Payroll Analyst - Dayforce
About The Position
Serve as the technical lead and subject matter expert for implementing, configuring, testing, and supporting Dayforce Payroll. Analyze business requirements, configure payroll system functionality, validate payroll processes, support integrations, and ensure compliance with payroll regulations and organizational requirements. Collaborate with Payroll, HR, Accounting, IT, and implementation partners throughout the project lifecycle. The assignment is in San Jose, California, onsite, for 960 hours in a fiscal year, with a full-time schedule of 40 hours per week. The start date is to be discussed. The listed pay rate is $58.54.
Requirements
- Hands-on experience implementing and configuring Dayforce Payroll.
- Strong experience with payroll processes, including earnings, deductions, taxes, retroactive pay, and year-end processing.
- Experience with payroll system configuration, testing, data conversion, integrations, and reconciliation activities.
- Experience with payroll general ledger processes, account mapping, labor distribution, payroll journals, and financial reconciliations.
- Experience in software application analysis, development, implementation, and support.
- At least six years of progressively responsible software application programming and systems analysis experience.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field; directly related experience may substitute for some educational requirements.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
- Collaboration and stakeholder management skills.
- Project leadership and technical mentoring capabilities.
- Strong troubleshooting and decision-making abilities.
- Ability to prioritize multiple projects and meet deadlines.
- Strong documentation and training skills.
Nice To Haves
- Public sector or public agency payroll experience.
- Experience with union payroll environments and collective bargaining agreements.
- Knowledge of CalPERS reporting requirements.
- Experience supporting integrations with Workforce Management (WFM), Benefits, and Absence Management modules.
- Experience leading enterprise-wide technology implementation projects and evaluating emerging technologies.
- Dayforce HCM/Payroll certifications and payroll-related certifications.
- A valid California Driver's License may be required if driving is an essential function of the assignment.
Responsibilities
- Configure and validate Dayforce Payroll functionality, including pay groups, pay calendars, earnings, deductions, taxes, overtime rules, retroactive pay, and direct deposit.
- Support the end-to-end Dayforce HCM Payroll implementation, from requirements gathering through go-live.
- Partner with Payroll, Benefits, Accounting, and HR teams to document requirements and improve processes.
- Lead the design, development, implementation, and maintenance of complex enterprise applications.
- Conduct system integration testing (SIT), user acceptance testing (UAT), and parallel payroll testing.
- Validate payroll reports, audit reports, reconciliations, and payroll-to-general-ledger interfaces.
- Analyze business requirements and recommend technology solutions.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex payroll and application issues.
- Develop technical documentation, user procedures, and training materials.
- Provide weekly project status updates and stakeholder communications.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
