Workday Payroll Specialist

Description: Design and develop solutions for U.S. Payroll using the Workday HCM and Payroll knowledge base including: system configuration/operational experience, reconciliation and verification of on-cycle, off-cycle and retro payroll data, payroll file maintenance, preparation of periodic reports of earnings, deductions, withholdings, and taxes. Work with Workday consultants for researching, troubleshooting, and resolving integration and production issues, payroll processing errors and escalations, applying best practices and ensuring long-standing solutions. Assist with cross functional impacts of certain configuration decisions/touch points, downstream impact of changes to the configuration, data, and integrations. Design and document configuration changes by thorough testing documentation and impact analysis. Work closely with internal and external stakeholders to troubleshoot, test, and implement efficient solutions. Perform Workday administrative functions including security maintenance, payroll business process and tasks configurations, tenant configuration, data loads, integrations, and learning, configuring, and presenting the feature release upgrades and opt-in functionality. Perform Break-Fix on current configuration/payroll processes. Identify trends, determine root cause, analyze future implications, and determine the most effective solutions. Support business process strategies for end-to-end payroll processes to achieve efficiency, productivity, and improved control. Engage with the Workday HCM and payroll teams to ensure appropriate business processes and security is implemented and maintained. Adhere to control objectives established with internal audit. Streamline and revise payroll procedures; recommend and implement changes leading to best practices and provide solutions to payroll, human resources, and finance. Coordinate tax set ups and filings of remote office locations in various states and localities. Ability to understand and explain the alternate work location functionality, impact to taxation, and required information for accurate system calculations. Provide support to year-end tax reporting and work with vendors to ensure all imputed income is captured and appropriately reported. Create ad-hoc reports and report accurate data to stakeholders.Skills:Payroll, Workday, Testing, Configuration, ReportingAdditional Skills & Qualifications: Experience with Workday Payroll Bachelor degree in Accounting or similar 3 + years experience with Workday HR and Workday Functional knowledge. Understanding of SLC (system life cycle) processes and documentation Collecting and drafting requirements Writing Functional Specifications Validation testing and system design Able to conduct meetings with the business and other technical resources Excellent organizational, communication and analytical skillsAbout Aston Carter: At Aston Carter, we’re dedicated to expanding career opportunities for the skilled professionals who power our business. Our success is driven by the talented, motivated people who join our team across a range of positions – from recruiting, sales and delivery to corporate roles. As part of our team, employees have the opportunity for long-term career success, where hard work is rewarded and the potential for growth is limitless.Established in 1997, Aston Carter is a leading staffing and consulting firm, providing high-caliber talent and premium services to more than 7,000 companies across North America. Spanning four continents and more than 200 offices, we extend our clients’ capabilities by seeking solvers and delivering solutions to address today’s workforce challenges. For organizations looking for innovative solutions shaped by critical-thinking professionals, visit AstonCarter.com. Aston Carter is a company within Allegis Group, a global leader in talent solutions.The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please call 888-237-6835 or email astoncarteraccommodation@astoncarter.com (%20astoncarteraccommodation@astoncarter.com) for other accommodation options. However, if you have questions about this position, please contact the Recruiter located at the bottom of the job posting. The Recruiter is the sole point of contact for questions about this position.