General Ledger Implementation Consultant

Role Overview

• Develop and manage project plans to ensure timely, on-budget delivery of Dayforce General Ledger implementations
• Lead finance
• and accounting-focused client discovery sessions, document requirements, and translate them into Dayforce configuration
• Configure Dayforce General Ledger functionality, including chart of accounts mapping, costing allocations, legal entities, and accounting rules
• Support payroll-to-GL setup, balancing, reconciliation, and validation activities
• Facilitate solution design, configuration, unit testing, integration testing, training, and deployment activities related to General Ledger
• Conduct consulting sessions (phone, video, or in person) and prepare meeting notes and deliverables
• Partner closely with Project Managers to provide updates on tasks, timelines, deliverables, risks, and dependencies
• Advise clients on Dayforce payroll accounting and financial best practices to maximize accuracy, efficiency, and reporting outcomes
• Collaborate with internal teams, client stakeholders, and third-party vendors (ERP providers, finance teams, integrations partners)
• Ensure accuracy and integrity of payroll, costing, and financial data
• Perform payroll and GL data audits and recommend corrective actions
• Provide post‑go‑live consulting support for payroll accounting and financial processes
• Support GL-related integrations, exports, and financial file feeds
• Serve as a subject-matter expert for Dayforce General Ledger functionality
• Support Organizational Readiness activities, including finance team training and payroll accounting readiness
• Review client accounting structures and payroll costing methodologies and provide recommendations aligned with industry best practices

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Computer Science, or a related field
• 3–5 years of software or HRIS/ERP implementation experience with a strong focus on General Ledger, payroll accounting, or financial systems
• Hands-on experience implementing payroll-to-GL or financial modules within SaaS/Cloud HCM or ERP platforms
• Experience with one or more of the following systems: Ceridian Dayforce (preferred), Workday, UKG, ADP, SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft, NetSuite, or other payroll/financial systems
• Strong understanding of payroll accounting, General Ledger structures, costing, and reconciliations
• Experience supporting or leading payroll accounting implementations or financial system deployments
• Experience in business process mapping; change management experience is a plus
• Working knowledge of financial data files, integrations, and interfaces
• Proficiency in SQL and XML is a plus
• Strong Microsoft Office skills
• Ability to manage multiple clients and project workstreams simultaneously
• Strong facilitation skills for workshops and client-facing sessions
• Highly detail-oriented, organized, and comfortable working independently
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and time‑management skills
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Willingness to travel on a limited basis.

Tech Stack

• Cloud
• ERP
• Oracle
• SQL

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Medical insurance
• Dental plan
• Vision plan
• Life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability (STD/LTD)
• Paid holidays