 countries. Along with this, we make employee self-service and manager self-service available, mainly for information display and some limited update capabilities. The Payroll module is used in the main countries. In the Americas we pay over 5,000 employees and track key demographic information for HR (i.e. for benefit and compensation administration) through SAP.
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.
Likelihood to Recommend
SAP HR can be well suited for global companies with operations in multiple countries. The Payroll module needs to be limited to one instance per country, otherwise trying to maintain multiple countries on the same instance is too complicated. I would not recommend using SAP HR and Payroll for smaller companies because the total cost of ownership and the lack of flexibility will make it unfeasible. There are many cloud-based options now a days available that would fit better for this type of scenario.
We use SAP SuccessFactors Core HR solutions for global employee engagement and Employee file\ document management. SAP SuccessFactors also helps us with the Employee Learning and development process. SAP SuccessFactors also helps us manage the employee lifecycle JLM process.
Pros
Employee lifecycle JLM process.
Globally employee engagement.
Employee Learning and development process.
Cons
Performance and goals management is the field where need to be user friendly in SF.
Time management also not good and need to improve in Success Factor.
Likelihood to Recommend
SAP SuccessFactors is a perfect solution for employee engagement and Employee file\ document management; I have had an excellent experience with SF for the last 5 years.
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Professional in Information Technology (5001-10,000 employees)
