Dayforce Functional Consultant

Location - Sydney

Duration - 6-12 months.

HR Technology / Human Capital Management (HCM)

About the role:

Our client is seeking an experienced Dayforce Subject Matter Expert (SME) to support and enhance Dayforce Human Capital Management (HCM) operations.

The successful candidate will act as the primary functional expert for Dayforce, partnering with HR, Payroll, Learning, and Business stakeholders to ensure efficient operation, continuous improvement, and optimization of HR processes across the employee lifecycle.

This is a client-facing onsite role requiring solid functional expertise in Dayforce modules including Payroll, Workforce Management, Onboarding, Offboarding, Learning, Employee Data Management, and HR Service Delivery.

Key Responsibilities

- Serve as the primary SME for the Dayforce platform and associated HR processes.
- Support day-to-day operations, incident resolution, and user queries related to Dayforce.
- Work closely with HR, Payroll, Learning & Development, and IT teams to gather requirements and implement solutions.

Configure and maintain Dayforce modules including:

- Payroll
- Workforce Management
- Employee Lifecycle Management
- Onboarding & Offboarding
- Learning & Training
- Employee Self-Service (ESS) and Manager Self-Service (MSS)
- Analyze business requirements and recommend best-practice Dayforce solutions.
- Support testing, system upgrades, patches, and new feature deployments.
- Ensure data integrity, security, compliance,



and audit readiness.
- Develop process documentation, user guides, and knowledge articles.
- Conduct stakeholder workshops, training sessions, and end-user enablement activities.
- Collaborate with vendors and technical teams for integrations and issue resolution.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives and process automation opportunities.

The successful candidate will have experience with:

- Functional Expertise
- Strong hands-on experience with Dayforce HCM.
- Deep understanding of:
- Payroll Processing
- Employee Records Management
- Onboarding and Offboarding
- Learning Management
- HR Administration
- Leave and Attendance Management
- Workforce Scheduling
- Business Knowledge
- Strong understanding of HR and Payroll business processes.
- Experience supporting end-to-end employee lifecycle management.
- Knowledge of Australian payroll and workforce compliance requirements.

Technical Skills

- Experience with Dayforce configuration and administration.
- Knowledge of HR system integrations and data management.
- Experience with reporting, analytics, and dashboard development.
- Familiarity with testing methodologies and release management.

Preferred Qualifications

- Dayforce certification(s) preferred.
- Experience in large enterprise environments.
- Experience supporting HR Digital Transformation initiatives.
- Familiarity with ITIL-based support models.
- Experience working with distributed support teams.

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