UKG Payroll Implementation Specialist
Remote | Temp to Hire | Part-Time
Availability Requirement: Mon-Fri, 8am - 4:30pm EST
Job Summary:
LaserAway seeking an experienced UKG Payroll Implementation Specialist to support the implementation and transition from ADP to UKG Payroll. This temporary position will provide dedicated, hands-on support throughout the implementation while allowing the Payroll team to maintain day-to-day payroll operations.
The organization will be transitioning from semi-monthly to biweekly payroll and implementing a new SaturdayFriday workweek. The Specialist will play a key role in payroll configuration, data conversion, testing, validation, process development, and go-live support.
The ideal candidate will have strong payroll knowledge, UKG implementation experience, excellent analytical skills, and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced implementation environment.
Essential Job Duties/Responsibilities:
- Serve as the Payroll subject matter expert throughout the UKG implementation.
- Partner with UKG, Payroll, HR, Finance, IT, and Operations to support configuration and implementation decisions.
- Assist with the transition from semi-monthly to biweekly payroll and implementation of the new SaturdayFriday workweek.
- Review and validate earnings, deductions, taxes, pay groups, payroll calendars, overtime, commissions, and other payroll configurations.
Data & Testing
- Support ADP-to-UKG payroll data conversion and validation.
- Validate employee, payroll, tax, deduction, and historical data.
- Develop and perform payroll testing and test payrolls.
- Reconcile payroll results and investigate discrepancies.
- Validate timekeeping-to-payroll integration and calculations.
Process & Documentation
- Review existing payroll processes and assist with redesigning them for UKG.
- Develop payroll procedures, workflows, and implementation documentation.
- Identify opportunities to automate manual processes.
- Support development of controls and audit-ready documentation.
Go-Live & Stabilization
- Support final implementation readiness and cutover activities.
- Provide hands-on support during initial UKG payroll processing.
- Troubleshoot payroll and system issues and coordinate resolutions.
- Support knowledge transfer to the Payroll team following implementation.
Minimum Qualifications:
- 5+ years of progressive payroll experience.
- Experience with UKG Payroll and/or UKG Workforce Management.
- Experience supporting a payroll system implementation.
- Strong knowledge of payroll processing, timekeeping, earnings, deductions, taxes, overtime, commissions, and benefits.
- Experience with payroll data conversion, testing, reconciliation, and validation.
- Experience with ADP Workforce Now preferred.
- Advanced Excel skills, including formulas, pivot tables, and data analysis.
- Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Exceptional attention to detail and ability to work independently.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience transitioning from ADP to UKG.
- Experience transitioning from semi-monthly to biweekly payroll.
- Experience implementing a new workweek/payroll calendar.
- Experience with multi-company, multi-location payroll environments.
- Experience with UKG timekeeping and payroll integrations.
- Experience developing payroll processes, controls, and SOPs.
Contract Details
- Duration: 611 months
- Type: Temporary, Direct Hire
- Schedule: Aligned with implementation milestones and payroll cycles