Workday Payroll Analyst

Primary Services; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Primary Services in Austin, TX is seeking a Workday Payroll Analyst to manage full-cycle payroll for multi-state populations, leveraging Workday and ADP transition knowledge. This contract role offers onsite training in Austin with a hybrid schedule afterward and a focus on payroll accuracy and reporting.

You'll work with HR, Finance, and Benefits, handle testing, data validation, and process improvements while ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local payroll regulations.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on, full-cycle payroll processing experience required.
• Workday Payroll experience required.
• Experience independently processing multi-state payroll, including payroll calculations, adjustments, deductions, and reconciliations.
• Strong technical proficiency with payroll systems, HRIS platforms, and payroll reporting tools.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including PivotTables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, formulas, and data analysis.
• Experience investigating payroll discrepancies, conducting audits, and reconciling payroll data.
• Knowledge of federal, state, and local payroll tax regulations, wage and hour requirements, and payroll compliance.
• Experience with ADP Workforce Now preferred.
• Experience developing customized payroll reports or analyzing large payroll datasets.
• Experience supporting payroll system implementations, data migrations, testing, or process improvements preferred.
• Experience processing payroll for large, multi-entity employee populations preferred.
• Union payroll or collective bargaining agreement experience preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Business, or a related field preferred.
• Ability to work onsite in Austin, TX during training, with a hybrid schedule available afterward.

Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle payroll processing for employees across multiple states, business entities, and pay schedules.
• Process payroll adjustments, deductions, garnishments, off-cycle payments, and other payroll transactions.
• Maintain and validate payroll data within Workday Payroll and applicable payroll systems.
• Reconcile payroll transactions with employee records, HRIS information, and general ledger accounts.
• Investigate and resolve discrepancies involving employee earnings, taxes, benefits, deductions, and timekeeping.
• Develop payroll reports and analyze data to support reconciliation, auditing, and operational reporting.
• Support payroll system implementation activities, including testing, data validation, and process documentation.
• Review payroll calculations and transactions for compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.
• Partner with HR, Finance, and Benefits to resolve payroll issues and maintain accurate employee information.
• Assist with payroll tax reporting, year-end processing, and audit preparation.
• Identify opportunities to improve payroll accuracy, reporting capabilities, and workflow efficiency.
• Support payroll system enhancements, troubleshooting, and ongoing process improvements.

Skills

Workday Payroll

Full-cycle payroll processing

Multi-state payroll

Excel: PivotTables/XLOOKUP

Payroll auditing & reconciliation

Payroll tax regulations

ADP Workforce Now

Payroll data analysis & reporting

Payroll system implementations support

Large multi-entity payroll

Union payroll experience

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ADP Workforce Now

Workday Payroll

Job description

Great Company Culture | Workday Payroll Experience | Hybrid After Training

Take your payroll career further with a growing national organization offering a collaborative work culture, exposure to advanced payroll systems, and opportunities to strengthen your technical expertise. Work with complex, multi-state payroll operations while supporting improvements in payroll technology, reporting, and data accuracy. This contract opportunity in Austin, TX offers a hybrid schedule following the initial training period and the chance to contribute to meaningful payroll initiatives.

The Workday Payroll Analyst will manage full-cycle payroll processing, reconciliations, reporting, and payroll system activities for a large employee population. This hands‑on position combines Workday Payroll experience, payroll data analysis, and technical troubleshooting to ensure accurate and timely payroll operations. Working closely with Payroll, HR, and Finance, the Workday Payroll Analyst will investigate discrepancies, maintain compliance, and support improvements to payroll systems and processes, including an anticipated transition from ADP Workforce Now to Workday Payroll.

Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle payroll processing for employees across multiple states, business entities, and pay schedules.
• Process payroll adjustments, deductions, garnishments, off-cycle payments, and other payroll transactions.
• Maintain and validate payroll data within Workday Payroll and applicable payroll systems.
• Reconcile payroll transactions with employee records, HRIS information, and general ledger accounts.
• Investigate and resolve discrepancies involving employee earnings, taxes, benefits, deductions, and timekeeping.
• Develop payroll reports and analyze data to support reconciliation, auditing, and operational reporting.
• Support payroll system implementation activities, including testing, data validation, and process documentation.
• Review payroll calculations and transactions for compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.
• Partner with HR, Finance, and Benefits to resolve payroll issues and maintain accurate employee information.
• Assist with payroll tax reporting, year-end processing, and audit preparation.
• Identify opportunities to improve payroll accuracy, reporting capabilities, and workflow efficiency.
• Support payroll system enhancements, troubleshooting, and ongoing process improvements.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on, full-cycle payroll processing experience required.
• Workday Payroll experience required.
• Experience independently processing multi-state payroll, including payroll calculations, adjustments, deductions, and reconciliations.
• Strong technical proficiency with payroll systems, HRIS platforms, and payroll reporting tools.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including PivotTables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, formulas, and data analysis.
• Experience investigating payroll discrepancies, conducting audits, and reconciling payroll data.
• Knowledge of federal, state, and local payroll tax regulations, wage and hour requirements, and payroll compliance.
• Experience with ADP Workforce Now preferred.
• Experience developing customized payroll reports or analyzing large payroll datasets.
• Experience supporting payroll system implementations, data migrations, testing, or process improvements preferred.
• Experience processing payroll for large, multi-entity employee populations preferred.
• Union payroll or collective bargaining agreement experience preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Business, or a related field preferred.
• Ability to work onsite in Austin, TX during training, with a hybrid schedule available afterward.