Workday - US Payroll Lead Consultant

Are you an experienced Workday US Payroll Lead looking for your next client-side engagement?

We’re searching for a knowledgeable Workday US Payroll specialist to support a major organisation through a long-term staff-augmentation assignment. This role focuses on leading payroll configuration, compliance, and issue resolution, with a strong preference for experience in restaurant or large hourly-workforce environments.

What you’ll be doing:

• Leading Workday US Payroll configuration, optimisation, and troubleshooting.
• Acting as the client-side subject matter expert for all US Payroll activities.
• Partnering with HR, Finance, and Operations teams to gather requirements and translate them into scalable Workday solutions.
• Ensuring payroll accuracy, compliance, and adherence to federal, state, and local regulations.
• Supporting payroll testing cycles, audits, enhancements, and month-end or year-end activities.
• Providing documentation, best-practice guidance, and operational support as needed.

What we’re looking for:

• Strong experience as a Workday US Payroll Lead, ideally within restaurant, hospitality, or high-volume multi-state payroll environments .
• Demonstrated success operating in a client-side staff-augmentation model.
• Deep knowledge of Workday US Payroll configuration, tax setup, deductions, EIBs, and payroll integrations.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate across distributed teams.
• Able to start immediately and commit to 30 hours per week for a 9-month assignment .

If you’re a skilled Workday US Payroll Lead ready to step into a high-impact role, we’d be happy to share more details. Apply now, or reach out to Adam Leaver – View email address on us.fitly.work