Workday Principal Payroll Analyst – Remote Opportunity!

Responsibilities

• Support payroll operations, reporting, compliance, and legal requests in partnership with the Senior Payroll Manager
• Develop and maintain Workday payroll dashboards, reports, and analytics
• Ensure payroll data accuracy through audits, validation, and data governance
• Provide technical support for Workday payroll; resolve payroll, timekeeping, tax, and system issues; recommend process improvements
• Monitor payroll processes for cross-functional impacts and escalate recurring issues or training needs
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll regulations
• Partner with payroll, HR, IT, and business stakeholders to define testing requirements, coordinate release readiness, and validate system changes
• Serve as the liaison between functional and technical teams and maintain Workday documentation and training materials
• Workday Testing & Release Management: Plan and execute testing for Workday configurations, enhancements, integrations, and biannual releases across HCM modules
• Perform functional, regression, user acceptance, and integration testing, including validation of external data interfaces
• Manage test environments and document and track defects, validate fixes, and report testing results
• Ensure testing complies with data governance and audit requirements

Qualifications

• 2–5+ years of experience in payroll, HRIS, QA testing, or HCM systems
• Strong understanding of payroll compliance and Workday payroll processing
• Experience with testing tools (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps, HP ALM)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Benefits

Know your whole family is supported with discounted child care benefits.
Breathe easy with medical, dental, and vision benefits for your family (and pets, too.).
Feel supported in your mental health and personal growth with employee assistance programs.
Feel great and thrive with access to health and wellness programs, paid time off and discounts for work necessities, such as cell phones.

About the Role

We operate research-backed, accredited, and customizable programs in more than 2,000 sites and centers across 40 states and the District of Columbia. As we expand, we’re matching the needs of more and more families, dynamic work environments, and diverse communities from coast to coast.