Dayforce Payroll Specialist - Project
Sydney CBD | Day rate| 6-12 Month Contract | Major Dayforce Project
An exciting opportunity has become available for an experienced Dayforce Payroll Specialist to join a large organisation at the beginning of a significant payroll transformation project.
The business is commencing a Dayforce implementation and is looking for someone who brings a robust combination of payroll knowledge and hands-on Dayforce experience to join the internal project team and work closely with their external implementation partner.
This is not a BAU payroll processing role. We are looking for someone who understands payroll from a systems and technical perspective and can represent payroll requirements throughout the Dayforce project.
The first phase will focus on approximately 750 corporate employees, with further phases to follow.
The Role
You will join an established project team that includes an Executive Project Manager, Project Manager and Payroll SME, working closely with the external Dayforce implementation team.
Depending on your experience, your involvement is likely to include:
Acting as a key Dayforce payroll resource throughout the project
Working with the project team and implementation partner to understand and validate payroll requirements
Providing technical Dayforce knowledge from a payroll perspective
Supporting payroll data mapping, migration and validation
Assisting with system configuration reviews and identifying potential payroll impacts
Supporting testing, including system, parallel and UAT activities
Validating payroll calculations and outcomes within Dayforce




Identifying issues and working with the relevant teams through to resolution
Supporting the transition through implementation, go-live and stabilisation
Working closely with payroll and project stakeholders throughout each stage of the implementation
About You
We are particularly interested in speaking with payroll professionals who have:
Strong hands-on experience with Dayforce Payroll
Previous exposure to a Dayforce implementation or major Dayforce project
Strong end-to-end Australian payroll knowledge
A good understanding of how payroll requirements translate into payroll systems
Experience with testing, data validation, reconciliations and/or system projects
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Confidence working with project teams, technical resources and external consultants
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
You may currently be working as a Payroll Systems Specialist, Payroll Systems Analyst, Dayforce Specialist, Senior Payroll Specialist, Payroll Project Specialist or Payroll Business Analyst - we're more interested in your Dayforce and payroll capability than your current job title.
What's on Offer
6-12 month contract
Join a major Dayforce project from the beginning
Work alongside an experienced internal project team and external implementation partner
Initial phase covering approximately 750 corporate employees
Sydney CBD location
Initially 4-5 days onsite during the first few weeks, transitioning to approximately 3 days per week in the office
This is a great opportunity for someone who knows Dayforce Payroll inside and out and would enjoy applying that knowledge within a significant payroll transformation project.
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📌 Dayforce Payroll Specialist - Project (Sydney)
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