Senior Payroll HRIS Analyst - REMOTE

Senior Payroll HRIS Analyst - REMOTE

The Senior Payroll HRIS Analyst is responsible for the design, configuration, optimization, and ongoing support of Workday Payroll for U.S. and Canada payroll operations. This role serves as the primary HRIS partner to Payroll, ensuring Workday solutions align with business requirements, operational needs, and compliance requirements across a complex payroll environment.

This individual partners closely with Payroll, HRIS, Benefits, Compensation, Time Tracking, IT, and other stakeholders to analyze complex payroll needs and translate business requirements into effective Workday configuration solutions. This role requires strong Workday Payroll expertise, a deep understanding of payroll processes, and the ability to identify impacts, recommend best practices, and drive continuous improvement.

Essential functions include serving as the primary Workday Payroll HRIS subject matter expert responsible for the design, configuration, maintenance, and optimization of Workday Payroll functionality supporting U.S. and Canada payroll operations. Support complex payroll configuration including pay components, calculated fields, conditional rules, eligibility criteria, accumulations, and payroll processing configuration.

Additional responsibilities include partnering with Payroll leadership and cross-functional teams to analyze business requirements, identify opportunities for improvement, and design scalable Workday solutions that support varying operational needs across employee populations, locations, business segments, and country-specific requirements.

Skills and abilities include the ability to analyze complex issues, identify root cause, evaluate impacts, and recommend effective solutions. Ability to translate business needs into scalable Workday configuration solutions that support operational and compliance requirements. Ability to effectively partner with technical and non-technical stakeholders across Payroll, HR, and IT teams.

Qualifications include a bachelor's degree required in a related field and five (5) years or more experience in HRIS experience with hands-on Workday Payroll configuration experience supporting complex payroll environments. Five (5) years or more experience supporting large, multi-state and/or multi-country payroll operations. Workday Payroll Certification preferred.