Payroll Specialist

Required Skills & Experience

Required Skills and Experience

• 2+ years of Workday experience, specifically supporting Payroll and/or HCM functions
• Hands-on experience processing payroll in a large, complex organization
• Experience working in government, public sector, healthcare, or similarly complex organizations
• Knowledge of multi-state payroll processes and compliance considerations

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

Nice to Have Skills and Experience

• Workday Payroll Certification
• Experience within Higher Education or large government entity environments (large universities preferred)
• Power BI experience
• Strong customer service skills with the ability to support employees through payroll inquiries and helpdesk requests
• Experience researching and resolving payroll discrepancies before payroll completion
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including data exports, reconciliation, and analysis
• Experience utilizing DocuSign and mail merge functionality
• Experience supporting ERP implementations, conversions, or post-go-live stabilization efforts

Job Description

Job Description

We are seeking a Payroll Specialist with strong Workday Payroll and HCM experience to support payroll operations within a large, complex organization. This individual will play a critical role in payroll processing, payroll validations, reporting, troubleshooting, and cross-functional support as the organization continues leveraging Workday as its enterprise ERP platform.

The ideal candidate understands not only payroll processing, but also the upstream and downstream impacts payroll has on finance, grants, reporting, accounting close activities, compliance, and employee experience. This person should be highly analytical, self-sufficient, and comfortable investigating payroll issues while partnering with stakeholders across HR, Payroll, Finance, and Operations.