Senior Workday Payroll Analyst - UK & Global Payroll

GB.540 Houlihan Lokey UK Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Houlihan Lokey UK Limited is seeking a Workday Analyst, IT, to ensure UK payroll processes meet regulatory requirements and business needs. You will own UK Workday Payroll configuration, testing, deployment, and support, collaborating with HCG, Finance and regional partners to deliver accurate payroll solutions.

This mid-to-senior role requires testing leadership, stakeholder engagement, and detail-oriented problem solving to support audits, year-end activities, and global payroll initiatives.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting Workday Payroll UK in a production environment.
• Demonstrated ability to lead testing cycles for complex payroll systems.
• Experience partnering with HCM/Finance teams and delivering compliant payroll solutions.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a subject matter expert for the UK Workday Payroll platform, including configuration, testing, deployment and support.
• Lead testing strategies, test plans and scripts for global payroll initiatives and ensure defect resolution.
• Manage end-to-end lifecycle of payroll projects, from requirements to post-production support.
• Coordinate with HCG, Finance, Compliance and regional stakeholders on payroll accuracy, tax withholding and regulatory compliance.
• Oversee integrations between Workday Payroll and internal/external systems and manage production issues.

Skills

Workday Payroll UK

Testing leadership

Stakeholder management

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems/HR or related field

Tools

Workday Studio

Workday Integrations (EIBs)

Workday Reporting

Job description

Houlihan Lokey UK Limited is seeking a Workday Analyst, IT, to ensure UK payroll processes meet regulatory requirements and business needs. You will own UK Workday Payroll configuration, testing, deployment, and support, collaborating with HCG, Finance and regional partners to deliver accurate payroll solutions.

This mid-to-senior role requires testing leadership, stakeholder engagement, and detail-oriented problem solving to support audits, year-end activities, and global payroll initiatives.