HR Operations & Timekeeping Lead — Workday Payroll Expert

Slate Auto; Troy (MI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Slate is seeking an HR Operations Partner – Timekeeping & Payroll Analyst to join our HR Operations team in the USA. This role focuses on accurate payroll delivery, timekeeping review, and Workday payroll administration, partnering with HR, Payroll, Finance, IT, and external vendors.

The ideal candidate has hands-on Workday payroll and timekeeping experience, advanced Excel skills, and strong analytical and communication abilities to support compliant payroll processes across multiple

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business administration, accounting or related field.
• 5+ years of payroll and timekeeping experience.
• 5+ years of hands-on Workday payroll and timekeeping experience strongly preferred.
• Multi-state or multi-jurisdiction payroll experience and familiarity with payroll tax regulations.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including VLOOKUP, pivot tables, advanced formulas, reconciliations, and reporting.
• Strong attention to detail, analytical thinking, problem-solving ability, and reconciliation skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to simplify complex information.

Responsibilities

• Review weekly and biweekly timesheets, identifying missing or inaccurate entries, overtime, PTO, coding, and baseline-hour discrepancies.
• Prepare weekly and biweekly payroll files, reports, uploads, funding requests, and reconciliations accurately and on time.
• Workday, including new-hire and employee data maintenance, local tax jurisdictions, first-pay timing, home departments, direct deposits, compensation and profile changes, bonuses, terminations, deductions, arrears, allowances, and expense reimbursements.
• Track payroll follow-up items, arrears, and quarter-end/year-end tasks through completion, protecting confidential information and escalating material concerns.
• Run weekly, monthly, and ad hoc payroll reports to support audits, reconciliations, compliance, and business needs.
• Assist and manage payroll tax setup, compliance review, and issue resolution related to federal, state, and local requirements.
• Process and validate approved compensation changes, including promotions and market adjustments, ensuring accurate Workday records and timely payroll updates.
• Monitor employee repayment obligation agreements upon termination, coordinate with HR and Payroll to validate outstanding balances, and support authorized final-pay deductions or follow-up in accordance with applicable law.
• Coordinate and reconcile travel and expense payroll payments, partnering with Finance and Payroll to resolve payment discrepancies.

Skills

Workday payroll

Timekeeping

Advanced Excel

Cross-functional collaboration

Attention to detail

Payroll experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business administration, accounting or related field

Tools

Workday Payroll

MS Excel

Job description

Slate is seeking an HR Operations Partner – Timekeeping & Payroll Analyst to join our HR Operations team in the USA. This role focuses on accurate payroll delivery, timekeeping review, and Workday payroll administration, partnering with HR, Payroll, Finance, IT, and external vendors.

The ideal candidate has hands-on Workday payroll and timekeeping experience, advanced Excel skills, and strong analytical and communication abilities to support compliant payroll processes across multiple