Summary: The role of Workday Payroll Tester involves supporting payroll implementation across the UK and ROI, focusing on validating payroll processes and ensuring compliance. The position requires conducting thorough end-to-end testing in Workday, including payroll runs and statutory payments. The tester will collaborate with internal teams and external partners to ensure payroll accuracy and system integrations. This is a contract position with a potential extension, primarily remote with a preference for hybrid work in the Watford office.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct end-to-end payroll testing in Workday, including payroll runs, adjustments, and statutory payments.
• Validate gross-to-net calculations, deductions, and tax compliance.
• Perform UAT & SIT testing, ensuring payroll accuracy and system integrations.
• Test integrations with HMRC RTI (FPS & EPS), ROI ROS submissions, pensions, and finance systems.
• Reconcile Workday payroll outputs with legacy systems and support parallel payroll testing.
• Log and track defects, working with teams to resolve discrepancies.

Key Skills:

• Hands-on Workday UK Payroll testing experience.
• Strong knowledge of UK & ROI payroll legislation (tax, NI, statutory payments, pensions).
• Experience with RTI reporting, payroll reconciliations, and integrations.
• Analytical mindset with high attention to detail.
• Preferred: Workday Payroll configuration experience & BACS/SEPA processing knowledge.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

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Country: undetermined

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

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