Payroll & Benefits Consultant

NextStep Recruiting has partnered with a client in the transportation industry who is seeking an experienced Payroll & Benefits Specialist with hands-on Dayforce experience to support a short-term project focused on benefit reconciliations, accruals, and ensuring accuracy within their payroll and benefits modules. This role requires someone who can step in quickly, navigate the latest version of Dayforce, and perform detailed reconciliation work to support month-end and year-end processes. This role is 100% remote with a requirement to be in the Central Time Zone.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform benefit plan reconciliations within Dayforce, ensuring accurate deductions, employer contributions, and enrollment data.
• Review, validate, and correct accrual calculations (PTO, sick, vacation, leave programs).
• Audit payroll and benefit transactions for discrepancies and partner with HR / Payroll to resolve issues promptly.
• Analyze variances between carrier invoices, payroll registers, and system calculations.
• Ensure accuracy of employee eligibility, deductions, and plan rates in the Dayforce Benefits and Payroll modules.
• Assist with month-end and year-end processing related to payroll and benefits.
• Support data clean-up, configuration adjustments, and quality checks as needed.
• Generate reports from Dayforce for leadership review, compliance, and financial reconciliation.
• Collaborate with HR, Accounting, and external benefit providers to align data and resolve discrepancies.
• Provide documentation and knowledge transfer to internal teams at project completion.

Required Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

Project Highlights

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