Senior Payroll Analyst (Workday Implementation & Systems Focus)

Job Title: Senior Payroll Analyst (Workday Implementation & Systems Focus)
Location: 100 First Street, 6th Floor, San Francisco 94105 / Hybrid (onsite 2 days a week)
Duration: 6+ months (strong possibility of conversion)
Full Time: 40 hrs/week

Hiring manager notes:
Duration: may go up to 18 months, with possibility of conversion
What they want
• 10+ years of payroll experience
• End-to-end Workday experience, with a deep understanding of how the Workday modules work together and affect payroll
• Workday implementation experience. Configuration knowledge is not required.
• Experience connecting Workday to third-party payroll vendors
• Workday Global Payroll Connect (GPC) experience is nice to have. GPC is Workday’s framework for connecting to third-party payroll providers.
PECI / PICOF
• Not a must-have.
• Testing experience with them is enough. No configuration is needed.

Job Description
Scope & Geographic Coverage: Assist with the coordination and completion of quarter and year activities
• Systems:
Assist with implementing the new third-party payroll system, including Workday integrations.
Ability to build scope and requirements with third-party vendors and internal teams.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure test scenarios are coordinated, completed, and passed successfully.
Assist in creating a small, in-country focus group to support successful implementation in larger countries.
Ensure cutover plans are clearly aligned and followed by the country.
Assist with timeline and preparation of change management, including communications.
• Process-Focus: Ability to develop, implement, improve, and standardize global payroll processes, policies, and systems to ensure efficiency and compliance.

Required Qualifications:
Payroll Experience: Five+ years of global payroll experience in at least two of the following regions: AMER, APAC, EMEA, LATAM.
Workday Experience:
Prior experience implementing or processing payroll with the PICOF or PECI integrations with Workday.
Prior experience in testing scenarios with a downstream impact on payroll in Workday.
Payroll Proficiency: Complete knowledge and full understanding of the area of payroll, time tracking, absence, and payroll tax disciplines.

Desired Qualifications:
• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) Certification
• Workday Certification