Payroll Lead / Consultant

Position: Payroll Lead / Consultant US Benefits

Attached is the profile of the candidate who has an interview tomorrow

Overview:

We are seeking a Payroll Certified Workday Payroll Lead / Consultant to join the Kainos team on the Access Group Phase 2 project. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with Workday Payroll and payroll launch implementations, focusing on US Benefits and Payroll Integrations.

There are two roles available under this engagement:

• Payroll Lead: ~445 hours
• Payroll Consultant: ~222 hours
  (Approximately 20 hours per week total across both roles.)

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and support Workday Payroll implementation for U.S. payroll operations and benefits integrations.
• Liaise with cross-functional teams (Benefits, Integrations, Finance) to ensure seamless payroll processes.
• Configure, validate, and test payroll elements including pay components, deductions, accumulations, and balances.
• Set up and manage payroll banking configurations, payment elections, and payslip/check layouts.
• Oversee general ledger mappings, journal posting rules, and costing allocations.
• Support payroll tax setup (federal, state, and local), ACA reporting (1095 C/B), and W-2 configuration.
• Execute payroll processing activities including off-cycle payments, retro processing, and audit report configuration.
• Manage involuntary deductions, garnishments, and payroll reconciliation activities.
• Participate in payroll go-live, launch, and post-implementation support.
• Ensure compliance with U.S. payroll and tax regulations

Qualifications:

• Must have active U.S. Payroll Certification.
• Proven experience implementing and launching Workday Payroll solutions.
• Experience leading payroll and benefits integrations in a large enterprise environment.
• Strong understanding of U.S. payroll compliance, tax reporting, and GL integrations.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Prior experience with similar Access Group / Kainos projects is a plus.
• Canadian Payroll Certification is preferred for the parallel Canadian-focused role.

Technical Scope:

The project includes configuration and delivery of:

• Banking: Payment election rules (up to 2 bank accounts and routing rules)
• Checks & Payslips: Delivered check and payslip layouts
• Costing Allocations: Single-dimension worker costing allocations
• General Ledger: Fiscal schedules, journal sources, ledger configuration, and posting rules
• Pay Components: Up to 150 earnings and deductions; net pay validation, arrears, pay accumulations
• Payroll Processing: 2 pay groups, off-cycle and retro processing, audit configurations
• Tax Reporting: Federal, state, and local tax setup; ACA 1095 C/B; W-2 setup
• Data Conversion: Payroll balances, worker tax elections, and payment elections

Interview Process:

1 2 rounds of video interviews