# 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.