Senior Workday Payroll & Grants Analyst

University of New Orleans; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

LSU New Orleans seeks a Business Analyst – Payroll & Grants to lead Workday Payroll, Time Tracking, Absence, and Grants functions, partnering with HR, Payroll, Finance, Sponsored Programs, and Research Administration.

The role develops requirements, functional specs, and testing plans, ensures security, creates reports and dashboards, and guides stakeholders through system updates and governance to support compliant payroll and grant operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, HR, Business Administration, Information Systems, Public Administration or closely related field.
• Three years of experience supporting enterprise payroll systems, grant administration, ERP platforms, or business applications.
• Experience analyzing payroll, HR, finance, or sponsored program processes and translating requirements into tech solutions.
• Experience supporting payroll reporting, workforce analytics, financial reporting, or enterprise reporting.
• Knowledge of payroll operations, labor costing, grants administration, and internal controls.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience facilitating stakeholder meetings and documenting business requirements.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary functional analyst and SME for Workday Payroll and Grants.
• Collaborate with HR, Payroll, Finance, Budget, Sponsored Programs, and Research Administration to evaluate needs and improve processes.
• Analyze payroll, labor costing, grant administration, and workforce management to identify automation opportunities.
• Lead testing, governance, and documentation for Workday implementations and upgrades.
• Develop business requirements, functional specs, workflows, and testing scenarios.
• Ensure security roles and integrations support payroll, grants, and workforce management.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder facilitation

Documentation

Business requirements

Workday knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, HR, Business Administration, Information Systems, Public Administration

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

Workday

Prism Analytics

Composite Reporting

Adaptive Planning

Job description

LSU New Orleans seeks a Business Analyst – Payroll & Grants to lead Workday Payroll, Time Tracking, Absence, and Grants functions, partnering with HR, Payroll, Finance, Sponsored Programs, and Research Administration.

The role develops requirements, functional specs, and testing plans, ensures security, creates reports and dashboards, and guides stakeholders through system updates and governance to support compliant payroll and grant operations.