Senior Workday Business Analyst – Payroll
Birmingham , AL - Onsite
Job ID: 37779
Posted: 2026-09-23
Employment Type: Direct Hire
Our client is a large, multi-state distribution company building out a brand-new Workday HR technology team, and this seat owns the Payroll side of that build. You’ll be the go-to expert making sure a large, distributed workforce gets paid accurately and on time, working closely with Payroll, Finance, and HR leadership to configure and support Workday from the ground up. It’s a chance to be a foundational hire on a team that’s just getting started.
C2C is not an option with this job opening, and all applicants must be able to work for any U.S. employer without sponsorship. Sponsorship is not provided and will not be required in the future.
Benefits & Extras
- Ground-floor opportunity on a brand-new Workday HR technology team.
- High-visibility seat, owning payroll configuration and strategy for a large, multi-state employer.
- Direct hire with a stable, established company.
- Work cross-functionally with Payroll, Finance, HR, and technology leadership.
- Flexibility to be based in Birmingham or Atlanta.
- Opportunity to be a foundational hire shaping how payroll systems get built and supported going forward.
Compensation
- $115,000.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Gather and document payroll business requirements, translating them into Workday configuration and functional specifications.
- Configure and maintain pay components, earning/deduction codes, pay groups, and payroll calculation rules.
- Support payroll business processes including retro pay, off-cycle/on-demand payments, and payroll costing.
- Maintain payroll tax setup and compliance, including multi-state withholding, garnishments, and year-end processes.
- Support payroll-to-GL and payroll-to-third-party integrations, including tax filing vendors and banking files.
- Lead or support parallel and regression payroll testing during releases and upgrades.
- Triage and resolve production payroll issues in partnership with payroll operations and IT.
What You’ll Need to be Considered
- Hands-on Workday Payroll (US) configuration experience — pay components, earning/deduction codes, pay groups.
- Working knowledge of multi-state payroll tax setup, garnishments, and year-end (W-2) processes.
- Experience with Workday payroll-to-GL and third-party payroll integrations.
- Experience supporting parallel payroll testing during a release or implementation.
- Workday Pro U.S. Payroll Certification a plus.
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