Payroll Design and FLSA Testing Consultant

Title: Payroll Design and FLSA Testing Consultant

Site Locations: Tampa, FL 33607, Madison, NJ 07940, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648

Duration: 6 Months

Hybrid Schedule

Pay Rate: $35.71/hr. on w2

Job Description

Position Overview
" We are seeking an experienced Payroll Design & FLSA Testing Consultant to support payroll compliance, process design, requirements gathering, and testing activities.

" The consultant will work with Payroll, HR, Time & Attendance, Finance, and vendor teams to assess requirements, design payroll solutions, validate calculations, and support payroll transformation initiatives.

Key Responsibilities
" Gather and document payroll business requirements and process designs.
" Review and enhance payroll processes, controls, and governance.
" Analyze impacts to FLSA overtime, regular rate calculations, bonuses, premium pay, and payroll compliance requirements.
" Support payroll design activities related to:
o Earnings and deductions
o Time integration requirements
o Payroll interfaces and data flows
o Wage type and earnings code design
o Payroll controls and compliance requirements
o Payroll operational procedures and handoffs
" Develop process flows, business requirements documents (BRDs), and functional specifications.
" Create and execute payroll test plans, test scripts, and validation scenarios.
" Lead System Testing, UAT, Parallel Testing, and payroll reconciliations.
" Track testing defects and coordinate resolution with internal and vendor teams.
" Support payroll transformation, optimization, and automation initiatives.

Required Qualifications
" 3 -4 years of payroll design, payroll implementation, or payroll testing experience.
" Strong knowledge of FLSA, overtime regulations, and payroll compliance requirements.
" Experience gathering payroll requirements and documenting future-state processes.
" Experience supporting payroll system implementations or enhancements.
" Strong payroll testing and reconciliation experience.
" Experience working with ADP GlobalView, Workday, SAP Payroll, or similar platforms.
" Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Experience
" Payroll transformation and process engineering initiatives.
" Global payroll environments.
" Payroll integrations with HR, Time & Attendance, Benefits, or Finance systems.
" Payroll automation and continuous improvement projects.
" CPP certification preferred.