Payroll Systems Manager
Payroll Systems Manager leads configuration and management of payroll systems, ensuring accurate processing for multi-state employees. The role drives system improvements, stakeholder collaboration, and audit compliance while overseeing a UKG SME. The manager supports both Workday and UKG environments to deliver reliable payroll and reporting solutions.
Key Responsibilities:
Leverage expertise in full-cycle payroll processing, including multi-state payroll and data flow oversight.
Design, document, and configure business processes, advanced calculated fields, and custom reporting in Workday.
Suggest improvements and manage the payroll environment using knowledge of full-cycle processing and data flow.
Maintain meticulous attention to detail, ensuring precision and completeness in all tasks and deliverables.
Produce clear, comprehensive configuration specification documentation.
Apply strong technical aptitude and analytical skills to solve complex problems and implement creative solutions.
Manage stakeholder relationships, allocating 50% of effort to stakeholder engagement.
Configure and maintain payroll systems, including adding new company holidays and updates (20% of effort).
Conduct daily auditing of payroll data and processes (10% of effort).
Troubleshoot payroll issues in collaboration with the payment processing team (5% of effort).
Create and maintain reporting, leveraging Workday reports and UKG Data Hub tools (15% of effort).
Mentor and manage a UKG SME, providing training on Workday/UKG systems.
Qualifications:
Minimum five years of relevant work experience, including data processing, HRIS system analysis, integration design/management, report/query design/development, and execution of system test scripts.
Proficiency with configuring either Workday or UKG modules at scale, including two years of professional experience with Workday (Payroll, Absence, Time Tracking, Workforce Management and Reporting, HCM Core, Benefits, Compensation) or two years with Kronos Timekeeping, Kronos Workforce Central, and/or UKG Pro Workforce Management.
Bachelor's degree in a related field of study or equivalent years of related work experience required.
Preferred Skills:
FPC/CPP certification
Prior experience participating in at least one payroll-related HRIS upgrade
Benefits:
Up to $145,000 base salary + 10% bonus + Tier 2 relocation package