The posting
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.



