End-to-End Payroll Specialist | Workday & Multi-State

McKesson’s Corporate; Town Center (TX); On-site; USD 32,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

McKesson is seeking an experienced Payroll Specialist to join our Payroll Production team. You will independently manage US payroll populations and handle end-to-end payroll activities across applicable frequencies, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.

The role requires strong Excel skills, Workday Payroll/HCM knowledge, and the ability to troubleshoot complex discrepancies across states. This position offers growth opportunities within a Fortune 10 healthcare leader and a competitive total rewards

Qualifications

• Minimum 3+ years of progressive payroll processing experience.
• Strong knowledge of federal, state, and local payroll requirements.
• Experience with Workday Payroll and Workday HCM systems.
• Experience with Workday EIBs and payroll reporting.

Responsibilities

• Independently manage assigned USON payroll populations and practices across applicable payroll frequencies, ensuring accurate and timely execution throughout the payroll cycle.
• Perform end-to-end payroll activities including payroll input preparation, calculation review, validation, exception resolution, reconciliation, settlement support, and post-payroll activities.
• Prepare, load, validate, and reconcile payroll data using Workday EIBs and other approved payroll tools and processes.
• Analyze payroll results and research complex discrepancies involving earnings, deductions, taxes, retroactivity, time data, employee status changes, payment elections, organizational transfers, pay rates, payroll inputs, and other payroll-impacting transactions.
• Execute payroll controls and exception reviews related to time and attendance, meal and time-block exceptions, one-time payments, employee status changes, company and pay-group transfers, terminations, PTO payouts, zero or low gross results, and manual or on-demand payments.
• Perform payroll audits and reconciliations and maintain appropriate documentation and audit evidence supporting established controls.
• Use Workday Payroll reporting, payroll results, worker data, EIB functionality, and related tools to research issues, validate results, and support payroll processing.
• Manage assigned payroll cases and practice inquiries through ServiceNow or other approved channels while meeting established service expectations.
• Participate in Workday testing, UAT, payroll system enhancements, release validation, process changes, and other payroll-related initiatives as assigned.
• Maintain and improve payroll procedures, processing documentation, checklists, job aids, SOP-supporting materials, and control documentation.
• Support quarter-end, year-end, audit, compliance, and other critical payroll activities.

Skills

Payroll processing

Excel proficiency

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Multi-state payroll

Time management

Collaboration

Problem solving

Tools

Workday Payroll

Workday HCM

Workday EIBs

ServiceNow

Job description

McKesson is seeking an experienced Payroll Specialist to join our Payroll Production team. You will independently manage US payroll populations and handle end-to-end payroll activities across applicable frequencies, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.

The role requires strong Excel skills, Workday Payroll/HCM knowledge, and the ability to troubleshoot complex discrepancies across states. This position offers growth opportunities within a Fortune 10 healthcare leader and a competitive total rewards