Workday Payroll Analyst - Calculated Hire : Job Details

Workday Payroll Analyst

Location: Minneapolis, MN, or Charlotte, NC

Schedule: Hybrid (3 Days In-Person)

Employement: 6-Month Contract (W2), Weekly Pay (40 hours/week)

Pay Rate: $60/hr.

Desired Start Date: 9/3/2025

Overview:

Calculated Hire is in search of a Workday Payroll Analyst for our Fortune 100 Financial Services company Payroll Product Team. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with Workday Payroll, possess strong skills in business analysis, and be comfortable with agile tools such as Jira. This role requires working closely with cross-functional teams to gather requirements, write user stories, and perform testing to ensure accurate payroll functionality and compliance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as a subject matter expert (SME) for Workday Payroll functionality, processes, and configuration.
• Collaborate with HR, Payroll, and IT stakeholders to gather and document business requirements.
• Translate business needs into detailed user stories and functional specifications using Jira.
• Conduct end-to-end testing, including functional, regression, and user acceptance testing (UAT), to validate Workday payroll configurations and integrations.
• Troubleshoot and resolve payroll-related issues and defects in Workday.
• Assist with payroll system upgrades, patches, and enhancements.
• Ensure compliance with payroll regulations and internal policies.
• Maintain accurate and updated documentation of processes, configurations, and workflows.

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of Business Execution, Implementation, or Strategic Planning experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work or consulting experience, training, military experience, education.
• Experience working with Workday, with a focus on Payroll.
• Strong understanding of US payroll processes, tax regulations, and reporting requirements.
• Proven experience in requirement gathering, business analysis, and stakeholder communication.
• Experience with Jira for managing user stories, bugs, and agile workflows.
• Proficient in writing clear and concise user stories, acceptance criteria, and functional specifications.
• Hands-on experience in testing payroll configurations, including validation and reconciliation.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.