Technical Specialist

Job Summary

UKG Techno-Functional Consultant - General Ledger Location: India Role Type: Techno-Functional Consultant Primary Focus: UKG Payroll General Ledger Configuration, Mapping, Integration, and Testing Position Summary The UKG Techno-Functional Consultant will support the design, configuration, testing, and implementation of payroll-to-General Ledger processes within the UKG environment. The role requires a combination of functional payroll/accounting knowledge and technical understanding of UKG configuration, data, interfaces, and integration processes. The consultant will work closely with the US-based UKG Functional Lead, Payroll, Finance, Accounting, technical development teams, and ERP teams to translate General Ledger requirements into detailed configuration, mapping, interface, and testing solutions. Key Responsibilities Support the functional and technical design of UKG payroll-to-General Ledger processes. Analyze payroll accounting requirements and translate them into detailed UKG configuration and integration specifications. Configure or support configuration of GL-related payroll components. Develop and maintain mappings for: Earnings. Deductions. Employee and employer taxes. Employer-paid benefits. Payroll liabilities. Cost centers. Departments. Locations. Companies and legal entities. Projects and other accounting dimensions. Debit and credit accounts. Support payroll costing and labor distribution configuration. Analyze UKG payroll results and determine how transactions should be represented in downstream GL systems. Develop detailed mapping documents between UKG data structures and financial-system requirements. Work with technical consultants to define interface layouts, transformation logic, file specifications, validations, and error-handling requirements. Assist in troubleshooting payroll accounting, costing, mapping, and interface issues. Perform data analysis using UKG reporting tools, extracts, SQL, spreadsheets, and other analytical tools as appropriate. Validate GL interface outputs against payroll results. Perform reconciliations between payroll registers, GL files, interface outputs, and downstream financial postings. Support investigation of out-of-balance conditions and incorrect accounting distributions. Identify root causes involving configuration, mapping, source data, transformation logic, or downstream processing. Develop functional and technical design documentation. Create test cases, test scripts, expected results, and reconciliation workbooks. Execute unit, integration, regression, parallel payroll, and user acceptance testing. Document defects and work with functional and technical teams through resolution. Support configuration migrations between development, test, staging, and production environments. Participate in cutover, go-live, hypercare, and ongoing production support. Maintain configuration documentation, mapping documents, interface specifications, and support procedures. Provide knowledge transfer and documentation to production support teams. Required Qualifications 4-8 years of experience working with UKG, payroll, HRIS, HCM, ERP integrations, or related enterprise applications. Hands-on experience with UKG Pro Payroll or related UKG solutions. Working knowledge of payroll General Ledger and payroll accounting processes. Understanding of: Payroll costing. Labor distribution. General Ledger mapping. Debit and credit accounting. Payroll liabilities. Journal entries. Payroll reconciliation. Experience developing or maintaining system configuration and mapping documents. Experience supporting payroll or financial integrations. Ability to analyze data and troubleshoot issues across functional and technical components. Experience with system integration testing and reconciliation. Strong Microsoft Excel skills. Strong analytical, documentation, and problem-solving capabilities. Strong written and verbal communication skills. Ability to work effectively with US-based functional

Key Responsibilities

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with UKG Pro integration technologies and data extracts.
• SQL knowledge and experience querying relational databases.
• Experience with APIs, flat-file integrations, SFTP, middleware, or integration platforms.
• Experience integrating UKG with SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft, Workday Financials, or other ERP systems.
• Experience supporting multi-company or global payroll environments.
• Experience with payroll implementations, conversions, or transformation programs.
• Understanding of accounting controls, reconciliation processes, and audit requirements.

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