Workday Payroll Consultant

Hi,

I hope you’re doing well.

Our Client is seeking an Workday Payroll Consultant for Remote Opportunity. Please review the job description and share the required details in the table below along with you updated resume so that we can proceed further.

Position: Workday Payroll Consultant

Location: Remote

Duration: Long-Term Contract

Overview:

Our client is looking for a hands-on Workday Payroll Consultant to own North America payroll for year-end. The client’s team relies on this person for Workday payroll expertise, so you’ll work independently, take full ownership of configuration, and drive year-end to completion with minimal direction.

Responsibilities:

• Own end-to-end North America payroll processing in Workday.
• Lead year-end W2 processing, including restoring purged W2 records and moving them back into production.
• Support new year-end reporting requirements under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
• Support payroll and absence changes tied to Open Enrollment.
• Build data validation reports in Workday, and use EIBs to load and correct data.
• Maintain earnings, deductions, tax setup and business processes for payroll and absence.
• Identify and lead Workday payroll and absence optimisation opportunities.

Required:

• Must have overall 10+ years of experience with 5+ years of hands-on experience with Workday North America Payroll, Absence and payroll integrations.
• Must have 5+ years of configuration experience maintaining earnings, deductions, tax setup and business processes for payroll and absence.
• Strong knowledge of payroll tax regulations and compliance, including W2 processing and year-end.
• Hands-on experience with EIBs and building complex Workday payroll and data validation reports.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Proven ability to work independently and own work without a Workday expert on the client side.
• Authorized to work in the US without sponsorship, now or in the future.

Preferred:

• Experience leading Workday payroll and absence optimisation or enhancement projects.
• Global Workday or non-US payroll integration experience.
• Solid understanding of payroll and GL rules.
• Solid understanding of HCM hire-to-retire processes.
• Workday PATT certification.