Item: Dayforce
Rating: 9
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Payroll - Making pay easy. From the HRIS visibility to Timesheet integration in Pay Run Management, it is easy to see where and why people are being paid the way they are.

Pros and Cons

I love that everything is integrated within Dayforce - Payroll, Timesheets, HRIS, Reporting, and Recruiting... there are so many tasks in one place.
In addition, when you update something, you don't need to go to a separate system to recalculate since it's all there. I'm quite fond of how Payroll works for me.
Versatility of reporting

Sometimes it can be difficult to find where something is stored so that you can update something on the setup.
Reporting has gotten so much better, but another example is a struggle is trying to add a field to an existing report, particularly ones from Payroll or Timesheets.

Return on Investment

The visibility of built-in reports within the Payroll module has definitely made us more productive.
Integrated technologies means that we can go to one login per day instead of multiple that don't talk to eachother.

I love that the setups are virtually one and done - you only need to think about it if there's a policy change at the governmental or company level. My understanding of the tax engine is that it is pretty powerful and incredibly accurate. It's not something I tend to need to worry about. (Setting up the jurisdictions, however...)

Impact on Decision Making

It 100% makes everything easier to have one system that controls anything you'd need for a company. There are probably several aspects/products that my company doesn't use. It seems like Ceridian is eventually going to tackle everything :)

Alternatives Considered

Paylocity

In past systems, including ones that Ceridian offered themselves, I always hated exporting data from a timesheet system to import into a payroll system and then exporting again from that payroll system to a payment system to commit. You have scattered reports in each system that don't provide a clear view of your employees and their work habits. It's a mess and one which I felt could easily lend to fraudulent activity or mistakes due to human error, both of which I saw occasions of under the separated systems. With Ceridian Dayforce, it's just easy...

Key Insights

Do you think Dayforce delivers good value for the price?

Not sure

Are you happy with Dayforce's feature set?

Yes

Did Dayforce live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Dayforce go as expected?

Would you buy Dayforce again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Microsoft Excel

Likelihood to Recommend

The payroll tools are particularly close to heart for me. I feel that the features within Payroll are incredibly useful in auditing the pay [run] to ensure that employees are paid accurately. Often times, I'm just confirming that I can recreate manually a few employees' pay to confirm the setup is correct, which it most always is. I've primarily used Dayforce [Payroll] for mid-sized companies with between 3000 and 10000 employees, but I can see how this would benefit employers of a small sized company too. Since a company can customize Dayforce to their needs, it's really one size fits all. One thing to note is that during implementation, your company should KNOW what they want, and a general idea of the setup needed to get it. Preparation and pre-learning are key since the implementation specialists and as you go into Support, will basically let you lead - you tell them what you want and they try to implement it. There's no consulting on their part. No "do you think it is better to...". It shouldn't be a dealbreaker, just something to know going in.

Versatile and Comprehensive System

Overall Satisfaction with Ceridian Dayforce