Payroll Analyst Workday
Hunter Hamilton · Oakbrook Terrace, IL · 1 wk ago
On-siteHuman ResourcesContract
Why This Opportunity Stands Out
- Be part of a major payroll transformation project
- High-visibility role supporting a UKG to Workday conversion
- Competitive hourly pay with weekly paychecks
- Direct deposit
- Temporary health benefits available
- Hybrid flexibility: approximately 2 days onsite / 3 remote
- Opportunity to make an immediate impact through October
What You’ll Do
- Payroll Processing & Validation
- Support end-to-end payroll processing in Workday Payroll for multi-state employee populations
- Review and validate payroll inputs including: Time results, Earnings and deductions, Benefits, Garnishments, Retroactive payments
- Identify, research, and resolve payroll discrepancies quickly
- Perform payroll reconciliations and balance validations
- Aid in employee payroll questions during transition and stabilization phases
- Workday Testing & Implementation Support
- Participate in: Unit Testing, Integration Testing, Parallel Payroll Testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
- Execute test scenarios for: Earnings & deductions, Retro pay / off-cycle payrolls, Multi-state tax setup, Time Tracking & Absence impacts
- Reconcile results between Workday and UKG
- Document defects, validation results, and testing outcomes
- Support issue resolution, retesting, cutover planning, and go-live readiness
- Assist with early production payroll cycles after launch
- Compliance & Documentation
- Maintain testing logs and payroll documentation
- Ensure payroll practices align with federal, state, and local regulations
Required
- 3+ years of payroll experience
- Hands-on Workday Payroll experience (required)
- Experience supporting Workday implementations, testing, or go-live stabilization
- Multi-state payroll processing experience
- Strong understanding of payroll taxes, wage/hour compliance, and reconciliations
- Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, formulas)
- Ability to work independently in a deadline-driven project setting
PREFERRED
- Experience with UKG Pro / Ultipro / Dimensions / Ready
- Prior UKG → Workday conversion experience
- Familiarity with Workday Time Tracking, Benefits, or Absence
- CPP or FPC certification