Workday Payroll Analyst

Company Description Agile Global Solutions LLC (AGS) is a leading software development and IT services firm focused on driving digital transformation for clients across the globe. The company delivers end-to-end solutions including Workday Application Management Services (AMS), IT consulting, system integration, staffing, and custom application development. AGS specializes in Workday HCM, Financials, Student, Payroll, Integrations, and Adaptive Planning, ensuring scalable and reliable outcomes. The culture emphasizes collaboration, agility, continuous learning, and long-term partnerships built on trust and transparency. Teams at AGS act as strategic technology partners, supporting clients’ growth and innovation over time.

• Role Description Workday Payroll Analyst
• Employment Type: Contract
• Duration: 4–6 months initially
• Start: ASAP
• Position Overview
• We are seeking an experienced Workday Payroll Analyst to support a mature global Workday environment. This individual will join an established HRIS team and provide hands-on support for Workday Payroll configuration, payroll integrations, troubleshooting, enhancements, and day-to-day production support.
• This is not a payroll processing position. The ideal candidate is a hands-on Workday professional who understands payroll functionality and can translate payroll requirements into Workday configuration while supporting the integrations and downstream systems that depend on payroll data.
• Key Responsibilities
• Support and maintain Workday Payroll configuration with a primary focus on U.S. Payroll.
• Troubleshoot payroll-related Workday issues, including earnings, deductions, taxes, calculations, and downstream integration failures.
• Partner closely with Payroll leadership to translate regulatory and business requirements into Workday configuration.
• Investigate production issues that arise during payroll cycles and identify root causes quickly.
• Support payroll integrations between Workday and third-party providers, including payroll, tax, retirement, and other downstream systems.
• Troubleshoot integration failures, mapping issues, data discrepancies, and configuration changes impacting payroll.
• Support global payroll integrations with external payroll providers.
• Configure and maintain Workday business processes and payroll-related functionality.
• Support ongoing Workday enhancements and evaluate potential downstream impacts before deployment.
• Build and maintain straightforward Workday integrations and APIs as needed.
• Support reporting and data requirements related to payroll.
• Participate in testing and validation of Workday configuration changes and integrations.
• Manage day-to-day HRIS support requests as well as project-based initiatives.
• Collaborate with HRIS, Payroll, Benefits, Finance, IT, and other internal stakeholders.
• Required Experience
• Strong hands-on experience with Workday Payroll, particularly U.S. Payroll.
• Experience configuring and supporting Workday Payroll in a production environment.
• Strong understanding of Workday payroll configuration including earnings, deductions, taxes, and payroll calculations.
• Experience troubleshooting Workday Payroll issues during active payroll cycles.
• Experience supporting Workday payroll integrations and third-party payroll providers.
• Ability to understand payroll requirements and translate them into Workday configuration.
• Experience with Workday integration tools and methodologies.
• Experience troubleshooting data feeds, mappings, integration failures, and downstream system issues.
• Experience supporting a mature Workday production environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work closely with payroll subject matter experts and other HRIS team members.
• Preferred Experience
• Workday U.S. Payroll experience supporting employees across multiple states, including California.
• Exposure to U.K. Payroll.
• Experience with global payroll integrations and providers such as ADP and CloudPay.
• Experience with retirement/benefits integrations such as Fidelity.
• Experience building and maintaining straightforward Workday integrations and APIs.
• Exposure to Workday reporting.
• Experience supporting complex, global organizations.
• Ideal Candidate
• The ideal candidate is a hands-on Workday Payroll professional who enjoys troubleshooting and production support. This person should be comfortable investigating why a payroll calculation, tax, deduction, earning, or downstream integration is not behaving as expected and working across Payroll and HRIS teams to resolve the issue quickly.