HCM & Reporting Analyst - Dayforce (8 mos contract)
At a glance
Mid-level Data Analysis & BI role at Dexterra. Remote, Canada · contract · CA$80,000–CA$90,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Create and maintain Dayforce reports, dashboards and workforce analytics for the implementation
- Use SQL to inspect HR and payroll records, check their accuracy and investigate data problems
- Help transfer employee information from older systems, reconcile records and prepare reporting data
- Work with HR, Payroll, Finance and IT to turn reporting needs into useful workforce insights
- Build Power BI dashboards and reporting standards, and assist with testing, launch and stabilization
What you bring
- Hands-on experience creating custom reports in Dayforce
- Advanced SQL ability, including work with large data collections
- Background working with HR, payroll, workforce management or HCM information
- Power BI and advanced Excel skills, plus experience supporting HR technology or HCM implementations
Who this fits
This suits a hands-on, mid-level reporting analyst comfortable with complex data work and cross-team collaboration. It is an eight-month contract and fully remote, with occasional office visits.
From the employer
WHO WE ARE
Dexterra Group (TSX: DXT) is a leading provider of support services and infrastructure support solutions across Canada and the United States. Through our diverse businesses, we deliver facilities management, food services, remote workforce accommodations, forestry services, and other operational solutions that help organizations operate safely, efficiently, and sustainably.
For more than 80 years, Dexterra has supported clients across a wide range of industries and environments, from commercial and institutional facilities to remote worksites and natural resource operations. We are committed to delivering exceptional service while creating meaningful opportunities for our people, clients, and communities.
Work That Matters, People Who Care.
Advanced Dayforce reporting and SQL experience are required for this role.
WHAT'S THE ROLE?
We're looking for an HCM & Reporting Analyst to support our Dayforce implementation, with a particular focus on reporting, data transformation, validation, and reconciliation. This 8-month contract role will help build the reporting foundation needed to support implementation, stabilization, and reliable workforce decision-making across the organization.
You will work with complex HR and payroll data, develop custom Dayforce reports and dashboards, and help ensure information transferred from legacy systems is complete, accurate, and ready for use. This is a hands-on role for someone who understands how employee data moves through an HCM environment and can translate reporting requirements into dependable technical solutions.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
The HCM & Reporting Analyst will support both the technical reporting needs of the Dayforce implementation and the transformation of employee data from legacy systems.
You'll partner with HR, Payroll, Finance, IT, and project team members to develop custom reporting solutions, validate data, support implementation testing, and resolve data-related issues. Your work will help establish consistent reporting standards, improve confidence in workforce data, and reduce the risk of errors or rework during implementation and stabilization.
- Build and maintain Dayforce reports, dashboards, and workforce analytics solutions.
- Develop SQL queries to analyze, validate, and troubleshoot HR and payroll data.
- Support employee data migration, reconciliation, and reporting readiness for Dayforce.
- Partner with HR, Payroll, Finance, and IT to deliver meaningful workforce insights.
- Support testing, go-live activities, and post-implementation stabilization.
- Develop Power BI dashboards and reporting standards to support business decision-making.
Who are we looking for?
You are a hands-on reporting professional who enjoys solving complex data challenges and turning workforce data into meaningful business insights. You're equally comfortable working with technical data and collaborating with stakeholders across the business.
You bring:
- Dayforce reporting experience, including custom report development.
- Advanced SQL skills and experience working with large datasets.
- Experience with HR, payroll, workforce management, or HCM data.
- Power BI and advanced Excel expertise.
- Experience supporting HR technology, payroll, or HCM implementations.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder communication skills.
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?
- Be part of a growing organization with a strong focus on innovation and operational excellence.
- Award winning safety culture.
- Competitive compensation and benefits package including 401k, medical, dental, vision, paid time off.
- Fully Remote work model (with occassional trips to the office).
- Supportive team environment with room to grow together.
- Certified as a Great Place to Work 2025-2026!
- Be part of an industry that's more important than ever!
Dexterra Group is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veterans’ status, Indigenous status, or any other legally protected factors. Accommodation is available upon request at all stages of the selection process.
We thank all applicants for their interest and will contact those candidates selected for interview.
Note, we are not accepting candidates from recruitment agencies.
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