Steve Bogner

About Steve

Steve Bogner is an experienced consultant who works with HR and IT leaders to achieve exceptional value from their investment in SAP and SuccessFactors HCM/Payroll technology. He has 26 years of experience ranging from project management and leadership to configuration, programming, training and post go-live support. Steve can be contacted at 513-252-2880, info@insightcp.com, via the site's Contact page, on Mastodon at @SteveBogner or LinkedIn SteveBogner.

Skills

SAP / EC Payroll configuration including payroll schemas and rules, wagetypes, taxes, BSI, garnishments, benefit plans, deductions, earnings, posting to FI, payment programs, pay statements, SmartForms, ABAP coding, custom payroll functions and operations, Tax Reporter, interfaces, Concurrent Employment
Experienced in payroll processes such as year-end, stock options, expatriate payroll, tax, accounting, reporting and reconciliation
Project management and leadership for SAP and SuccessFactors projects, as well as other efforts such as Kronos & ADP implementations and Business process Outsourcing (BPO)
Global Payroll strategy, planning and execution
Experience in Fortune 50 firms, global companies, mid-sized private and public companies, Federal / State / County agencies, and higher education sectors
Technical and end-user training
HR IT strategy planning and execution
Project audits and reviews

Experience

Fortune 100 Global Manufacturing Company

Led and staffed US Payroll implementation team, performed detailed payroll configuration, trained and mentored customer IT analysts, led outsourcing for pension payroll, created global payroll template, advised SAP Brazil payroll implementation, led technical outsourcing effort for Canada, Argentina and South Africa, led global data migration team to migrate 30+ countries to Employee Central, provided production support for critical issues, advised HR IT leadership

Fortune 50 Global Consumer Products Company

Led and staffed SAP US Payroll implementation team, performed detailed payroll configuration, set project standards and methods, advised customer on global payroll template for application in US, Germany, France, Mexico, Brazil and Philippines, led and assisted on quarter- and year-end reporting in Tax Reporter, designed and coded various ABAP reports and utilities, led and advised in the creation of a global-standard payroll accounting and payment processing framework, configured and supported SAP Payroll configuration for global expatriate payroll processing, assisted in training and roll-out of global business services support model by training and supporting staff in San Jose, Costa Rica, coded ABAP enhancements to supplement and improve Payroll-FI integration

Several Major Universities

Led SAP Payroll implementations on Concurrent Employment, performed detailed payroll configuration, assisted developers with and performed coding for custom payroll reports, function modules, user exits and enhancements, provided production support and ongoing maintenance, created custom payroll functions for benefit accruals and other requirements, enhanced integration between Payroll and Position Budget & Control (PBC), configured payroll to handle 9- and 10-month faculty, enhanced integration between Payroll and Grants Management (GM) and Funds Management (FM)

Several Fortune 100 Petroleum Companies

Worked with companies after their initial cutover to SAP Payroll to stabilize, enhance and support their systems, Tax Reporter configuration, interface definition and specifications, payroll reporting and reconciliation processes, technical and end-user training

Global Pharmaceutical Company

Led the SAP Payroll team in the US to integrate additional subsidiaries into the existing system, analyzed and configured what needed to be added to the existing Payroll, identified and corrected errors and issues with the existing SAP Payroll, configured and enhanced SAP Payroll posting to several different SAP FI systems, assisted in production support

Fortune 100 Airlines

Initiated, planned and managed implementations, performed project reviews, updated pay statements for new compliance regulations

Federal, State and County Governments and Agencies

Performed project reviews, analyzed year-end reporting requirements and prepared Tax Reporter (W-2 and 1099), led analysis and design for benefits outsourcing, analyzed and designed solution for retiree administration and payroll, resolved payroll/benefits integration issues for 457 retirement and other plans

Other Projects

Well over a dozen other engagements to help companies of various types and sizes with their SAP SuccessFactors HCM and Payroll systems

SAP

Led project to help SAP localize their international payroll to the US, performed beta testing on new versions of Tax Reporter, provided feedback and guidance for development of Concurrent Employment payroll functionality, continue to work with SAP to improve the SAP SuccessFactors HCM and Payroll products

Articles and Press

Expert Advice to Help Prepare You For Employee Central Payroll, SAP Insider, April 2020

State of the Market: Payroll And Its Impact on Cloud HR, SAP Insider, April 2020

Conference Presentations

Presentation Title	Conference
How to manage global payroll and the future of pay	HR 2019 Las Vegas
Building a business case for SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll	HR 2019 Las Vegas
Panel discussion: Experts’ perspectives on developing your HR technology roadmap	HR 2016 Las Vegas
Lessons Learned and Best Practices for SAP Payroll	HR 2016 Las Vegas
Make Sense of Your Payroll Options When Moving HR to the Cloud	HR 2016 Las Vegas
Tips and Tricks for posting SAP Payroll to FI/CO	HR 2016 Las Vegas
Panel Discussion: The Future of SAP ERP HCM — Predictions from the Experts	HR 2015 Las Vegas & HR 2013 Orlando
The SAP & SuccessFactors Roadmap	Ohio & Northern Kentucky ASUG Chapters, 2015
Expert Guidance for Managing Complex Global Payroll Scenarios in SAP	HR 2014 Las Vegas
Panel discussion: The great debate — On-premise vs. cloud	HR 2014 Las Vegas
JumpStart Session: Seven Tips for Awesome SAP Payroll Processing	Mastering SAP HR & Payroll - Sydney 2012
Get More Value from SAP Payroll Reporting	Mastering SAP HR & Payroll - Sydney 2012
Lessons for Smooth Payroll – Accounting Integration	HR 2012 Las Vegas
Seven tips that ensure a smooth and successful implementation of payroll functionality	HR 2012 Las Vegas
An Essential Guide to Assessing and Choosing the Right Option to Meet Your Payroll Reporting Needs	HR 2010 Orlando & HR 2009 Prague
Expert Techniques to Improve Existing Payroll Processes and Operations	HR 2010 Orlando & HR 2009 Prague
Options and Strategies to Extend SAP Payroll Functionality with Custom Functions and Operations	HR 2010 Orlando & HR 2009 Prague
Guidelines to Implement Advanced Custom Payroll Functions and Operations	HR 2010 Las Vegas
7 Tips to Improve and Optimize SAP Payroll Processes	HR 2008 Amsterdam
An Advanced Guide to Payroll Schema and Rule Customization	HR 2008 Amsterdam
How SAP Payroll Cost Distribution Really Works!	HR 2006 Las Vegas
A Simple, Up to Date and Comprehensive Guide to Payroll Schema and Rule Configuration	HR 2006 Las Vegas
Avoid Confusion: Optimize Pay Stubs to Communicate the Right Details to Your Employees	HR 2006 Las Vegas
Payroll and Tax Reporting Integration	HR 2006 Las Vegas
Advanced Topics in Payroll Processing	ASUG Annual Conference 2003