Workday HRIS Payroll Analyst
Location: Remote
Experience: 3+ years
Position Summary
Comfort Systems USA is seeking a Workday Payroll Administrator to support the configuration, maintenance and day-to-day operation of Workday Payroll. This role partners with Payroll, Human Resources, Finance and IT to resolve system issues, improve processes and support accurate, timely payroll processing.
Key Responsibilities
- Maintain Workday Payroll configuration, including earnings, deductions, calculation rules and related business processes.
- Troubleshoot payroll system issues, investigate root causes and coordinate resolutions.
- Partner with payroll teams to review calculation results, resolve exceptions and support payroll processing deadlines.
- Gather business requirements and translate approved requests into system changes and process improvements.
- Develop and execute test plans for configuration changes, Workday releases and payroll enhancements, including regression and user acceptance testing.
- Coordinate with technical teams to investigate integration issues and validate payroll data exchanged with connected systems.
- Develop and maintain reports for payroll validation, reconciliation and operational needs.
- Follow change management procedures, maintain documentation and support internal controls and audit requests.
- Protect confidential employee and payroll information.
- Provide guidance and documentation to help payroll users work effectively in Workday.
Required Qualifications
- 3+ years of experience administering or supporting Workday Payroll.
- Hands-on experience with payroll configuration, troubleshooting and testing.
- Working knowledge of payroll processes, including earnings, deductions, taxes and reconciliations.
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to communicate clearly and collaborate with business and technical teams.
- Ability to prioritize competing needs and work independently in a remote environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting payroll in a multi-company or multi-state environment.
- Experience with Workday reporting, calculated fields and payroll integrations.
- Familiarity with Workday Time Tracking, Absence, Benefits or other modules that affect payroll.
- Experience with Workday implementations, enhancements or release management.
- Relevant Workday training or payroll certification.