Workday Implementation Analyst (Payroll)

Primary Services; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

Primary Services in Austin is seeking a Workday Implementation Analyst (Payroll) for a contract role with a hybrid schedule: one on-site day per week. You will support payroll system implementations, full-cycle payroll operations, data validation, and reporting across multi-state employees, leveraging Workday Payroll.

The role emphasizes hands-on Workday Payroll module experience for testing, audits, reconciliations, and process improvements.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on, full-cycle payroll processing experience.
• Direct experience with the Workday Payroll module.
• Experience with multi-state payroll.
• Advanced Excel skills (PivotTables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP).
• Experience reconciling HRIS, timekeeping, and financial systems.
• Knowledge of federal, state, and local payroll regulations.
• CPP certification preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, HR, Business, Information Systems, or related field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support payroll system implementation activities, including testing and data validation.
• Process and audit multi-state payroll for hourly and salaried staff.
• Maintain and validate Workday Payroll data.
• Conduct pre- and post-payroll audits of earnings and deductions.
• Investigate discrepancies in overtime, bonuses, and tax withholdings.
• Reconcile payroll data with timekeeping, HRIS, and GL.
• Develop payroll reports and analyze large datasets for audits.
• Collaborate with Payroll, HRIS, Finance, and Benefits teams to resolve issues.
• Support payroll testing, upgrades, and data migration.
• Review payroll transactions for compliance with payroll regulations.
• Assist with payroll tax reporting and year-end processing.
• Identify opportunities to improve workflows and system efficiency.

Skills

Workday Payroll

Payroll processing

Multi-state payroll

Excel proficiency

Data validation

Audits & reconciliations

Regulatory knowledge

CPP preferred

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance/HR/IS

Tools

ADP Workforce Now

Workday

Job description

Only 1 Day Onsite Weekly | Austin, TX | Payroll Systems & Implementation Experience

Advance your payroll technology career with a growing national organization that offers a collaborative culture and the chance to drive meaningful payroll system improvements. Enjoy a hybrid schedule with just one day on-site per week in Austin, working with Workday Payroll, complex payroll data, and large-scale payroll operations. This contract opportunity combines technical problem-solving, payroll analysis, and hands-on involvement in system implementation and process improvements.

The Workday Implementation Analyst (Payroll) will support payroll system implementation activities, full-cycle payroll operations, data validation, and reporting for a multi-state employee population. This position offers the opportunity to apply hands-on Workday Payroll module experience to system testing, payroll audits, reconciliations, and workflow improvements. Working closely with Payroll, HR, Finance, and HRIS stakeholders, the role will help maintain payroll accuracy while supporting system enhancements and ongoing technology initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Support payroll system implementation activities, including system testing, data validation, and process documentation.


• Process and audit multi-state payroll for hourly, salaried, exempt, and non-exempt employees.


• Maintain and validate payroll information within the Workday Payroll module.


• Perform detailed pre- and post-payroll audits of employee earnings, deductions, and payroll transactions.


• Investigate discrepancies involving overtime, bonuses, commissions, PTO, garnishments, benefits, and tax withholdings.


• Reconcile payroll data against timekeeping records, HRIS information, benefit enrollments, and general ledger accounts.


• Develop payroll reports and analyze large datasets to support audits, reporting, and operational improvements.


• Collaborate with Payroll, HRIS, Finance, and Benefits teams to resolve system and payroll issues.


• Support payroll system testing, upgrades, data migration activities, and process improvements.


• Review payroll transactions for compliance with federal, state, and local payroll regulations.


• Assist with payroll tax reporting, year-end processing, and audit documentation.


• Identify opportunities to improve payroll workflows, reporting accuracy, and system efficiency.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on, full-cycle payroll processing experience required.


• Direct experience with the Workday Payroll module required, including payroll processing, data validation, or payroll-related system activities.


• Experience processing and reconciling multi-state payroll.


• Experience auditing payroll earnings, deductions, tax withholdings, and employee payroll records.


• Advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency, including PivotTables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, formulas, and data analysis.


• Experience investigating payroll discrepancies and reconciling information across HRIS, timekeeping, and financial systems.


• Knowledge of federal, state, and local payroll regulations, wage and hour requirements, and payroll tax compliance.


• Experience supporting Workday Payroll implementations, system enhancements, testing, or data migration preferred.


• Experience developing payroll reports, analyzing payroll data, or supporting process automation.


• Experience with ADP Workforce Now preferred.


• Experience supporting payroll for large, multi-location employee populations preferred.


• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) certification preferred.


• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Business, Information Systems, or a related field preferred.