Payroll Associate Manager

Jobtailor; California (MO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Workday certification assistance

Job summary

Jobtailor seeks a skilled Workday Payroll consultant to implement and configure enterprise-scale payroll solutions for clients in the United States. You will leverage your deep knowledge of US payroll regulations and FEIN handling, and work closely with customers to design fit-for-purpose solutions.

In this role you will mentor junior team members, collaborate across Time Tracking, Absence and Benefits interdependencies, and help drive successful delivery under tight deadlines while maintaining

Qualifications

• At least 2-3 years of Workday Payroll implementation experience.
• At least 2 years configuring Workday Payroll implementation from E2E with the last 3 years.
• Certification in Workday United States Payroll.
• The ability to build complex payroll calculations.
• Experience with multiple positions.
• Experience with implementing multiple FEIN's.
• Strong understanding of state taxes, local taxes, and FLSA calculations.
• An understanding of Workday Payroll, US Payroll, Time Tracking and Absence products and the interdependencies with Benefits, Time Tracking and Absence as well as other cross functional capabilities.
• Experience with Payroll regulatory requirements (Tax, Garnishments, Common Pay Master), retirement benefits (401K etc.), payroll processing, Unions/Collective Bargaining Agreements and payroll accounting.

Responsibilities

• Implement and configure enterprise-scale Workday solutions for our global customer base.
• Build relationships with customers, shaping and delivering solutions that are aligned to customer needs, fit for purpose and commercially viable.
• Provide excellent guidance to customers, understanding their business and requirements.
• Support junior members of the team and share your knowledge with them.

Skills

Customer relationship management

Complex payroll calculations

Communication

Mentoring / leadership

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Working under pressure

Education

Workday United States Payroll Certification

Tools

Workday Payroll

Workday Time Tracking

Workday Absence

Enterprise Resource Planning

Job description

• Implement and configure enterprise-scale Workday solutions for our global customer base.
• Build relationships with customers, shaping and delivering solutions that are aligned to customer needs, fit for purpose and commercially viable.
• Provide excellent guidance to customers, understanding their business and requirements.
• Support junior members of the team and share your knowledge with them.

Requirements

• At least 2-3 years of Workday Payroll implementation experience.
• At least 2 years configuring Workday Payroll implementation from E2E with the last 3 years.
• Certification in Workday United States Payroll.
• The ability to build complex payroll calculations.
• Experience with multiple positions.
• Experience with implementing multiple FEIN's.
• Strong understanding of state taxes, local taxes, and FLSA calculations.
• An understanding of Workday Payroll, US Payroll, Time Tracking and Absence products and the interdependencies with Benefits, Time Tracking and Absence as well as other cross functional capabilities.
• Experience with Payroll regulatory requirements (Tax, Garnishments, Common Pay Master), retirement benefits (401K etc.), payroll processing, Unions/Collective Bargaining Agreements and payroll accounting.
• Excellent customer focus, able to assess customer needs, build relationships and manage customer expectations.
• Strong communicator, able to communicate with customers and colleagues with impact, credibility and empathy, including in a remote working situation. Sound ability to formally present to senior Client audiences.
• Strong commercial awareness and full understanding of project and business dynamics.
• Broad business and technology understanding and a good awareness of industry trends in either Human Resource management, Financials or Enterprise Resource Planning or Payroll.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and make sensible decisions under pressure taking a balanced view of Customer demands and Kainos commercials.
• Ability to widen and maintain a network of external contacts.
• Strong consulting skills e.g. presenting, leading workshops, demonstrating and explaining complex functionality or solutions to customers.
• Willing to participate in PATT team internal discussions and help where possible.
• Willing and able to act as a role model within the capability and mentor and/or line manage more junior consultants.
• Willing to assist AMS with questions related to your subject area.
• Able to implement improvements in tools and/or processes to help the practice.
• Commercial understanding of utilization within a services organization and the importance of these targets.
• Able to rotate through various Workday delivery services.
• Able, if required, to travel to customer sites in the same region (minimal out of region travel may also be required).

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in implementing and configuring Workday Payroll solutions, with a strong focus on customer relationship management and the ability to mentor junior team members. Possesses a deep understanding of payroll regulatory requirements and the interdependencies of Workday products.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Workday Payroll Implementation
• Workday United States Payroll Certification
• Complex Payroll Calculations
• Payroll Regulatory Requirements
• Customer Relationship Management

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Workday Payroll
• E2E Configuration
• State Taxes
• Local Taxes
• FLSA Calculations
• Payroll Processing
• Garnishments
• 401K Retirement Benefits
• Collective Bargaining Agreements
• Payroll Accounting

Soft Skills

• Strong Communication
• Customer Focus
• Consulting Skills
• Relationship Building
• Ability to Work Under Pressure

Certifications & Qualifications

• Workday United States Payroll Certification

Industry Keywords

• Human Resource Management
• Financials
• Payroll

Tools & Technologies

• Workday Time Tracking
• Workday Absence Products
• Enterprise Resource Planning