Workday Payroll Lead: Global Deployments & Transformation

Accenture; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Workday Payroll Lead in Australia, guiding design, implementation, and delivery of payroll solutions for global clients. You will lead teams, engage senior stakeholders, and drive payroll transformation initiatives while ensuring compliance and data integrity across multiple deployments.

You will mentor cross-functional delivery teams, support pre-sales, solutioning, and commercial modelling, and contribute to the ANZ Workday practice with knowledge sharing and

Qualifications

• Experience leading Workday Payroll implementations or large Australian payroll projects.
• Strong end-to-end payroll process knowledge and compliance.
• Experience with integration and data migration in complex environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end Workday Payroll implementations and transformations, from solution design through deployment and hypercare.
• Own solution architecture and payroll process design, ensuring alignment with client business and compliance requirements.
• Oversee configuration of payroll elements (earnings, deductions, taxes) and ensure data integrity, validation, and reconciliation.
• Govern payroll testing strategy (SIT, UAT) and ensure quality delivery outcomes.
• Execute parallel payroll testing and co-ordinate remediation with customer payroll teams.
• Manage the migration of the payroll solution into a production environment.
• Support the payroll team with the transition onto the new payroll solution and the operational changes they will need to make.
• Act as the primary client interface for payroll workstreams, building strong relationships with senior stakeholders.
• Facilitate workshops and advise on payroll leading practices, transformation strategy, and optimisation opportunities.
• Provide governance, escalation management, and risk mitigation across engagements.
• Lead and mentor cross-functional delivery teams (functional, integration, and testing).
• Drive team performance, capability development, and Workday Payroll knowledge uplift.
• Support recruitment, onboarding, and retention of Workday talent.
• Support sales pursuits, proposals, and RFP responses for Workday Payroll opportunities.
• Contribute to solutioning, effort estimation, and commercial modelling.
• Identify and drive add-on opportunities within existing clients (e.g., payroll optimisation, extensions, AMS services).
• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders (e.g., Workday practice leads, sales teams) to grow pipeline.
• Contribute to ANZ Workday Payroll practice growth through asset development, accelerators, and reusable solutions.
• Stay current with Workday Payroll product updates and legislative changes.
• Support internal training, certification, and knowledge-sharing initiatives.

Skills

Workday Payroll

Payroll leadership

Stakeholder management

Pre-sales & solutioning

Data migration

Team leadership

Education

Workday Payroll Certification

Degree in HR, Finance, IT, or related discipline

Consulting experience

Job description

Accenture is seeking a Workday Payroll Lead in Australia, guiding design, implementation, and delivery of payroll solutions for global clients. You will lead teams, engage senior stakeholders, and drive payroll transformation initiatives while ensuring compliance and data integrity across multiple deployments.

You will mentor cross-functional delivery teams, support pre-sales, solutioning, and commercial modelling, and contribute to the ANZ Workday practice with knowledge sharing and