Workday Consultant - Payroll

Saint Elizabeth; Ontario; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

SE Health is seeking a Payroll Workday Analyst Lead to maximize the value of the Workday platform. This role involves configuring and managing the Workday Payroll module, ensuring compliance and efficiency in payroll processes. The ideal candidate will have strong experience with Workday, excellent communication skills, and a passion for continuous improvement.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Benefits

Pension

Work-life balance

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years hands-on experience with Workday Payroll configuration.
• Experience in implementations and active roles in Workday deployment is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Configure the Workday Payroll module according to Canadian payroll standards.
• Develop and execute test plans for configurations and system updates.
• Provide day-to-day support on the Workday Payroll Module.

Skills

Communication

Analytical

Problem-Solving

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology

Tools

Workday

XML

REST

SOAP

Job description

Join us in re-imagining health care with the largest social enterprise in Canada. SE Health is leading a multi-year enterprise transformation project that leverages human-centered design to be at the forefront of innovation within the healthcare sector. As a leader in home care, we are expanding and enhancing our capabilities to provide personalized experiences using new platforms and cloud-native architectures, ensuring privacy and security by design. Our transformation is grounded in guiding principles that prioritize team decisions, long-term planning, process standardization, data-driven insights, and balanced user adoption. If you are driven by the desire to have an impact, change the world of health care, and shape the future, we invite you to be part of our journey.

Job Summary :

SE Health is currently seeking a Payroll Workday Analyst Lead who will play a critical role in maximizing the value of the Workday platform by ensuring its smooth implementation and operation, supporting users, and driving continuous improvement initiatives.

As part of SE Health’s strategic people-focused transformation journey, SE Health is embarking on an exciting journey to transform our Finance, HR, and Payroll operations with the Workday integrated ERP Solution. This role will involve configuring, executing implementation activities, and managing the ongoing administration of the Workday Payroll module within our organization.

The Payroll Workday Analyst Lead must specialize in the Workday Payroll module with knowledge of other relevant Payroll Technologies (e.g., Time Management systems). In this role, you will work closely with the Finance and Payroll teams, under the guidance of the Payroll Manager (Workday), to realize the design by configuring and optimizing the Workday solution for Payroll. You will use your expertise in configuration and system administration to drive initiatives that improve efficiency, accuracy, and compliance across Payroll processes.

Duration : Looking for an IC (Independent Contractor) for a 2-year contract (with high possibility of conversion).

Job Responsibilities :

System Configuration and Validation

• Configure the Workday Payroll module, in alignment with SE Health’s business needs and Canadian payroll standards, ensuring all configurations align with best practices and business requirements.
• Develop understanding of other FIN and HR technology solutions to support implementation (through configurations) and setup activities.
• Work with various business stakeholders (Transformation leads, Solution leads, and business users) to translate solution designs into functional configurations and provide solutions.
• Manage security roles, access rights, and domain permissions specific to Payroll to ensure secure access and data compliance per Role-based access control design for data security and permission.
• Monitor and support integrations with external systems that ensure accurate data flow and functionality (including but not limited to operational systems, ERP, banking, and expense management platforms).
• Develop Workday Reports - design custom reports, dashboards, and KPIs that support data-driven decision-making.

Validation, Testing, and Quality Assurance

• Develop and execute test plans for configurations and system updates that validate solution designs of the Workday Payroll module.
• Perform validation checks and prepare end-to-end testing scenarios with cross-functional teams and business leads on each configured module to ensure settings and data accuracy, and that integrations work as expected across Workday modules.
• Configure specifications and process documentation to maintain compliance and support knowledge transfer.
• Analyze system testing and user feedback from UAT and address discrepancies through configuration.

System Support

• Provide day-to-day and project support on the Workday Payroll Module, troubleshoot issues, and serve as the primary point of contact for resolution.
• Support integrations and data migration by validating financial data, reconciling transferred data, and troubleshooting discrepancies.
• Collaborate with HCM and operational system administrators to ensure seamless integration and accurate data transfer to Payroll Module.

Adoption and Training

• Provide support on Workday Payroll Module, troubleshoot issues, and serve as the primary contact for resolution.
• Support integrations and data migration by validating financial data, reconciling transferred data, and troubleshooting discrepancies.

Education : Bachelor's degree in finance, Human Resources, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

Experience :

• Minimum of 3 years hands-on experience with Workday Payroll configuration, focusing on Canadian payroll requirements; including configuring pay groups, earnings, deductions, and tax rules.
• Experience in implementations and active roles in Workday deployment is desirable but not required.
• Hands-on experience with other Payroll solutions is a plus.

Certifications :

• Workday certifications (Finance, HCM, Payroll, or related areas) or equivalent training in HCM fundamentals, Business Process Configuration, Report Writing, dashboards, EIBs, and Workday features are assets.
• Payroll professional qualifications are desirable but not mandatory.
• Certifications in Agile and Scrum methodologies are a plus.

Skills and Competencies :

• Experience with Workday configuration and exposure to integration, reporting, and testing tools is beneficial.
• Understanding of Finance, Payroll, and HR technologies to support organizational goals.
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral), with a customer service focus and ability to build relationships with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Analytical, collaborative problem-solving skills, and understanding of solution design rationale.
• Familiarity with Workday integration tools (EIB, Studio, PECI, APIs) and technologies like XML, XSLT, SOAP, REST, Web Services, and EIB is advantageous.
• Ability to present data and ideas effectively across various audiences.
• Product-driven mindset and passion for continuous improvement.
• Strong attention to detail, especially regarding compliance and data accuracy.
• Travel within Ontario may be required.

About SE Health :

At SE, we love what we do. Every day, we bring hope and happiness to clients, homes, and communities across Canada. We treat each person with dignity and love, like our own family; we build empathy; and we do the right thing. We are inspired to make a difference. As a not-for-profit social enterprise, we share knowledge, provide the best care, and help clients achieve their health and wellbeing goals. We offer a competitive salary, benefits, pension, and work-life balance. We are a great place to work, and we hope you'll join us.

For health and safety, SE Health requires all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, meaning both doses with 14 days elapsed since the last dose.

SE Health is committed to the success of all employees.

If you need accommodations due to illness or disability, please contact our Talent Acquisition team at [emailprotected].