Workday Principal Payroll Analyst – Remote Opportunity!
KinderCare Learning CompaniesAbout the role
Futures start here. Where first steps, new friendships, and confident learners are born. At KinderCare Learning Companies, the first and only early childhood education provider recognized with the Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award, we offer a variety of early education and child care options for families. Whether it’s KinderCare Learning Centers, Champions, or Crème de la Crème, we build confidence for kids, families, and the future we share. And we want you to join us in shaping it—in neighborhoods, at work, and in schools nationwide.
At KinderCare Learning Companies, you’ll use your skills and expertise to support the work (and fun) that happens in our sites and centers every day. From marketers and strategists to financial analysts and data engineers, and so much more, we’re all passionate about crafting a world where children, families, and organizations can thrive.
As the Workday Principal Payroll Analyst, you will report directly to the Senior Payroll Manager focusing on cloud-based data-reporting operations that integrate and optimize essential payroll functions. Take your Workday skills and career to the next level, mastering complex projects while expanding your leadership and advisory skills with a fast-growing team!
Responsibilities:
Support payroll operations, reporting, compliance, and legal requests in partnership with the Senior Payroll Manager
Develop and maintain Workday payroll dashboards, reports, and analytics
Ensure payroll data accuracy through audits, validation, and data governance
Provide technical support for Workday payroll; resolve payroll, timekeeping, tax, and system issues; recommend process improvements
Monitor payroll processes for cross-functional impacts and escalate recurring issues or training needs
Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll regulations
Partner with payroll, HR, IT, and business stakeholders to define testing requirements, coordinate release readiness, and validate system changes
Serve as the liaison between functional and technical teams and maintain Workday documentation and training materials
Workday Testing & Release Management:
Plan and execute testing for Workday configurations, enhancements, integrations, and biannual releases across HCM modules
Perform functional, regression, user acceptance, and integration testing, including validation of external data interfaces
Manage test environments and document and track defects, validate fixes, and report testing results
Ensure testing complies with data governance and audit requirements
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