Workday Payroll Configurator SME

Workday Payroll Configuration SME

Location: Remote (USA)

Long term contract

W2 only. No Corp to Corp candidates.

Role Overview

Workday Payroll SME and primary owner responsible for Workday payroll design, configuration governance, payroll-to-benefits alignment, testing oversight, and vendor coordination during the migration from a semi-monthly to a bi-weekly payroll schedule, including 3rd-party vendor processing.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead payroll design and configuration decisions within Workday.

- Redesign pay groups, payroll calendars, earnings, deductions, and related configurations for bi-weekly payroll.

- Validate payroll data mappings between Workday and ADP.

- Ensure proper handling of earnings, deductions, taxes, garnishments, and benefits deductions.

- Govern vendor deliverables and validate overall payroll solution design.

- Lead payroll, benefits, and GL testing activities.

- Manage parallel payroll comparisons and payroll reconciliation.

- Support cutover planning, conversion validation, and go-live readiness.

- Partner with HR, Finance, Benefits, Compensation, and downstream application teams.

- Maintain compliance, audit readiness, and payroll controls.

Required Skills & Qualifications

- 7+ years of Workday Payroll experience, including 3+ large-scale implementations and end-to-end payroll transformation leadership.

- Deep knowledge of payroll tax, earnings, deductions, garnishments, and benefits.

- Experience with payroll outsourcing programs (ADP preferred) and payroll frequency conversions.

- Strong reconciliation, audit, and payroll GL process skills.

- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

Preferred Skills

- Workday Payroll Certification.

- Experience with cross-module Workday features (Time & Absence, Benefits, Compensation, and Performance).

- Direct implementation experience with semi-monthly to bi-weekly conversions.