Title:- Payroll Implementation Consultant

Location:- Sydney

Duration:- 6 months, extendable

Rate:- As per market

About The Role

Our Digital Consulting team is seeking a Senior Consultant to help clients successfully transition to the Dayforce platform and improve the way they manage payroll, workforce management and broader employee lifecycle processes.

This role will play a key part in delivering high-quality Dayforce payroll implementations, working across the full implementation lifecycle from requirements gathering and solution design through to configuration, testing, stakeholder engagement and client readiness. You will contribute to complex client engagements, mentor consultants and help deliver practical, compliant and sustainable outcomes for our clients.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead the successful implementation of Dayforce payroll solutions for our clients, ensuring delivery is aligned to agreed scope, timelines and quality standards.
- Partner with client stakeholders to gather, document and validate functional requirements, translating business needs into effective system design.
- Configure payroll rules, awards, classifications, allowances, leave provisions, timesheets and workforce management settings to support accurate and compliant outcomes.
- Provide explicit project status updates, including risks, issues, dependencies and recommended resolution pathways.
- Support organisational readiness activities to help clients prepare for successful rollout, adoption and transition to business-as-usual operations.
- Deliver effective client training and knowledge transfer to enable teams to confidently perform day-to-day activities.
- Manage multiple client and project engagements simultaneously while maintaining strong delivery discipline and stakeholder confidence.
- Capture lessons learned and best practices to strengthen internal delivery capability and improve the client experience.




- Maintain current Dayforce knowledge through release training, product updates and relevant certifications, acting as a trusted subject matter expert.
- Travel to client site (as required)

- About You You are an experienced payroll or HCM implementation professional who enjoys solving complex client problems, leading practical workshops and translating business requirements into effective system outcomes.

You will bring strong consulting capability, clear communication and a client-centred approach, with the confidence to mentor others and contribute to high-quality delivery across multiple engagements.

- More than two years’ experience in systems implementation, ideally with successful delivery of payroll, workforce management, or HCM solutions.
- Strong process mapping and business analysis capability, with the ability to identify improvement opportunities and design efficient future-state workflows.
- Sound analytical judgement to assess client requirements, identify pain points and recommend fit-for-purpose solutions aligned to business objectives.
- A strong commitment to quality, best practice and regulatory compliance across payroll and implementation delivery.
- Proven capability leading client workshops and meetings, facilitating productive discussions and presenting solutions with confidence.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to build trust across client and internal stakeholder groups.
- A developing or established reputation as a trusted payroll or HCM subject matter expert who can guide both clients and colleagues.
- A bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience that supports strong consulting, delivery and leadership capability.

- This is an opportunity to build deep Dayforce expertise, work closely with experienced consulting leaders and contribute to meaningful client transformation projects across payroll and workforce management.

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