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Supporting Your UKG Journey To Its Full Potential

Launch Implementation

Implement your UKG solution right the first time, on time and on budget. Make the most of your initial investment and increase organizational adoption.

Client-Side Support

Designed to advise, guide, and support new customers in a successful launch, we bring practitioner-level experience, industry expertise, and a proven implementation approach.

Post Live

Drive your long-term UKG system success by optimizing utilization, strengthening user adoption, gaining meaningful visibility to data, and supporting organizational change after go-live.

Premier

Dedicated resources focus on your post live needs. They’ll be your one-stop shop for all things UKG, helping you continuously improve and maximize user adoption. This ensures you get the most value out of your UKG investment.

Managed Payroll

Our certified payroll experts maintain your payroll cycles and schedules, adapt to your organizational needs, offer step-by-step account management, and even bear the burden of payroll administration from start to finish.

Strategic

We provide strategic support through comprehensive methodologies from change management and client-side support during your implementation to system wellness checks annually.

Training and Education

Expertly designed training plans and programs aligned with your organization’s needs, increasing time to value for better system utilization and user adoption.

Reporting

If you’ve never used UKG, or you weren’t involved in the UKG implementation until now, Ascend’s supplemental services are here for you. Assess your system’s health, get up to speed on where you’re at, plan where you want to go, further your reporting abilities and more. 

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2024 UKG Partner of the Year RSI

Our Story

Born from a merger, leading in UKG expertise.

HRMS Solutions and ATS Management Consulting, two leading UKG partners, have merged to form Ascend, Inc., one of the largest premier exclusive UKG partners in North America. This exciting merger brings together over 130 certified consultants and 300 active projects, making Ascend the go-to expert for all UKG Pro, WFM and Ready needs.

Ascend offers comprehensive services across the entire UKG platform, catering to both mid-market and enterprise organizations. With a focus on personalized service and a deep understanding of UKG’s capabilities, Ascend empowers businesses to fully leverage their UKG investment. Ascend’s talented team is dedicated to delivering exceptional value and ensuring a smooth and valuable experience for every UKG customer.

What Our Clients Are Saying
Ascend was by our side the entire time. They were there to support us, answer all our questions quickly and kept us on track to meet our deadlines. Ascend helped us implement new software at a busy time, and they reminded us of all the items we may have overlooked. Their support was impeccable! Payroll & Benefits Specialist Energy Our Ascend consultant has been great and without her help we would not be able to get through the implementation. HR Director Business Services Our Ascend consultant is doing a FANTASTIC job. We appreciate his insights, his willingness to jump in and help problem solve, pulse check and provide best practice ideas. HR Manager Government Contractor Our Ascend consultant was wonderful to work with. Her expertise with the UKG system was very valuable as we progressed through the system set-up. Her follow up was more than I could ask and helped keep us on schedule for an on-time implementation! HR Manager Food and Beverage

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