Payroll & HRIS Specialist (Workday)

About the Role

We're looking for an experienced Payroll Specialist to help run accurate, compliant payroll for a workforce of 1,000+ employees across multiple U.S. states and global locations. This organization has completed (or is completing) its move to Workday as the payroll system of record — you'll work primarily in Workday, with strong, current Workday experience a must.

What You'll Do

• Process weekly, bi-weekly, and monthly payroll across multiple states and global locations in Workday

• Manage garnishments, wage verifications, and payroll compliance

• Audit and reconcile PTO accruals, deductions, and related balances

• Ensure commissions, incentives, and bonuses are paid accurately and on time

• Own the timekeeping system for hourly employees and run recurring/ad hoc payroll reports

• Support Workday configuration, testing, data validation, and implementation work

• Partner with HR, Finance, and business stakeholders to continuously improve payroll accuracy and process

• Mentor teammates through system updates and process changes

What You'll Bring

• 5 years of hands-on payroll experience, including multi-state and international processing

• Strong, current experience with Workday — this is a must-have for this role right now

• Advanced Excel skills — VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, complex formulas, reconciliations

• Working knowledge of payroll tax rules across federal, state, local, and pension contexts

• Sharp attention to detail and a reconciliation-minded approach to your work

• Discretion in handling confidential data, and fluent English

Nice to Have

• Workday implementation experience within a global organization

• Experience acting as a Workday/payroll systems SME

• Background leading or contributing meaningfully to a Workday implementation project

• Prior ADP experience (Celergo a plus) — helpful legacy-system context, not required day-to-day

• Payroll certification

What's In It For You

• Genuine ownership of payroll systems and process improvement, not just execution

• Direct, cross-functional exposure to HR, Finance, and business leadership

• A front-row seat (and real input) on a live Workday rollout

• Opportunity to mentor and shape process as the payroll function scales

Ready to bring your payroll and Workday expertise to a growing team?

Apply now — we're moving quickly on this one, with an initial screening conversation followed by a deeper conversation with the hiring team.