Modernizing Payroll Visibility for Public Transit Authorities: A Case Study in Federal Compliance and Union Accuracy

The authority eliminated manual post-run cleanups, achieved proactive audit readiness for 2 CFR 200 compliance, and successfully completed a complex tax engine migration in 25% of the expected timeframe.

75% Reduction in Testing Time Compressed 12 weeks of Vertex to USOPTE validation into under 3 weeks.

100% Grant Coding Integrity Automated mapping for FTA grants 5307, 5337, and 5339.

1300 Employees Managed Spanning multiple bargaining units and federally regulated capital projects.

Case Study Overview

The customer challenge, Camptra solution, and business result

A multi-union workforce with complex pay rules (run-time, spread penalty, FLSA 7(k)) created manual reconciliation nightmares and defensibility gaps during union grievances and federal Single Audits.

The challenge

The solution

Implementation of a comprehensive Payroll Recon Toolset for Oracle Cloud, encompassing Time & Labor validation, Benefits reconciliation, and Payroll-to-GL integrity for FTA grant reporting.

The result

Inside the Case Study

This case study explores how a major regional transit authority modernized its Oracle Cloud Payroll environment to handle the complexities of a 1,300-employee workforce across multiple unions and federal funding streams.

By automating the reconciliation between Oracle Time & Labor and the General Ledger, the organization eliminated reactive variance investigation and secured its federal grant reporting chain.

What You’ll Learn

  • How to automate premium pay validation for multi-union contracts (run-time, spread penalty, and FLSA 7(k)).
  • Why proactive pre-run validation is critical for federal Single Audit (2 CFR 200) compliance.
  • How to ensure labor allocation accuracy for FTA grants (5307, 5337, 5339).
  • Why automated benefit-to-pension reconciliation prevents trust deposit shortfalls.
  • How to accelerate tax engine migrations (Vertex to USOPTE) by over 70%.

Featured Areas Covered

  • Oracle Cloud Time & Labor to Payroll Integration
  • Federal Grant and Fund Accounting (Uniform Guidance)
  • Public Sector Pension and 457(b) Reconciliation
  • Vertex to USOPTE Migration Strategy
  • Union Grievance Defensibility and Audit Readiness

Customer Voice

What the customer said

This payroll reconciliation tool is a great example of how the right technology can reduce manual efforts and free up valuable time during crunch periods to focus on analysis and process improvements.