Workday Payroll Systems Lead – Tech & Automation Focus

Forvis Mazars US; Springfield (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Forvis Mazars, LLP is seeking a Payroll Systems Technical Lead to act as the payroll team's principal technical resource for Workday Payroll functionality, reporting, testing, and process improvement. The role partners with HRIS to translate payroll requirements, validate changes, investigate issues, and help the Payroll team use Workday effectively.

This is a non-supervisory lead role. The position focuses on technical Workday Payroll tasks, testing coordination, reporting development, and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive U.S. payroll experience including processing, validation, tax compliance, adjustments, year-end processing, and reporting.
• Hands-on experience using Workday Payroll.
• Experience conducting payroll testing, validating results, and documenting issues.
• Experience building payroll reports and reconciling payroll data.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical subject matter resource for Workday Payroll functionality and payroll business processes.
• Translate payroll requirements into clear specifications in partnership with HRIS and validate completed changes.
• Coordinate and perform payroll-focused testing for releases and system changes, including test scenarios, documented results, and risk communication.
• Develop and support Workday reports, calculated fields, worksheets, and dashboards within approved access.
• Investigate payroll issues, resolve items within Payroll's responsibility, and elevate system-related issues with clear documentation.
• Represent Payroll on cross-functional system initiatives and communicate payroll impacts and operational considerations.
• Create training, job aids, and functional documentation for new or changed functionality.
• Identify opportunities to improve payroll processes through automation, AI, reporting, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Payroll processing

Testing & validation

Documentation

Process improvement

Education

High school diploma

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Workday Payroll

Excel

Job description

Forvis Mazars, LLP is seeking a Payroll Systems Technical Lead to act as the payroll team's principal technical resource for Workday Payroll functionality, reporting, testing, and process improvement. The role partners with HRIS to translate payroll requirements, validate changes, investigate issues, and help the Payroll team use Workday effectively.

This is a non-supervisory lead role. The position focuses on technical Workday Payroll tasks, testing coordination, reporting development, and