Workday Payroll Consultant

Position Overview

We are looking for a skilled Workday Payroll Consultant to manage, configure, and optimize our Workday Payroll platform. The ideal candidate brings a strong core of functional expertise in end-to-end payroll processing, tax compliance, and business process design (70%), complemented by hands-on technical capabilities in custom reporting, calculated fields, and EIB integration management (30%).

Key Responsibilities

• Functional Responsibilities (70%)
• Payroll Configuration & Setup: Configure and maintain pay groups, earning/deduction codes, run categories, accumulators, and payment election rules.
• Business Process Management: Design, build, and optimize Workday Payroll Business Processes (BPs), condition rules, and step sequences.
• Compliance & Tax Management: Ensure adherence to federal, state, and local tax requirements, quarterly/year-end processing (W-2s, 1099s), garnishments, and statutory reporting.
• Testing & Validation: Lead parallel payroll testing, regression testing, unit testing, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for new implementations and bi-annual Workday feature updates.
• Stakeholder Support: Partner with HR, Benefits, Finance, and Accounting teams to resolve payroll operational issues, configure GL mapping, and refine gross-to-net calculations.
• Technical Responsibilities (30%)
• Reporting & Analytics: Build and maintain Advanced, Matrix, and Composite reports utilizing complex Calculated Fields to support payroll audit and finance needs.
• Data Integration & EIBs: Configure and execute inbound/outbound Enterprise Interface Builders (EIBs) for mass data updates and vendor interface updates.
• Integration Support: Troubleshoot integration points between Workday Payroll, Time Tracking, Absence Management, Benefits, and external General Ledger (GL) systems.
• Issue Triage: Analyze system log files, debug condition rules, and assist with API/Core Connector errors.

Qualifications & Key Requirements

• Experience: 7+ years of hands-on Workday Payroll configuration and administration experience.
• Certification: Workday Payroll Functional Certification (US or Global) is strongly preferred.
• Functional Expertise: In-depth knowledge of gross-to-net processing, tax authority setups, garnishments, and GL accounting touchpoints.
• Technical Skills: Proficient in Workday Report Writer, Calculated Fields, EIBs, and Core Connectors. Familiarity with XSLT, XML, or Workday Studio is a plus.
• Communication: Excellent problem-solving and communication skills to bridge technical specifications with business stakeholder requirements.