Payroll Implementation Advisor

Justworks, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Quotient|HR is expanding its team to support Payroll Implementation Advisors who guide clients through payroll and HRIS implementations, testing, go-live, and ongoing support. You will work with platforms like Workday, UKG, Dayforce, Rippling, and ADP to ensure accurate payroll outcomes and successful project delivery.

This role emphasizes hands-on payroll expertise, client communication, and the ability to translate complex requirements into tested, reliable processes across multiple client

Qualifications

• 5+ years of payroll, HRIS implementation, or payroll consulting experience.
• Hands-on experience with at least one major HRIS/payroll platform such as Workday, UKG, Dayforce, Rippling, ADP, or similar.
• Strong understanding of U.S. payroll, gross-to-net calculations, deductions, taxes, and payroll reconciliation.
• Experience with payroll implementation, parallel payroll, system testing, or post-go-live support.
• Working knowledge of Time Tracking, Absence, Benefits, Projects and how those areas feed payroll.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, documentation, and client communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support payroll discovery, requirements, testing, reconciliation, go-live readiness, and post-launch stabilization.
• Build and execute payroll test scenarios covering regular and off-cycle payroll, retroactivity, deductions, taxes, garnishments, overtime, and common exception cases.
• Support parallel payroll and gross-to-net reconciliation, investigate variances, and document results clearly.
• Evaluate upstream processes such as Time Tracking, Absence, Benefits, and employee data that affect payroll outcomes.
• Troubleshoot issues with client teams, implementation partners, vendors, and technical resources.
• Support payroll-related integrations, vendor files, data validation, and downstream handoffs.
• Maintain useful testing artifacts, issue logs, process documentation, and client-ready recommendations.
• Contribute to QHR implementation and managed-services playbooks as the practice grows.

Skills

Payroll expertise

Client communication

Analytical thinking

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Tools

Workday

UKG

Dayforce

Rippling

ADP

Job description

Employment type Full-time employee Department Operations Work location Remote Compensation $95,000 – $125,000 annually
Final compensation will depend on the location and level at which the candidate is hired

About this job

ABOUT THE ROLE

Our team is growing! QHR is looking to expand it’s capacity forPayroll Implementation Advisors to support clients through payroll and HRIS implementations, optimization, testing, and ongoing support. This role is a fit for someone with strong payroll fundamentals who can work directly with clients, understand complex requirements, validate system outcomes, and help move implementations from testing through go-live.

You may work across platforms such as Workday, UKG, Dayforce, Rippling, ADP, and similar systems. The work will vary by client, but the common thread is practical payroll expertise, sound judgment, and the ability to get into the details.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Support payroll discovery, requirements, testing, reconciliation, go-live readiness, and post-launch stabilization.
• Build and execute payroll test scenarios covering regular and off-cycle payroll, retroactivity, deductions, taxes, garnishments, overtime, and common exception cases.
• Support parallel payroll and gross-to-net reconciliation, investigate variances, and document results clearly.
• Evaluate upstream processes such as Time Tracking, Absence, Benefits, and employee data that affect payroll outcomes.
• Troubleshoot issues with client teams, implementation partners, vendors, and technical resources.
• Support payroll-related integrations, vendor files, data validation, and downstream handoffs.
• Maintain useful testing artifacts, issue logs, process documentation, and client-ready recommendations.
• Contribute to QHR implementation and managed-services playbooks as the practice grows.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

• 5+ years of payroll, HRIS implementation, or payroll consulting experience.
• Hands-on experience with at least one major HRIS/payroll platform such as Workday, UKG, Dayforce, Rippling, ADP, or similar.
• Strong understanding of U.S. payroll, gross-to-net calculations, deductions, taxes, and payroll reconciliation.
• Experience with payroll implementation, parallel payroll, system testing, or post-go-live support.
• Working knowledge of Time Tracking, Absence, Benefits, Projects and how those areas feed payroll.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, documentation, and client communication skills.

NICE TO HAVE

• Workday Payroll or Time Tracking experience
• Multi-state or complex payroll environments
• Payroll vendor or post-payroll integration experience
• CPP or platform certification

Equal Opportunity Employer

QHR is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete the application or interview process, please let us know

Quotient|HR is an Equal Employment Opportunity Company

Quotient|HR is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. We strive to create an inclusive workplace where every individual is valued and respected, and we make employment decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs.