Payroll UKG Project Analyst
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About the Role
The City of Calgary is looking for a UKG Project Analyst to provide payroll, scheduling, and time administration expertise for interim solutions. You will analyze processes, identify gaps, and collaborate with business units, Payroll, and IT.
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Responsibilities
- Analyze payroll, scheduling, and time administration processes to identify risks, inefficiencies, and opportunities for process standardization and improved service delivery
- Collect and document current pain points through engagements with business units and Pay & Client Services team
- Act as a trusted advisor to the project team by supporting long term goals and providing input into improvements
- Identify and translate findings to the Business Project Lead, areas of improvement on system functionality and best practices related to time and pay processes
- Foster strong and collaborative relationships with clients, leaders, business unit timekeepers, IT and Payroll
Requirements
- Payroll Compliance Professional (PCP) designation through the National Payroll Institute
- At least 5 years of progressive and directly related experience working in payroll
- Advanced understanding of workforce management, common payroll, time and attendance, and business best practices
- Experience with UKG Pro Workforce Management (WFM) and Telestaff is preferred
- Experience with Peoplesoft Human Capital Management (HCM)
- Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams)
- Ability to apply knowledge of Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) and payroll best practices to support scheduling and time administration
- Ability to contribute solution ideas and explore the potential and impacts of those solutions
- Strong communication, collaboration, and engagement skills
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Overview
- As a UKG Project Analyst, you will provide payroll, scheduling, and time administration expertise to support the analysis and development of interim solutions for pay related processes.
- You will collaborate with business units, Payroll, and Information Technology (IT) to gather and document current state information and identify system and process gaps and opportunities.
- Through structured engagement and analysis, you will contribute to the development of recommendations that improve operational efficiency, support standardized practices, and ensure alignment with legislative and organizational requirements.
Primary Duties
- Analyze payroll, scheduling, and time administration processes to identify risks, inefficiencies, and opportunities for process standardization and improved service delivery.
- Collect and document current pain points through engagements with the business units and their respective departments and with the Pay & Client Services team.
- Act as a trusted advisor to the project team by supporting the long term goals and provide input into improvements.
- Identify and translate findings to the Business Project Lead, areas of improvement on system functionality and best practices related to time and pay processes.
- Foster strong and collaborative relationships with clients, leaders, business unit timekeepers, IT and Payroll.
Qualifications
- A Payroll Compliance Professional (PCP) designation through the National Payroll Institute and at least 5 years of progressive and directly related experience working in payroll.
- Advanced understanding of workforce management, common payroll, time and attendance, and business best practices.
- Experience with UKG Pro Workforce Management (WFM) and Telestaff is preferred.
- Experience with Peoplesoft Human Capital Management (HCM).
- Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams).
- The ability to apply knowledge of Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) and payroll best practices to support scheduling and time administration.
- The ability to contribute solution ideas and explore the potential and impacts of those solutions.
- Strong communication, collaboration, and engagement skills, with the ability to build relationships, influence decisions, and work effectively across teams.
Workstyle
- This position may be eligible to work from home as one of several flexible work options available to City employees.
- Such arrangements are based on the operational requirements of the position and employee suitability and are subject to change based on operational needs and corporate direction.
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