Exhibit 32.2

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                 SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

    I, Mitchell K. Dauerman, Chief Financial Officer of The Ultimate Software
Group, Inc., hereby certify to the best of my knowledge and belief that this
Annual Report on Form 10-K/A fully complies with the requirements of Section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m(a) or
78o(d)) and that the information contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K/A
fairly represents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results
of operations of The Ultimate Software Group, Inc.


          /s/ Mitchell K. Dauerman
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             Mitchell K. Dauerman
           Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

Date: December 1, 2003

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