Principal Consultant - Federal Payroll Analyst

CACI International Inc; New Orleans (LA); Hybrid; USD 78,000 - 164,000; Full time

Job summary

CACI International Inc in the United States is seeking a Principal Consultant - Federal Payroll Analyst to lead complex payroll analysis for federal clients, documenting rules by pay plan and regulation, and guiding configuration and testing activities.

The role includes fit-gap analysis, data migration planning, and collaboration with government stakeholders, travel up to 25% and remote work within the US with periodic on-site involvement.

Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. Citizen and able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance
• Bachelor's degree and 7 years of relevant experience. Additional experience may be substituted for degree.
• 7+ years administering, analyzing or configuring federal payroll, including Title 5 pay administration—General Schedule and locality, within-grade increases, premium pay and its statutory caps, differentials, and FLSA versus Title 5 overtime treatment
• Working knowledge of federal benefits and deductions, including retirement coverage and contributions, health and life insurance elections, thrift savings, and garnishments and tax levies
• Experience at a federal payroll shared service provider, a federal agency payroll office, or a federal payroll consulting practice
• Experience producing business rule documentation, functional specifications or configuration requirements that a build team worked from
• Experience determining payroll requirements from statute, regulation and observed system behavior where no requirements documentation existed
• All work is performed from within the United States and its territories, from a work location approved in advance by the customer

Responsibilities

• Analyze Federal payroll business rules within the legacy environment and document them for the target solution
• Document pay, leave, deduction and entitlement rules by pay plan, agency and governing regulation
• Perform fit-gap analysis between documented business rules and delivered solution functionality
• Evaluate legacy customizations and recommend whether each is met through configuration, extension, standard functionality or retirement
• Prepare documentation for Government review and obtain concurrence on recommendations
• Facilitate requirements sessions and workshops with payroll operations subject matter experts
• Analyze agency-specific pay rule variations across the customer base
• Develop functional test scenarios and support system integration testing and parallel payroll testing

Skills

Federal payroll analysis

Requirements gathering

Documentation

Stakeholder facilitation

Test planning

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Oracle Fusion Cloud Payroll

Oracle E-Business Suite Payroll

PeopleSoft Global Payroll

SAP Payroll

Job description

Job Title: Principal Consultant - Federal Payroll Analyst

Job Category: Consulting

Time Type: Full time

Minimum Clearance Required to Start: None

Employee Type: Regular

Percentage of Travel Required: Up to 25%

Type of Travel: Continental US

The Opportunity

A Federal shared services provider delivers payroll for approximately 605,000 Federal employees across more than 150 agencies. To address inefficiencies in fragmented and aging payroll systems, it is implementing a scalable, cloud-based payroll solution that improves automation, data quality, user experience and compliance, with implementation for the full customer base targeted within eighteen months.

This position supports the core implementation call order, which covers discovery and fit-gap analysis, solution design and configuration, data migration, interface development, testing and parallel payroll validation, and cutover through hypercare. In this role you will analyze the Federal payroll business rules held in the legacy environment and document them, by pay plan and governing regulation, as the functional baseline the configuration and testing teams build from. Travel up to 25%.

Work is performed remotely from within the United States, with periodic on-site presence as the assignment requires.

Responsibilities

• Analyze Federal payroll business rules within the legacy environment and document them for the target solution
• Document pay, leave, deduction and entitlement rules by pay plan, agency and governing regulation
• Perform fit-gap analysis between documented business rules and delivered solution functionality
• Evaluate legacy customizations and recommend whether each is met through configuration, extension, standard functionality or retirement
• Prepare documentation for Government review and obtain concurrence on recommendations
• Facilitate requirements sessions and workshops with payroll operations subject matter experts
• Analyze agency-specific pay rule variations across the customer base
• Develop functional test scenarios and support system integration testing and parallel payroll testing

Required

Qualifications:

• Must be a U.S. Citizen and able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance
• Bachelor's degree and 7 years of relevant experience. Additional experience may be substituted for degree.
• 7 or more years administering, analyzing or configuring federal payroll, including Title 5 pay administration — General Schedule and locality, within-grade increases, premium pay and its statutory caps, differentials, and FLSA versus Title 5 overtime treatment
• Working knowledge of federal benefits and deductions, including retirement coverage and contributions, health and life insurance elections, thrift savings, and garnishments and tax levies
• Experience at a federal payroll shared service provider, a federal agency payroll office, or a federal payroll consulting practice
• Experience producing business rule documentation, functional specifications or configuration requirements that a build team worked from
• Experience determining payroll requirements from statute, regulation and observed system behavior where no requirements documentation existed
• All work is performed from within the United States and its territories, from a work location approved in advance by the customer

Desired

• Depth in non-Title 5 and special pay systems — the Federal Wage System, law enforcement availability pay, wildland firefighter pay, pay-banded financial regulators, Title 38, Foreign Service, or transportation security pay
• Experience on a federal payroll system migration, replacement or consolidation
• Configuration experience on an enterprise payroll engine — Oracle Fusion Cloud Payroll, Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) Payroll and Oracle Fast Formula, PeopleSoft Global Payroll or Payroll for North America, or SAP Payroll
• Ability to read COBOL, JCL or copybook structures, or experience with a non-relational mainframe database

This position is contingent on funding and may not be filled immediately. However, this position is representative of positions within CACI that are consistently available. Individuals who apply may also be considered for other positions at CACI.

What You Can Expect

A culture of integrity.

At CACI, we place character and innovation at the center of everything we do. As a valued team member, you’ll be part of a high-performing group dedicated to our customer’s missions and driven by a higher purpose – to ensure the safety of our nation.

An environment of trust.

CACI values the unique contributions that every employee brings to our company and our customers - every day. You’ll have the autonomy to take the time you need through a unique flexible time off benefit and have access to robust learning resources to make your ambitions a reality.

A focus on continuous growth.

Together, we will advance our nation's most critical missions, build on our lengthy track record of business success, and find opportunities to break new ground — in your career and in our legacy.

Pay Range

There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications. Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, benefits and learning and development opportunities. Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families. At CACI, you will receive comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits.

The Proposed Salary Range For This Position Is

$78,000 - $163,800

CACI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic.