Dayforce Report Writer – HRIS Implementation
Posted 4 days ago by Totaljobs
£600 Per day
Outside
Remote
City of London (EC4V)
Summary: The Dayforce Report Writer role involves supporting a Dayforce HRIS implementation by recreating existing PeopleSoft reports into Dayforce. The position requires strong analytical skills to understand legacy reports and translate them into the new system, focusing on high-priority reporting needs prior to the Wave 1 go-live. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with Dayforce reporting and a solid understanding of HR and payroll data. Immediate onboarding is expected, with a fast feedback process for applicants.
Key Responsibilities:
- Analyse existing PeopleSoft reports to understand logic, calculations, and data outputs
- Work with stakeholders to clarify and refine reporting requirements
- Design and build equivalent reports within Dayforce (UI-based reporting tools)
- Identify and map data from legacy reports to the correct fields within Dayforce
- Support UAT and parallel testing, validating outputs against legacy reports
- Investigate and resolve discrepancies between systems
- Document report logic, assumptions, and data mappings
Key Skills:
- Strong hands-on experience building reports in Dayforce
- Experience working on HRIS implementations or report migrations
- Ability to interpret and reverse-engineer legacy reports (e.g. PeopleSoft)
- Strong understanding of HR and payroll data
- Experience supporting UAT and data validation
- Strong Excel skills and attention to detail
Salary (Rate): £600 per day
City: City of London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: HR
Fully Remote / Outside IR36 Contract / 6 months minimum term
We’re supporting a Dayforce HRIS implementation and are looking for an experienced Dayforce Report Writer to support a major reporting workstream.
The role will focus on recreating reports being using in the current PeopleSoft system, into Dayforce. A number of this are high priorty, prior to Wave 1 go live.
What you’ll be doing:
- Analyse existing PeopleSoft reports to understand logic, calculations, and data outputs
- Work with stakeholders to clarify and refine reporting requirements
- Design and build equivalent reports within Dayforce (UI-based reporting tools)
- Identify and map data from legacy reports to the correct fields within Dayforce
- Support UAT and parallel testing, validating outputs against legacy reports
- Investigate and resolve discrepancies between systems
- Document report logic, assumptions, and data mappings
What we’re looking for:
- Strong hands-on experience building reports in Dayforce - examples of doing so on a project, vs building a couple as part of another job, will be critical
- Experience working on HRIS implementations or report migrations
- Ability to interpret and reverse-engineer legacy reports (e.g. PeopleSoft)
- Strong understanding of HR and payroll data
- Experience supporting UAT and data validation
- Strong Excel skills and attention to detail
This role is less about technical development and more about translating legacy reporting into Dayforce — understanding what the data is doing, where it sits, and how to accurately recreate it in a new system.
They are looking to have someone onboard right away, so feedback will be fast. Please apply today for an immediate CV review. Kinetech is acting as a recruiter in relation to this hire. Please see our website for details on how we handle your data