Workday
Senior Payroll Consultant - UKI
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Senior Payroll Consultant - UKI
Our work days are brighter here.
Workday is a Fortune 500 company and a leading AI platform for managing people, money, and agents. Our mission is to shape the future of work so teams can reach their potential. When you join us, our culture — rooted in integrity, empathy, and shared enthusiasm — will be felt immediately in our products and how we support each other.
We’re on big challenges together with bold ideas and genuine care. Whether you're building smarter solutions, helping customers, or creating an inclusive space where everyone belongs, work felt meaningful with colleagues who’ve got your back.
In return, we’ll provide:
- Trust to take risks
- Tools to grow, skills to develop
- Support from a company invested in you for the long term
Are you ready to inspire a brighter workday for everyone, including yourself?
About The Team
Workday’s Payroll Consulting teams are passionate about our products and our customers' success with cloud solutions. We’re a diverse group with mixed experience and backgrounds across locations.
Driven by Employees First, we:
- Offer flexible work schedules
- Help you follow your career path & achieve goals
- Encourage work-life balance and wellbeing
- Champion equal opportunities
Though often remote, we maintain collaboration, support, and camaraderie!
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About The Role
Lead Payroll Consultant (Payroll for the UK, EMEA Region)
Join our EMEA Consulting Team to support a high-growth, well-established product: Workday Payroll (UK).
As the trusted advisor, you’ll take ownership of end-to-end implementation across various customers. Duties include leading or supporting deployment of functional streams, guiding customers successfully through projects.
What You’ll Achieve in Your First 12–24 Months
Product Training & Project Ramp-Up
- Learn UK Payroll, Absence & Benefits, and Time Tracking
Collaborate Across Teams
- Work with Data & Integration Consultants for seamless project flow
Implementation Stages & Responsibilities
- Scope & Consultation
- Gather and clarify customer business requirements
- Demonstrate Workday solutions using pre-delivered configurations
- Implementation & Testing
- Develop configurations to match requirements
- Conduct detailed unit testing of the solution
- Customer Support & Deployment
- Lead multiple testing rounds and resolve issues
- Complete final deployment activities
- Conduct knowledge transfer and post-launch support
About You
Why This Role?
You’ll combine functional expertise and technical consultancy for business software. Our customers rely on us as trusted advisors.
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Ideal candidates bring experience in:
- Workday Payroll Deployment (UK & Ireland)
- Cloud-based HR/Finance software (e.g., Workday, SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft)
- Strong compliance knowledge (UK Payroll legislation essential, Irish Payroll a plus)
Requirements
Basic Qualifications
- 5+ years in consulting (internal or with a consulting/software company)
- Expertise in UK Payroll compliance & legislation
- Experience with Tier 1 business software (Workday, SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft, ADP, etc.)
Other Qualifications
- Business analysis & requirements-gathering skills
- Strong presentation & communication (oral + written)
- Quick learner, comfortable with remote autonomy + collaboration tools
- Ability to travel up to 50% of time
- Fluency in English
Workday’s Commitment
Pursuant to Fair Chance Employment policies, we consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Workday is an Equal Opportunity Employer — valuing diversity and supporting disabled individuals & protected veterans.
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