Certified Workday Payroll Consultant || G.C / U.S.C
12+Months
New York, NY (Remote + Travel)
W2 Only (No C2C)
Role summary
- Partner with business and technology stakeholders to design, configure, test, and deploy Workday Payroll alongside Workday HCM Core and Compensation.
- Translate business needs into scalable Workday solutions and documentation while supporting decision-making throughout the project lifecycle.
Key responsibilities
- Facilitate requirement and design workshops; document decisions, risks, issues, assumptions (RAID), and open questions.
- Configure Workday Payroll (earnings, deductions, taxes, gross-to-net, pay groups, pay calc, retro, proration) and Core/Comp (comp plans, grades, packages, eligibility, merit/bonus cycles).
- Set up and refine Business Processes; define security roles and domains relevant to Payroll and Comp.
- Build and iterate tenant configurations and prototypes; write user stories and acceptance criteria.
- Support data conversion and EIB loads; partner on integrations (Time Tracking, Benefits, Finance, third-party payroll/tax).
- Create and execute test scenarios, support UAT, manage and resolve defects, and track outcomes.
- Prepare cutover plans and post–go-live hypercare support; deliver knowledge transfer to client teams.
- Maintain design documents, configuration workbooks, business process workbooks, and gap analysis updates.
Required qualifications
- Active Workday Payroll certification.
- Active Workday HCM Core certification.
- Hands-on Workday configuration experience with strong client facilitation and documentation skills.
Preferred qualifications
- Participation in at least one end-to-end Workday implementation.
- Workday Compensation certification.
- Experience with multi-state payroll, retro pay, garnishments, and year-end processing.
Expected deliverables
- Configured tenant build(s) and prototypes.
- User stories with acceptance criteria; test scenarios and results.
- Defect triage and resolution logs.
- Configuration workbook and Business Process workbook.
- Design/decision logs and RAID management.
- Gap definition document and periodic updates.
- Knowledge transfer and support materials for go-live/hypercare.
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Certified Workday Payroll / HCM Functional Consultant
12+Months
New York, NY (Remote + Travel)
W2 Only (No C2C)
Role summary
- Serve as the functional lead for Workday Payroll across discovery, design, build, testing, cutover, and hypercare.
- Drive client decision-making, own the Payroll solution integrity, and coordinate work across functional, integration, and testing teams.
Key responsibilities
- Lead design workshops; define the target-state Payroll operating model and solution roadmap.
- Own configuration for Payroll components: earnings/deductions, tax setup, pay groups/schedules, pay calc, retro, proration, costing, absence/benefits impacts, and garnishments.
- Oversee Business Process design and security related to Payroll; ensure compliance and audit readiness.
- Define testing strategy; manage SIT/UAT cycles, traceability to requirements, and defect resolution.
- Coordinate data conversion and EIB loads; partner on payroll-related integrations and parallel runs.
- Prepare cutover strategy, payroll parallel validations, and go-live readiness; lead hypercare and transition to support.
- Maintain rigor in documentation: design docs, decision logs, RAID, configuration and business process workbooks, gap analysis.
Required qualifications
- Active Workday Payroll certification.
- Proven experience leading at least one full-cycle Workday Payroll implementation as the functional lead.
- Strong stakeholder management, workshop facilitation, and executive communication skills.
- Demonstrated ownership of documentation, testing, and issue management.
Preferred qualifications
- Experience with multi-entity/multi-state payroll; unions and complex pay rules.
- Exposure to Workday Time Tracking, Absence, Benefits, or Finance integrations.
- Agile delivery experience and familiarity with Jira/Azure DevOps for user stories and defect tracking.
Expected deliverables
- Fully configured tenant build for Payroll with decision traceability.
- User stories and test assets; executed test cycles with documented results.
- Defect and issue logs with resolution plans.
- Configuration workbook and Business Process workbook.
- Design and decision documentation; RAID management.
- Gap definition document and updates; cutover and hypercare plans; knowledge transfer materials.
