Senior UKG & WFM Architect

Insight Global; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in Wisconsin is seeking a Senior UKG Pro & WFM Architect to enhance and optimize HR systems. This role involves updating configurations, improving workflows, and ensuring compliance within payroll and reporting. Candidates should possess over 8 years of experience with UKG Pro, a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, and hands-on HR workflow experience. Join us to drive operational excellence and governance in HR and Finance processes.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience with UKG Pro and WFM systems, including configuration, administration, and optimization.
• Hands-on experience with HR, Payroll, and Finance workflows.
• Strong understanding of security roles, labor allocations, payroll auditing, and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Update and optimize organizational levels based on internal discussions and system design.
• Enable employee workflow alerts for HR/Payroll regarding employee address changes.
• Audit and clean up security roles, eliminating unused roles and aligning with the new security template.

Skills

UKG Pro experience

WFM systems knowledge

Process improvement

System governance

HR workflows

Payroll auditing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, HR, Finance, or related field

Job description

Overview

The Senior UKG Pro & WFM Architect is responsible for enhancing and optimizing the configuration, efficiency, and governance of UKG Pro and Workforce Management (WFM) systems. This role partners with HR, Payroll, and Finance teams to deliver scalable, auditable processes, improve system workflows, and ensure accurate payroll, reporting, and security controls.

This is a hands-on, strategic role with a focus on system improvements, process automation, and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Organizational Levels & System Configuration: Update and optimize organizational levels based on internal discussions and system design
• Organizational Levels & System Configuration: Refine state tax setups and evaluate the use of State Organizational levels versus Location fields
• Organizational Levels & System Configuration: Audit active job codes to inactivate outdated or unused codes and establish a formal job code creation and approval process
• Employee Workflow & Process Optimization: Enable employee workflow alerts for HR/Payroll regarding employee address changes
• Employee Workflow & Process Optimization: Integrate deduction and earnings code creation processes across HRIS, Finance, and Payroll teams
• Employee Workflow & Process Optimization: Create desktop procedures and define roles and responsibilities for onboarding, including lessons learned and after-action debriefs
• Security & Role Management: Audit and clean up security roles, eliminating unused roles and aligning with the new security template
• Security & Role Management: Prepare roles for automation and execute automated workflows where applicable
• Security & Role Management: Consolidate and restrict password reset functionality to the HRIS team, cleaning up related roles
• Reporting & Payroll Audit Support: Review specialized data views and UKG Pro reporting to support efficient pre-payroll audits
• Reporting & Payroll Audit Support: Audit payroll processes from a pre-open, pre-check, and post-payroll perspective
• Reporting & Payroll Audit Support: Recommend enhancements to improve the accuracy and efficiency of payroll reporting and auditing
• Governance & Knowledge Transfer: Develop and document procedures, process guidelines, and best practices for HRIS, Payroll, and Finance teams
• Governance & Knowledge Transfer: Provide guidance to HRIS administrators and analysts to maintain system efficiency, compliance, and accuracy

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, HR, Finance, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 8+ years of experience with UKG Pro and WFM systems, including configuration, administration, and optimization
• Hands-on experience with HR, Payroll, and Finance workflows
• Strong understanding of security roles, labor allocations, payroll auditing, and reporting
• Proven ability to implement process improvements and system governance

Preferred Qualifications

• UKG certifications (Pro, WFM, or Integration Hub)
• Experience with HRIS integrations and system optimization projects
• Knowledge of audit and compliance requirements in payroll and HRIS systems