Job Description

Dayforce is a global human capital management (HCM) company headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, and Minneapolis, Minnesota, with operations across North America, Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA), and the Asia Pacific Japan (APJ) region.

Our award-winning Cloud HCM platform offers a unified solution database and continuous calculation engine, driving efficiency, productivity and compliance for the global workforce.

Our brand promise - Makes Work Life Better™- Reflects our commitment to employees, customers, partners and communities globally.

About the opportunity

The Dayforce Payroll Analyst manages end-to-end payroll processing for one or more countries and contributes to system configuration, project work, and organizational change. This role independently handles moderately complex payroll work and resolves varied employee, compliance, data, and system issues. The Payroll Analyst contributes to consistent global payroll operations while escalating issues with broader functional or organizational impact.

What you’ll get to do

• Delivers accurate full-cycle payroll for salaried and hourly employees across one or more assigned countries.
• Maintains payroll integrity and required reporting within applicable regulatory deadlines and company standards.
• Resolves moderately complex employee, stakeholder, Dayforce configuration, and payroll system issues within established service expectations.
• Maintains payroll data and records in accordance with applicable privacy, control, and regulatory requirements.
• Contributes to payroll outcomes during system changes, organizational changes, and other cross-functional initiatives.
• Improves payroll efficiency and consistency by recommending process, automation, and system changes.
• Contributes to Customer Zero initiatives by validating payroll requirements and Dayforce functionality within moderately complex system changes.

Scope and Complexity

• Scope of Impact: Impacts payroll accuracy, compliance, consistency, and efficiency across assigned countries and contributes to departmental projects and organizational change workstreams.
• Autonomy: Independently performs moderate to complex payroll work within established objectives and determines appropriate responses to a wide range of issues.
• Problem Complexity: Resolves moderate to complex payroll problems requiring interpretation, additional analysis, evaluation of alternatives, and adaptation of established approaches.
• Decision Authority: Makes operational decisions within assigned payroll responsibilities while escalating issues with broader compliance, system, financial, or long-range functional implications.
• Stakeholder Interaction: Works beyond the immediate team with management and cross-functional partners to solve payroll problems, improve processes, and anticipate stakeholder needs.

Skills and experience we value

• Typically requires 2–5 years of relevant professional experience.
• Demonstrated experience with hands-on payroll processing involving employee changes, reporting requirements, compliance needs, and payroll issue resolution.
• Proven ability to contribute to payroll projects, system implementations, or acquisition-related work with guidance on more complex issues.
• Core skills: payroll processing, payroll compliance, payroll reconciliation, payroll systems, data interpretation, problem resolution, stakeholder management, and process improvement.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• No licenses or certifications required.

What’s in it for you

Dayforce is fueled by the diversity of our talented employees. We are an equal opportunity employer and consider and embrace ALL individuals and what makes them unique. We believe our employees should be happy and healthy, with peace of mind and a sense of fulfillment.

We encourage individuals to apply based on their passions.

Dayforce encourages personal and professional growth. We offer excellent time away from work programs, comprehensive wellness initiatives and recognition through competitive pay and benefits.

With a commitment to community impact, including volunteer days and our charity, Dayforce Cares we provide opportunities for you to thrive both in your career and personal life. Our focus is not just on your job but on supporting you to be the best version of yourself.

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