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Posted Jun 22, 2026

[Remote] US Payroll Consultant (Contract)

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Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Silver Cloud is looking for an experienced US Dayforce Payroll Consultant to support the final stages of a large-scale US Dayforce Payroll & Benefits implementation. The role involves hands-on contract work focused on parallel testing, go-live, and hypercare, ensuring accurate payroll processing across all 49 US states. Responsibilities • Lead and support payroll parallel testing activities • Validate Dayforce payroll calculations against legacy systems • Investigate and resolve payroll variances and discrepancies • Execute real-life payroll scenarios during UAT and Day-in-the-Life testing • Act as the subject matter expert for US payroll throughout testing and go-live • Support payroll issue resolution and provide expert guidance to project teams • Ensure payroll compliance across federal, state and local tax jurisdictions • Support payroll cutover and go-live readiness activities • Validate live payroll processing and payroll outputs • Provide post-go-live hypercare support • Assist with payroll stabilisation and knowledge transfer activities • Validate benefit deductions and employer contributions • Support payroll and benefits integration testing • Collaborate with technical teams on carrier feeds and benefit exports Skills • Proven experience supporting US Dayforce Payroll implementations • Strong experience with parallel payroll testing, go-live and hypercare • Deep understanding of US payroll legislation and compliance • Experience supporting payroll across multiple states • Ability to analyse payroll results and troubleshoot complex payroll issues • Comfortable operating as the Payroll SME within a project environment • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills • Able to work flexibly around US payroll cycles and business hours • Dayforce Payroll certification • APA Certification • Benefits implementation experience • Experience supporting large-scale, multi-state payroll transformations Company Overview • Silver Cloud is a whole-of-market technology consultancy, specialising in HR and payroll software. It was founded in 2009, and is headquartered in London, England, GBR, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is https://www.silvercloudhr.co.uk/. Apply To This Job
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