Sr. HRIS Analyst-Payroll (UGK & Oracle HCM Cloud)

Responsibilities

• Payroll System Ownership
• Serve as primary HRIS lead for Oracle HCM Cloud Payroll and UKG Time & Attendance / WFM
• Configure earnings, deductions, taxes, balances, elements, eligibility rules, and costing structures
• Maintain pay groups, payroll calendars, retroactivity, and absence/pay interaction rules
• Support payroll processing cycles, audits, and reconciliations
• Troubleshoot payroll calculation errors, interface failures, and time-to-pay discrepancies
• Works with Payroll and departments to identify new opportunities and rollout new functionalities
• UKG Workforce Management
• Maintain pay codes, work rules, accruals, and labor levels
• Support timecard processing, pay rule configuration, and scheduling integration
• Manage punch interpretation and pay calculation logic
• Support upgrades, patches, and configuration migrations
• Partner with operations to improve time capture accuracy and compliance
• Partners with UKG and IT to support the troubleshooting of time clocks and configurations
• Works with leaders and end-users to create data views and reports to improve productivity
• Works with HR and departments to identify new opportunities and rollout new functionalities
• Integrations & Data Architecture
• Work closely with IT to support inbound/outbound integrations between: UKG ↔ Oracle HCM Payroll Benefits vendors Finance/GL systems Third-party payroll interfaces
• Validate file structures (HDL, HCM Extracts, fast formulas, APIs, SFTP interfaces)
• Perform data audits and reconciliation analysis across systems
• Design automation and monitoring controls to reduce manual processing
• Writes clear, concise, well-organized technical documentation to maintain standards and procedures
• Compliance & Controls
• Maintain payroll compliance with federal, state, and institutional policies
• Support audits (internal, external, regulatory)
• Monitor tax updates and system legislative changes
• Develop audit reports and exception reporting
• Stabilization & Governance
• Participate in HR Technology Governance and enhancement prioritization
• Lead root-cause analysis for payroll defects
• Document standard operating procedures and configuration design
• Recommend system improvements and modernization opportunities
• Reporting & Analytics
• Develop and maintain OTBI / BI / UKG reports
• Reconcile payroll to finance and labor costing
• Produce operational dashboards and payroll validation reporting

  Qualifications

  • Minimum Qualifications: 5+ years HRIS experience supporting enterprise payroll systems 3+ years supporting Oracle HCM Cloud Payroll 3+ years supporting UKG Workforce Management / Kronos Experience supporting production payroll cycles Experience with payroll integrations and data validation
  • Preferred Qualifications: Healthcare, public sector, or higher-education payroll experience Oracle Fast Formula configuration HCM Extracts / HDL / Data Loader experience UKG configuration (work rules, accruals, pay codes) SQL or advanced reporting tools Experience with post-go-live stabilization environments Knowledge Ability to demonstrate in-depth knowledge of concepts, practices and policies with the ability to use them in complex varied situations. Ability to develop queries using OTBI and/or SQL. Understanding of Oracle or ERP systems is preferred.