Workday Payroll Consultant - Kainos

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Job Description

As a Workday Payroll Consultant in Kainos , you’ll work in a team to implement and configure enterprise-scale Workday solutions for our global customer base. You will build relationships with our customers, shaping and delivering solutions that are aligned to customer needs, fit for purpose and commercially viable. You’ll provide excellent guidance to customers, understanding their business and requirements. You’ll support junior members of the team and share your knowledge with them.

MINIMUM (ESSENTIAL) REQUIREMENTS:

At least 2-3 years of Workday Payroll implementation experience.

At least 2 years configuring Workday Payroll implementation from E2E with the last 3 years.

Certification in Workday United States Payroll.

The ability to build complex payroll calculations.

Experience with multiple positions.

Experience with implementing multiple FEIN’s.

US SPECIFIC:

Strong understanding of state taxes, local taxes, and FLSA calculations.

• An understanding of Workday Payroll, US Payroll, Time Tracking and Absence products and the interdependencies with Benefits, Time Tracking and Absence as well as other cross functional capabilities
• Experience with Payroll regulatory requirements (Tax, Garnishments, Common Pay Master), retirement benefits (401K etc.), payroll processing, Unions/Collective Bargaining Agreements and payroll accounting. • Excellent customer focus, able to assess customer needs, build relationships and manage customer expectations. You will know when to push back, when to escalate, and when to go above and beyond to satisfy a customer • Strong communicator, able to communicate with customers and colleagues with impact, credibility and empathy, including in a remote working situation. Sound ability to formally present to senior Client audiences • Strong commercial awareness and full understanding of project and business dynamics • Broad business and technology understanding and a good awareness of industry trends in either Human Resource management, Financials or Enterprise Resource Planning or Payroll • Ability to work to tight deadlines and make sensible decisions under pressure taking a balanced view of Customer demands and Kainos commercials • Ab