Workday Specialist - Payroll

This Workday Specialist (Payroll) role at Millennium Consulting involves supporting the configuration, maintenance, and optimization of Workday with payroll as the primary accountability. You will configure and maintain Workday Payroll including earnings, deductions, tax elections, pay groups, payroll inputs, and validations to ensure efficient payroll processing. Daily activities include configuring and supporting Workday HCM, Benefits, Time Tracking, and Absence, including business processes, condition rules, eligibility rules, and security roles. You will own end‑to‑end payroll‑related workflows, partnering with Payroll to reconcile results and ensure compliance with applicable regulations. The role requires supporting Workday releases, reviewing release notes, assessing impact, configuring updates, and managing testing and sign‑off.

The ideal candidate must have 5+ years of hands‑on Workday experience with significant configuration and support experience in Workday Payroll. Strong Workday Payroll configuration skills including earnings, deductions, taxes, pay groups, payroll processing, and auditing are required. Experience configuring and supporting Workday HCM and at least two of Payroll, Benefits, Learning, Talent, or Time Tracking/Absence is essential. Proven experience with business processes, security groups, calculated fields, advanced reporting, and EIBs is required. Excellent analytical, problem‑solving, and communication skills are essential. Workday Pro certification is preferred. Any graduate or postgraduate degree is acceptable.