Role Description
Position Summary: We UST workday partner company looking for Workday Functional Payroll Lead is responsible for overseeing the design, configuration, optimization, and support of Workday Payroll across the organization. This role collaborates with HR, Finance, Time & Absence, and technical teams to ensure accurate, compliant, and efficient payroll operations. The ideal candidate brings 8+ years of Workday functional experience, including 4+ years specifically in Workday Payroll, and demonstrates strong leadership, analytical, and communication skills. Workday certification is an added advantage. Key responsibilities:
Own design and configuration of Workday Payroll, including earnings, deductions, taxes, pay groups, period schedules, banking, costing, retro, off cycle, year end processing, and country specific rules.
Lead end to end project activities for the payroll module: requirements workshops, fit gap, functional design, configuration, data validation, and cutover for at least one or more full life cycle implementations.
Plan and execute testing cycles (unit,
SIT, UAT, regression, parallel payroll runs), manage defects, obtain sign offs, and ensure payroll accuracy before go live.
Collaborate on integrations between Workday and third party systems (time/attendance, benefits, tax vendors, GL/Finance, banking), validate data flows, and support issue resolution.
Provide Level 2/3 production support for payroll incidents, perform root cause analysis, implement configuration fixes, and continuously improve payroll processes and controls.
Monitor Workday releases and recent features for Payroll, assess impact, recommend adoption, and drive configuration changes and regression testing.
Prepare and validate payroll reports and audits, support statutory filings and internal/external audits, and ensure adherence to internal controls and compliance frameworks.
Mentor and guide junior Workday analysts/consultants, review their configuration and test artefact
📌 Lead II (Bengaluru)
🏢 UST
📍 Bengaluru