Accounting Analyst III
14 days ago
Sacramento
Job DescriptionAccounting Analyst III Location: Sacramento, CA Schedule: Remote | Day Shift (8:00 AM - 4:30 PM) Position Overview The Accounting Analyst III supports a large-scale payroll and workforce management system implementation, with a primary focus on testing and validation activities within Workday and UKG Pro Workforce Management. This role is responsible for designing, executing, and documenting comprehensive test scenarios across multiple testing phases to ensure system accuracy, data integrity, and readiness for deployment. Responsibilities • Design, stage, and execute test scenarios for payroll and workforce management system implementations, • Perform unit, integration, system, regression, and parallel payroll testing, • Analyze test results to identify discrepancies, variances, and system defects, • Research issues thoroughly and collaborate with cross-functional teams to support resolution, • Document test cases, execution results, and issue tracking in alignment with project standards, • Support validation of payroll calculations, system logic, and data flows between platforms, • Partner with HRIS, payroll, finance, and IT teams to ensure testing completeness and accuracy, • Contribute to testing readiness, execution tracking, and status reporting throughout the project lifecycle, • Ensure systems meet operational, compliance, and deployment requirements prior to go-liveQualifications, • 3+ years of experience in accounting, finance, payroll systems analysis, or related system support roles, • Hands-on experience with Workday and UKG Pro Workforce Management (WFM), • Demonstrated experience conducting payroll testing (unit, integration, regression, and parallel testing), • Strong ability to design and execute detailed test scenarios for complex system implementations, • Experience analyzing testing outcomes and identifying root causes of discrepancies, • Proficiency in test documentation, results tracking, and issue management, • Experience supporting large-scale system implementation or transformation projects, • Strong collaboration skills with cross-functional teams across HR, payroll, finance, and IT, • Experience supporting enterprise system implementations within healthcare or large organizations, • Exposure to OneLink or similar enterprise integration initiatives, • Familiarity with test management and defect tracking tools, • Knowledge of payroll operations and compliance considerations, • Ability to interpret system data flows and integrations across platforms, • Experience working in fast-paced, project-driven environments with tight timelines Benefit offerings include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and 401K plan. Our program provides employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. Available paid leave may include Paid Sick Leave, where required by law; any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law; and Holiday pay upon meeting eligibility criteria. Pay Details: $40.00 to $45.00 per hour Search managed by: Anne OBrien Silveira Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled Military connected talent encouraged to apply To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please navigate to The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable: • The California Fair Chance Act, • Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance, • Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, • San Francisco Fair Chance OrdinanceMassachusetts Candidates Only: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.