Payroll Systems Transformation Consultant

Kforce Inc; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

HSA

FSA

401(k)

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

ADD Insurance

Job summary

Kforce Inc is seeking a Payroll Systems Consultant in San Francisco, CA to assess payroll processes, configure systems, and lead implementation activities across platforms like Workday, ADP, Costpoint, or UKG/Kronos.

The role emphasizes evaluating processes, controls, and regulatory compliance, delivering automation and optimization recommendations, and supporting data conversion and testing across HR/Finance teams. Strong communication and stakeholder management are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience with payroll systems such as Workday, ADP, Deltek Costpoint, UKG/Kronos, or similar platforms.
• Experience supporting payroll system implementations or transformations.
• Strong understanding of payroll processes, compliance, and reconciliations.

Responsibilities

• Conduct end-to-end payroll assessments across processes, workflows, controls, and system integrations
• Support payroll system configuration, testing, and implementation activities
• Evaluate payroll schedules, reconciliations, exceptions, and regulatory compliance
• Identify operational, compliance, and system risks and recommend corrective actions
• Support data conversion, validation, and migration activities related to payroll systems
• Partner with HR, Finance, and IT teams to align payroll processes with system capabilities
• Support testing cycles, including UAT and production validation
• Strengthen payroll policies, procedures, and internal controls
• Provide recommendations for automation, scalability, and process improvement
• Deliver documentation, reporting, and executive-level project updates

Skills

Payroll Systems

Payroll Compliance

ERP Implementation

Process Improvement

System Configuration

Data Validation & Migration

Testing & UAT

Internal Controls

Stakeholder Management

Reporting & Documentation

Job description

Kforce Inc is seeking a Payroll Systems Consultant in San Francisco, CA to assess payroll processes, configure systems, and lead implementation activities across platforms like Workday, ADP, Costpoint, or UKG/Kronos.

The role emphasizes evaluating processes, controls, and regulatory compliance, delivering automation and optimization recommendations, and supporting data conversion and testing across HR/Finance teams. Strong communication and stakeholder management are essential.