Sr. Workday Payroll Specialist

Sr. Workday Payroll Specialist

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience with full cycle, multi-state payroll processing
• Workday payroll experience.
• Experience with payroll software and data querying is required.

Responsibilities

• Administer all aspects of daily and bi-weekly payroll processing, including adhering to strict payroll processing timelines, computing wages and overtime payments, and calculating, validating and confirming gross to net wages.
• Execute the daily operation of the Workday payroll system; review and approve pay/tax data deletions, changes, and additions for accuracy (e.g., state to state transfers, company changes, tax changes).
• Communicate and verify information with employees, managers and/or business partners, as needed.
• Oversee the garnishment process, initiate daily ADP garnishment file and analyze results; process WRIT orders and credit invoices from ADP to refund employees on seized garnishments; send orders to ADP for processing.
• Run and analyze payroll reports, make corrections and file for compliance.
• Process off cycle checks (new hires, terminations, leaves of absence, severance payments, deceased wages, etc.) according to internal process and state laws.
• Distribute off/on-cycle paychecks to employees using on-file mailing addresses.
• Identify, reconcile and resolve overpayments with employees and business partners.
• Escalate issues to payroll leadership.
• Process ACH reject report from bank; review/verify for accuracy on the relevant pay run and process corrections.
• Maintain knowledge of SOX and internal RCSA compliance.
• Process requests or identified errors (e.g., help request tickets), evaluate corrective action, complete relevant form, input data to submit reversal or stop on check, and reverse payment in WD/YTD Earnings, as appropriate.
• Maintain, analyze and supply monthly metric reports.
• Resolve help request cases related to earnings, taxes, and deductions.
• Run daily settlement process in Workday.
• Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Payroll Certification/
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business or closely related field preferred.
• Proficiency in Excel (e.g. vlook-ups, pivot tables, formulas).
• Knowledge of State and Federal payroll laws and regulations.
• Ability to develop, maintain and strengthen internal and external partnerships and effectively collaborate with others.
• High attention to accuracy and quality of work.
• Ability to set and achieve high performance goals.
• Experience innovating and improving processes to promote efficiency, accuracy, and productivity.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify, evaluate and solve complex problems.
• Proven success exceling in both team and independent work environments.