• Own end‑to‑end UKG configuration across timekeeping, pay rules, accruals, payroll calendars, and retro logic • Design and maintain calculation rules that correctly interpret worked time, premiums, and policy exceptions • Serve as final authority on how business requirements are implemented in UKG • Ensure predictable payroll outcomes through deliberate configuration and testing • Own payroll close mechanics, cutoff rules, and audit checkpoints • Partner with Payroll Ops and Tax to prevent defects before they reach production • Translate HR policies into accrual engines that balance compliance with operational reality • Own balance logic, caps, resets, carryover, and corrections • Minimize manual adjustments through system‑first design • Own functional logic for inbound and outbound integrations (EVV, rates, benefits, GL, tax files) • Validate mapping, assumptions, and downstream impact of changes • Ensure failures are visible, explainable, and resolved quickly • Design UAT scenarios that reflect real‑world payroll risk • Define pass/fail criteria and approve or reject releases • Lead change impact analysis and configuration documentation • Establish and enforce UKG configuration standards and guardrails • Reduce vendor dependency through internal expertise • Continuously simplify and harden the platform as programs scale • Posture by familiarizing themselves with all policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines and act.