Workday Systems Admin & Payroll Continuity Lead

CloudFit Software; United States; Remote; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) and financial wellness

Paid time off and holidays

Wellness program and gym discounts

Recognition program and awards

Job summary

CloudFit Software is seeking a Workday Systems Administrator to own the Workday and HR systems landscape. You will drive payroll continuity, data governance, and automation while partnering across People Operations, Finance, and Technology to scale and safeguard critical processes.

You will configure workflows, security, and integrations, build analytics dashboards, and lead continuous improvements. Strong independent work ethic and ability to handle sensitive data are essential.

Qualifications

• Five or more years of HRIS, people systems, payroll, or People Operations experience.
• Hands-on experience administering Workday, including building reports and configuring employee lifecycle processes such as onboarding workflows and performance reviews.
• Proven ability to independently lead and own Workday implementations, upgrades, integrations, and business process changes.
• Experience supporting payroll processing, validation, controls, and issue resolution.
• Strong reporting, data analysis, testing, troubleshooting, and documentation skills.
• Demonstrated initiative, practical judgment, and clear communication, with the ability to set priorities, work independently, and deliver with minimal day-to-day direction.
• Ability to manage sensitive data and maintain strong operational controls.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary functional administrator for Workday and the owner of the operational system of record.
• Own workflow design, governance, testing, release readiness, configuration, security coordination, integrations, enhancements, and vendor support.
• Troubleshoot issues and maintain system documentation, access maps, SOPs, and escalation paths.
• Maintain payroll backup proficiency through parallel processing or testing.
• Support payroll validation, configuration, issue resolution, controls, audits, and escalation procedures.
• Maintain accurate records, audit trails, process controls, and compliance documentation.

Skills

Workday administration

HR systems optimization

People analytics

Process automation

Data governance

Payroll backup

Tools

Workday

SharePoint

Job description

CloudFit Software is seeking a Workday Systems Administrator to own the Workday and HR systems landscape. You will drive payroll continuity, data governance, and automation while partnering across People Operations, Finance, and Technology to scale and safeguard critical processes.

You will configure workflows, security, and integrations, build analytics dashboards, and lead continuous improvements. Strong independent work ethic and ability to handle sensitive data are essential.