Workday Payroll Specialist

Job Summary:

We are looking for a highly skilled HR Systems Administrator with extensive experience in Workday, particularly across Payroll, HRMS, Benefits, and Time Tracking modules. The ideal candidate will be responsible for configuring payroll components such as pay groups, earnings, deductions, tax codes, and cost centers, while also supporting data integrity, audit compliance, and system enhancements. This role involves close collaboration with HR, Finance, Legal, IT, and external vendors to troubleshoot issues, define technical specifications, and implement strategic initiatives. Experience with Workday EIBs, reporting tools, and business process optimization is preferred, along with strong analytical, communication, and consultative skills. The candidate should be comfortable managing testing, deployments, associate training, and maintaining master data standards. A minimum of 6+ years of progressive HRIS experience and a bachelor s degree or equivalent is required.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Acts as Systems Administrator for HR technology, which may include HRMS, Time Tracking, Payroll, Projects and Benefits by addressing system problems and enhancing system functionality.
• Partners with Stakeholders which may include Finance, Payroll, HR, Audit, Benefits, Legal, associates, and vendors to determine strategic needs, defines functional/technical specifications, troubleshoot issues, and implement initiatives.
• Workday Ecosystems experience required.
• Workday Payroll experience required including company, pay group, earnings, deductions, tax codes, cost center and payroll calculation configurations. Workday Benefits and Time/Attendance experience a plus.
• GL/Finance experience preferred.
• Experience with Workday's EIBs preferred.
• Utilizes complex reporting tools to develop, document and monitor cross-process data integration points in future-state business process designs, facilitate resolution of misalignment across process areas.
• Supports teams in identification, analysis and implementation planning of optimizing design, cleansing legacy data, and prioritizing conversion of integrated data.
• Develops and manages the business process designs and accuracy of associate information such as company data, location data, position data, custom fields, parent/child relationship, etc.
• Operates as the key liaison with the HR, Accounting/Finance, Internal/External Auditors for SOX compliance issues or new company, locations, departments, etc. set up.
• Develops and manages the audit process for associate information; work directly with the HR, Benefits, Payroll, Accounting/Finance, IT management teams to provide data integrity, consistency, and reliability throughout the organization.
• Develops recommendations for process improvements related to data utilization and maintenance.
• Performs testing responsibilities, including reviewing specifications, creating test scenarios, and overseeing testing of the system.
• Manages deployment and testing of system patches/new releases.
• Provides system updates and enhancement recommendations to Stakeholders.
• Provide and maintain associate training materials.
• Responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining associate master data standards and appropriate legal compliance and company policy.
• Serves as Tier 2 Specialist to resolve complex technical issues raised by associates and managers
• Maintains and develops a strong working relationship with business owners as a process advocate.
• Maintains appropriate issue tracking and manage issue resolution process. Supports the development of specific actions and recommendations to mitigate risk and resolve outstanding issues.
• Creates, maintains, and delivers status reporting for related project activities to key stakeholders.

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Requires some training in fields such as business administration, accountancy, sales, marketing, computer sciences or similar vocations generally obtained through completion of a four-year Bachelor s Degree program, technical vocational training, or equivalent combination of experience and education. Normally requires a minimum of 6+ years directly related and progressively responsible experience; prior HRIS experience required.