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Workday Payroll SME

New York, NY, US • Posted 22 hours ago • Updated 10 hours ago

Full Time

On-site

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Skills

Data Integrity
Version Control
Workflow
Absence Management
FLSA
Taxes
Legal
Auditing
Testing
Finance
Organizational Change Management
Training
Network
Reporting
Analytics
Process Modeling
Optimization
Stakeholder Management
Collaboration
Documentation
Requirements Elicitation
Software Design
Workday
HR Management System
Enterprise Resource Planning
Change Management
Project Management
PMP
Agile
Payroll
Systems Architecture
Regulatory Compliance
System Integration
Data Governance
Risk Management
Leadership
Healthcare Information Technology
Health Care
Life Sciences
Recruiting

Data Integrity
Version Control
Workflow
Absence Management
FLSA
Taxes
Legal
Auditing
Testing
Finance
Organizational Change Management
Training
Network
Reporting
Analytics
Process Modeling
Optimization
Stakeholder Management
Collaboration
Documentation
Requirements Elicitation
Software Design
Workday
HR Management System
Enterprise Resource Planning
Change Management
Project Management
PMP
Agile
Payroll
Systems Architecture
Regulatory Compliance
System Integration
Data Governance
Risk Management
Leadership
Healthcare Information Technology
Health Care
Life Sciences
Recruiting

Summary

Workday Payroll Consultant - Healthcare

Some onsite work in Valhalla, NY
12-month contract role

Position Summary

Seeking a consultant who will be responsible for leading the design, standardization, and optimization of payroll processes and configurations across a multi-entity network environment. This role focuses on aligning disparate payroll practices into a unified, compliant, and scalable Workday payroll framework. The consultant will serve as a subject matter expert (SME) for Workday Payroll, ensuring operational consistency, regulatory compliance, data integrity, and system efficiency across all business units.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the development and implementation of standardized payroll policies, processes, and controls across the network.
Harmonize pay rules, earnings codes, deductions, tax treatments, and payroll calendars across multiple entities.
Establish governance frameworks for payroll configuration changes, approvals, and version control.
Define and document standardized payroll operating models, procedures, and workflows.
Configure and maintain Workday Payroll, including earnings, deductions, taxation, retro processing, and off-cycle payrolls.
Support payroll parallel testing, validation, and reconciliation activities during standardization and deployment phases.
Ensure accurate integration between Workday Payroll, Time Tracking, Absence Management, Benefits, and Financials.
Ensure payroll configurations comply with federal, state, and local regulations (e.g., FLSA, tax compliance, wage/hour laws, union agreements where applicable).
Partner with Legal, HR, and Compliance teams to mitigate payroll risk and audit exposure.
Support internal and external audits, including documentation, controls testing, and remediation.
Partner with HR, Finance, IT, and Operations leaders to drive alignment on payroll standardization strategy.
Translate business requirements into scalable Workday payroll solutions.
Support organizational change management, including communications, training, and adoption strategies.
Provide functional leadership and advisory support to payroll teams across the network.
Ensure data accuracy, reconciliation controls, and auditability across payroll processes.
Support standardized reporting, analytics, and payroll metrics across entities.
Establish data governance standards for payroll-related information.

Required Qualifications

5+ years of extensive experience in Workday Payroll configuration and deployment
Proven experience leading enterprise payroll standardization initiatives
Prior experience with Healthcare facility
Strong knowledge of U.S. payroll regulations, wage and hour laws, and payroll compliance
Experience in multi-entity, multi-location, or networked organizational environments
Expertise in payroll process design, transformation, and optimization
Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills
Demonstrated ability to lead complex system and process transformations
Advanced documentation, requirements gathering, and solution design capabilities

Preferred Qualifications

Workday Payroll certification(s)
Experience with large-scale HRIS or ERP transformations
Background in healthcare, government, education, or other highly regulated industries
Experience with unionized workforce payroll structures
Change management or project management certification (e.g., PMP, Prosci, Agile)

Core Competencies

Payroll systems architecture
Process standardization and governance
Regulatory compliance
Enterprise system integration
Data governance and controls
Risk management
Change leadership
Operational transformation

To learn more about this and other positions, contact Alma Arteaga at or . Healthcare IT Leaders is a national leader in IT workforce solutions, connecting healthcare provider, payer and life sciences organizations with experienced technology talent for consulting and full-time hiring. For more information, visit us on the web at .

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