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Workday Payroll Consultant – US/Global
FyerX - Your Trusted Marketing Partner. Configure and manage core Workday Payroll components, including earning and deduction codes, calculation rules, payroll runs, and deduction frequencies .
Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in configuring and managing Workday Payroll components, ensuring compliance with multi-state tax regulations and payroll processing. Proficient in leading payroll transitions and executing regression tests for system upgrades.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Workday Payroll ConfigurationPayroll Calculation Engine LogicGross-To-Net Calculation PipelinesWorkday Certified Payroll CertificationMulti-Entity Payroll Management
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Hard Skills
Payroll Accounting TablesTax Configuration StructuresBusiness Process RulesValidation ChecksCompliance FrameworksEFT and Direct Deposit ManagementW-2 and T4 SummariesRegression TestingCumulative Tracking FieldsPre/Post-Tax Deduction Limits
Tools & Technologies
Workday PayrollCloud Connect for Third-Party Payroll
Certifications & Qualifications
Workday Certified Payroll CertificationWorkday Certified Core HCM Certification
Industry Keywords
Enterprise Payroll Engine TechnologyPayroll TransitionsStatutory Tax AuthoritiesCompliance ProfilesBank Integration Lines
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesCloud
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Configure and manage core Workday Payroll components, including earning and deduction codes, calculation rules, payroll runs, and deduction frequencies
- Design and maintain tax configuration structures for multi-state, federal, or localized statutory tax authorities and compliance profiles
- Construct payroll accounting tables mapping payroll transactions to the general ledger and resolve costing balance anomalies
- Build business process rules for payroll routing and configure validation checks for processing errors, off-cycle events, and gross-to-net variances
- Govern compliance and settlement runs, including bank integration lines for direct deposit, EFT, positive pay, and check printing
- Support tax filing and year-end procedures, including balance adjustments, statutory adjustments such as W-2 and T4 summaries, and quarter-end reporting troubleshooting
- Lead upgrade evaluation runs for biannual platform releases and execute regression test suites in payroll sandboxes
Requirements
What you’ll need- 5 to 8 years of enterprise payroll engine technology experience
- 4+ years of dedicated experience designing, building, and maintaining Workday Payroll modules
- Strong technical mastery of Workday Payroll calculation engine logic, cumulative tracking fields, processing configurations, and calculated fields
- Deep understanding of gross-to-net calculation pipelines, tax reciprocity matrices, pre/post-tax deduction limits, and compliance frameworks
- Mandatory Workday Certified Payroll certification (US, Canada, or Global Payroll)
- Workday Certified Core HCM certification preferred
- Prior consulting or enterprise experience managing multi-entity payroll transitions or deploying Workday alongside external international payroll providers via Cloud Connect for Third-Party Payroll (CCPP) preferred
Benefits
Comp & perks- Remote position
- Contract employment
- Workday Certified Payroll certification requirement (professional credential)