Workday Payroll Solutions Analyst - UAT & Process

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 94,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition assistance

Pension and 401(k) with employer match

Paid time off

Health care benefits

Paid volunteer leave

Job summary

Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond is seeking a Payroll Technical Analyst to support our payroll team. You will partner with cross-functional teams to translate business needs into technical requirements and drive the successful delivery of payroll solutions using Workday Payroll.

You will lead UAT, review payroll processes, and continuously improve efficiency and accuracy while staying current with Workday releases and internal controls.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience required.
• 4+ years of experience in payroll technology
• Strong working knowledge of Workday payroll required.
• Strong project management, analytical and problem-solving skills required.
• Proven experience documenting business requirements.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to liaise between technical and non-technical stakeholders, build relationships and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Experience leading UAT processes, including test planning and execution.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• A proactive, continuous-improvement mindset with a passion for optimizing processes.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency (pivot tables, VLOOKUP, data analysis).
• Familiarity with internal control standards (SOX).

Responsibilities

• Collaborate cross-functionally to develop and deliver effective payroll solutions, ensuring alignment with business requirements and strategic priorities.
• Define business problems, document clear requirements, and ensure alignment with technology teams on expected outcomes.
• Serve as a liaison between business stakeholders and technology teams, maintaining a deep understanding of business objectives and ensuring that solutions meet their needs.
• Lead the user acceptance testing (UAT) process, including developing test scenarios, documenting results, and communicating outcomes to ensure changes meet business requirements before deployment.
• Regularly review payroll business processes and procedures, recommending and implementing improvements to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and effectiveness.
• Stay current on system functionality and new feature releases, proactively applying relevant capabilities to optimize payroll processes.
• Review and evaluate Workday release features related to payroll, including weekly service releases and semi-annual feature releases, assessing potential impacts and opportunities.
• Analyze incident data to identify trends and impacts, providing recommendations for resolution and conducting root cause analysis to prevent recurring issues.
• Monitor system performance and payroll outcomes to proactively identify risks or areas for improvement.

Skills

Workday payroll

Project management

Analytical skills

Communication skills

UAT leadership

Excel proficiency

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience

Tools

Excel

Job description

Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond is seeking a Payroll Technical Analyst to support our payroll team. You will partner with cross-functional teams to translate business needs into technical requirements and drive the successful delivery of payroll solutions using Workday Payroll.

You will lead UAT, review payroll processes, and continuously improve efficiency and accuracy while staying current with Workday releases and internal controls.