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Workday Payroll Specialist

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Robert Half

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We are looking for a Payroll, Time & Absence Specialist for a contract position to support our transition from Paycom to Workday. This role is critical in ensuring payroll accuracy, compliance, and continuity across payroll, time tracking, and absence management throughout implementation and post–go-live stabilization.

Job Responsibility:

  • Support payroll, time tracking, and absence management operations during the transition from Paycom to Workday, ensuring accuracy and continuity
  • Serve as a subject matter expert for Workday Payroll, Time Tracking, and Absence during implementation, partnering closely with internal teams
  • Assist with Workday configuration, testing, data validation, and parallel testing for payroll, time, and absence
  • Ensure proper flow of time and absence data into payroll and validate earnings, deductions, and accruals
  • Identify risks or gaps across payroll, time, or absence setup and proactively recommend solutions
  • Support payroll tax setup and compliance
  • Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll tax regulations
  • Document payroll, time, and absence processes, controls, and best practices
  • Troubleshoot issues during implementation and post-go-live stabilization
  • Support knowledge transfer to internal payroll, HR, and timekeeping teams as needed

Requirements:

  • Proven experience as a Payroll Specialist, Payroll Analyst, or similar role
  • Hands-on Workday Payroll experience (required)
  • Experience with Workday Time Tracking and/or Absence Management
  • Experience supporting a payroll or HCM system implementation or conversion
  • Strong working knowledge of payroll tax compliance (federal, state, and local)
  • Experience working with payroll tax vendors or managing taxes in-house
  • High attention to detail with strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, implementation-driven environment
  • Strong communication skills and ability to partner across HR, Finance, IT, and external vendors

Nice to have:

  • Prior experience transitioning from Paycom to Workday
  • Experience supporting higher education, nonprofit, or complex payroll environments
  • Experience working alongside implementation partners or consultants
What we offer:
  • medical, vision, dental, and life and disability insurance
  • eligible to enroll in our company 401(k) plan

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Job Posted:
March 13, 2026

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