Payroll Implementation Specialist

Overview

The Payroll Implementation Specialist supports the onboarding of new clients and serves as a subject matter expert for UKG Ready payroll. This role ensures successful payroll project implementations by maintaining continuity during transitions from prior software and providers, including accurate payroll history, identifying and communicating issues in payroll history or expected payroll processing goals, delivering direct training and support for first payroll runs, and coordinating with the internal Tax Team.

This position works as part of a team on blended projects that may include timekeeping, HR services, and external integrations.

Responsibilities

• Support the onboarding of new clients and serve as the subject matter expert for employee data, tax data, and payroll data, including best practices.
• Assist and train clients in using products and services effectively.
• Build and maintain positive relationships with new and existing clients through the implementation process.
• Identify and create necessary pre-payroll and post-payroll reporting, including labor allocations, retirement contributions and census, general ledger, and more.
• Import, balance, and review full payroll history and related employee data with the client.
• Learn and understand system capabilities; prior knowledge of UKG Ready timekeeping and/or timekeeping best practices is a plus.
• Collaborate with internal teams to troubleshoot issues and improve existing best practices within the Human Capital Management space.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in payroll implementation with UKG Ready or similar platforms.
• Experience implementing small or medium-sized businesses preferred.
• Ability to explain complex topics clearly.
• High attention to detail and strong organizational skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior knowledge of UKG Ready timekeeping and/or timekeeping best practices.

Compensation & Benefits

• Not specified in the provided job description.

Location

• Not specified in the provided job description.

Additional Information

Job duties may be modified as needed to accommodate business requirements and to reasonably support individuals with disabilities. The requirements listed represent minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities, and this document does not create an employment contract. Employment is “at will.”

The employer is an Equal Opportunity Employer and maintains a drug-free workplace, with compliance to ADA regulations.