Dayforce HRIS Analyst — Hybrid, Payroll & WFM Expert

Hired by Matrix, Inc; Fairfield (NJ); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Matrix, Inc. in New Jersey is seeking a Dayforce HRIS Analyst to join our client in a hybrid role. You will configure and support Dayforce, focusing on Payroll and Workforce Management, while coordinating with HR and Payroll stakeholders to implement changes.

The ideal candidate has strong HRIS troubleshooting, data analysis, and multi-union payroll experience, with the ability to work independently and manage competing priorities.

Qualifications

• 3 years of Dayforce HRIS Administration or HRIS Analyst experience.
• Hands-on experience configuring and administering Dayforce, especially Payroll and Workforce Management.
• Strong understanding of payroll and HR processes within an HRIS environment.
• Experience with union payroll, union agreements, pay codes, time off, time and attendance, and payroll configuration.
• Experience troubleshooting and fixing HRIS integrations and file feeds.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and system configuration skills.
• Ability to work directly with HR and Payroll stakeholders to gather requirements, implement changes, and support ongoing system improvements.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Support and improve the Dayforce environment.
• Work closely with Payroll and HR to maintain system configurations and implement business and union-related changes.
• Address existing system issues and improve overall functionality and reliability of Dayforce.
• Configure and maintain Dayforce based on payroll and HR business requirements.
• Support and update union-related changes within Dayforce for 20 unions.
• Configure and maintain pay codes, time off policies, and time and attendance settings.
• Perform configuration cleanup, system update changes, and ongoing maintenance.
• Troubleshoot and resolve Workday-to-Dayforce integrations and file feeds.
• Investigate data and system issues and coordinate solutions with stakeholders.
• Own testing and validation of all configuration changes.
• Document configurations, processes, and changes.
• Identify opportunities to improve the Dayforce environment and overall payroll processes.
• Provide ongoing production support for Dayforce-related issues and requests.

Skills

Dayforce HRIS Administration

HRIS Analyst

Payroll

WFM

Union payroll

System troubleshooting

Stakeholder collaboration

Independent work

Communication

Tools

Dayforce

Workday integrations

HRIS data feeds

Job description

Matrix, Inc. in New Jersey is seeking a Dayforce HRIS Analyst to join our client in a hybrid role. You will configure and support Dayforce, focusing on Payroll and Workforce Management, while coordinating with HR and Payroll stakeholders to implement changes.

The ideal candidate has strong HRIS troubleshooting, data analysis, and multi-union payroll experience, with the ability to work independently and manage competing priorities.