Workday Principal Payroll Analyst – Remote Opportunity!
Key Responsibilities
Work with Senior Payroll Manager to Create, design, and maintain visual analytics and dashboards to facilitate data interpretation and support decision-making processes. Support all the functions of the Payroll workstream. Ensure data integrity and accuracy through regular audits, validation procedures, and data governance practices. Will support Senior Payroll Manager with Legal / Compliance report requests. Provide support and backup support for regular and custom Payroll processes in Workday Monitor Workday Payroll solutions to ensure that all processes are cohesive and cross functional impacts are considered and mitigated Inform management of recurring issues or when additional team training may be required. Serves as a technical point-of-contact for assigned functional areas and assists subject matter experts. Monitor and recommend changes to improve processes, new technology, and data quality as well as intake, scope, and carryout technology enhancements and changes based on stakeholder requests Resolve other payroll, timekeeping and tax-related issues as needed. Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll, wage, and hour laws Support all testing related to Workday configuration updates, enhancements, integrations and bi-annual releases Develop, implement and execute comprehensive end-to-end testing strategy and tests to validate Workday system configurations, business processes, performance, and reliability for the included HCM modules: (Core HCM, Recruiting, Compensation, Talent, Payroll, Time, Absence and Benefits) Perform functional, regression and user acceptance testing (UAT) Perform Integration validations, monitor and test inbound and outbound data flows between HCM and external systems or third-party vendors Responsible for setting up the test environment for business users as needed to conduct additional SME testing, includes maintaining regression test inventory Identify, document and communicate defects with detailed information for the failed test case/scenario with supporting documentation (screenshots, environment details, log files, etc.) Track defects through to resolution, partner with Workday HCM and technical teams to troubleshoot and resolve defects and issues, retest fixes to ensure quality and stability Ensure compliance with data governance and audit requirements Develop test result reports and provide insights to stakeholders Stakeholder Collaboration Partner with Payroll, HR and IT teams to understand configuration changes, intended outcomes of the change, and testing requirements Coordinate testing timelines and ensure readiness for production deployment Guide business users to conduct SME testing within testing timeline Complete testing of configuration and pass over to HR stakeholder for final review Act as a liaison between functional and technical teams Recommend updates to Workday training materials (Workday Manual, quick guides, etc.) and as needed provide supporting documentation such as process descriptions and screen shots Identify risks impacting the timely delivery of the product and collaborate with Workday Product team to plan mitigation strategies.
Qualifications
Required 2–5+ years of experience in Payroll. HRIS, QA testing, or HCM systems Strong understanding of Payroll compliance and Workday Payroll Processing. Experience with testing tools (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps, HP ALM) Strong analytical and problem-solving skills Preferred Experience supporting Workday releases Knowledge of integrations (EIBs, APIs, middleware) Experience with payroll and benefits business processes Experience in large, multi-state or global organizations