UKG Workforce Management Consultant

INSPYR Solutions; Oak Brook (IL); Remote; USD 83,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical benefits

401(k) retirement plan

Competitive pay

Job summary

INSPYR Solutions is seeking an experienced UKG Workforce Management Consultant to support a UKG optimization and configuration initiative for our client. The role is remote (ET/CT hours) with compensation of $60–$75 per hour, targeting US-based projects.

You will redesign attendance policies, configure payroll rules, enhance leave accruals, and update overtime calculations while translating business requirements into UKG configurations.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience configuring and supporting UKG Workforce Management solutions.
• Strong understanding of attendance policies, attendance points, and corrective action workflows.
• Experience configuring payroll rules, overtime calculations, pay codes, and timekeeping functionality.
• Familiarity with leave management, sick time accruals, and benefits-related configuration.
• Experience developing or modifying workforce management reports.
• Ability to translate business requirements into technical configurations.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work directly with business stakeholders.
• Experience supporting system testing, validation, and implementation activities.

Responsibilities

• Attendance Management: Redesign and configure attendance policies, including milestone-based perfect attendance rewards, probationary attendance controls, and standardized corrective action thresholds.
• Employee Notifications & Reporting: Implement automated attendance point notifications and develop reporting capabilities that provide HR visibility into attendance activity, compliance, and reward eligibility.
• Leave & Benefit Accruals: Reconfigure sick leave accrual rules to calculate earned time based on hours worked, supporting consistent accrual practices across the organization.
• Overtime Configuration: Update overtime calculation rules to exclude non-worked pay codes, holiday credits, and other qualifying premium hours in accordance with the revised overtime policy effective January 1.
• System Configuration & Testing: Translate business requirements into UKG configurations, validate system functionality, troubleshoot discrepancies, and support user acceptance testing.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Partner with HR, payroll, and technical stakeholders to ensure requirements are understood, configurations align with business objectives, and implementation milestones are achieved.
• Implementation Support: Assist with documentation, deployment preparation, issue resolution, and post‑implementation stabilization.

Skills

UKG configuration

Attendance policies

Payroll rules

Leave management

Reporting

Translating requirements to configs

Communication with stakeholders

Testing & validation

Tools

UKG Workforce Management

UKG Pro

Job description

UKG Workforce Management Consultant

Location: Remote – ET/CT Hours

Compensation: $60 – 75/HR

Work Requirements: US Citizen, GC Holders

INSPYR Solutions is seeking an experienced UKG Workforce Management Consultant to support a UKG optimization and configuration initiative for our client.

The consultant will support the redesign, configuration, and implementation of updated workforce management policies and system functionality, with a primary focus on attendance management, employee communication, leave accruals, and overtime calculations.

This engagement requires hands-on UKG configuration experience, an understanding of workforce management and payroll processes, and the ability to translate business requirements into effective system solutions.

The consultant will work alongside client stakeholders to execute the updated change order scope, validate configurations, support testing, and help prepare the organization for the updated policy and system rollout.

Key Responsibilities

• Attendance Management: Redesign and configure attendance policies, including milestone-based perfect attendance rewards, probationary attendance controls, and standardized corrective action thresholds.
• Employee Notifications & Reporting: Implement automated attendance point notifications and develop reporting capabilities that provide HR visibility into attendance activity, compliance, and reward eligibility.
• Leave & Benefit Accruals: Reconfigure sick leave accrual rules to calculate earned time based on hours worked, supporting consistent accrual practices across the organization.
• Overtime Configuration: Update overtime calculation rules to exclude non-worked pay codes, holiday credits, and other qualifying premium hours in accordance with the revised overtime policy effective January 1.
• System Configuration & Testing: Translate business requirements into UKG configurations, validate system functionality, troubleshoot discrepancies, and support user acceptance testing.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Partner with HR, payroll, and technical stakeholders to ensure requirements are understood, configurations align with business objectives, and implementation milestones are achieved.
• Implementation Support: Assist with documentation, deployment preparation, issue resolution, and post‑implementation stabilization.

Required Qualifications

• Hands‑on experience configuring and supporting UKG Workforce Management solutions.
• Strong understanding of attendance policies, attendance points, and corrective action workflows.
• Experience configuring payroll rules, overtime calculations, pay codes, and timekeeping functionality.
• Familiarity with leave management, sick time accruals, and benefits‑related configuration.
• Experience developing or modifying workforce management reports.
• Ability to translate business requirements into technical configurations.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work directly with business stakeholders.
• Experience supporting system testing, validation, and implementation activities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with UKG Pro Workforce Management / UKG Dimensions.
• Previous experience supporting HRIS, payroll, or workforce management optimization initiatives.

Experience with policy redesign and system configuration within complex enterprise environments.

Our benefits package includes:

(EXCLUDE on perm placements)

• Comprehensive medical benefits
• Competitive pay
• 401(k) retirement plan
• …and much more!

About INSPYR Solutions

Technology is our focus and quality is our commitment. As a leading global expert in delivering flexible technology and talent solutions, we strategically align industry and technical expertise with our clients' business objectives and cultural needs. Our tailored offerings include a wide variety of professional services, project solutions, managed services, and talent resources, all bolstered by our strategic partnerships with cutting‑edge technology services. By always striving for excellence and focusing on the human aspect of our business, we work seamlessly with our talent and clients to match the right solutions to the right opportunities. Learn more about us at www.inspyrsolutions.com.

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