Senior Workday Payroll Analyst

Hale International; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 131,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Hale International in the United States is seeking a Senior Workday Payroll Analyst to support and optimize Workday Payroll and benefits processes across North America. The role focuses on production configuration, integrations, testing, reconciliation, and issue resolution to ensure accurate payroll and reliable data flows between Workday and third-party systems.

Responsibilities include configuring payroll, supporting retirement benefits, monitoring integrations, and planning tests for Workday

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience supporting North American payroll and/or retirement benefits processes.
• At least 2 years hands-on experience configuring and supporting Workday Payroll in a live production environment.
• Experience with Workday integrations and tools (EIB, Core Connectors, Cloud Connectors, Workday Studio, web services).
• Strong payroll controls and data validation in a time-sensitive payroll environment.

Responsibilities

• Configure, maintain, and support Workday Payroll and benefits processes across North America.
• Support Workday integrations with third-party and internal systems, monitor interfaces, and reconcile data.
• Plan and execute testing for changes and Workday releases, including regression testing.
• Maintain payroll controls, investigate discrepancies, and document audit evidence.

Tools

Workday Payroll

EIB

Core Connectors

Cloud Connectors

Workday Studio

Web services

Job description

Senior Workday Payroll Analyst - $145,000 + Bonus

We are seeking an experienced Workday Payroll & Benefits Subject Matter Expert (SME) to support and enhance Workday Payroll and benefits-related processes across North America. This role will focus on production configuration, integrations, testing, reconciliation, and issue resolution, helping ensure accurate and timely payroll while maintaining reliable data flows between Workday and third-party systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Configure, maintain, and support Workday Payroll, including earnings, deductions, tax configuration, and relevant federal, state, and provincial requirements across the United States and Canada.


• Provide subject matter expertise for payroll and retirement benefits processes, supporting day-to-day production operations and helping resolve complex system or processing issues.


• Support Workday integrations with third-party and internal systems, including monitoring interfaces, investigating failures, coordinating reprocessing, and reconciling data affecting payroll, banking, garnishments, and retirement benefits.


• Plan and execute testing for approved changes and Workday releases, including regression and parallel testing; validate results and ensure changes are controlled and production-ready.


• Maintain payroll and benefits controls, investigate discrepancies, support mass data loads using EIB or equivalent tools, coordinate with vendors and internal stakeholders, and retain clear documentation and audit evidence.

Qualifications:

• 4+ years of experience supporting North American payroll and/or retirement benefits processes, with knowledge of relevant federal, state, provincial, and year-end requirements.


• At least 2 years of hands-on experience configuring and supporting Workday Payroll in a live production environment, including testing, reconciliation, and issue resolution.


• Experience with Workday integrations and tools such as EIB, Core Connectors, Cloud Connect, Workday Studio, or web services, with the ability to monitor, troubleshoot, test, and document changes.


• Strong understanding of payroll controls, data validation, production support, root-cause analysis, and change management in a time-sensitive payroll environment.

Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to coordinate across payroll, HR/IT teams, vendors, and regional stakeholders. Workday Payroll certification and Canadian payroll certification (PCP or CPM) are advantageous.

This is an opportunity for a hands-on Workday Payroll and Benefits SME to make a direct impact on the reliability, accuracy, and continuous improvement of business-critical payroll processes.