Workday Payroll Administrator

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A Brief Overview
The Workday Payroll Administrator provides strategic and operational support of payroll applications. This role is responsible for increasing operational efficiencies and controls through the utilization and optimization of technology
What you will do

• Partner with Payroll, Finance, and Workforce Management teams to understand the business strategy and recommend technical solutions to achieve business objectives.
• Provides functional system administration of payroll applications throughout the software lifecycle, including software releases, application configuration, integration design, security administration, testing, and reporting.
• Production Support: Provides support for various Payroll systems and integrations including, but not limited to, researching and resolving problems with Workday and/ or issues with business processes plus recommendations of alternate solutions. Triage point for system issues to ensure appropriate parties are involved to resolve issue.
• Functional Support: Leads and supports Payroll regarding enhancements, inquiries, errors and data issues. Assists team members and system users with issues associated with the payroll systems by investigating problems and resolving or providing detailed recommendations on resolutions. Collaborates with IS on all Payroll related integrations including the management of current integrations as well as the development and implementation of future integrations.
• Process Improvement: Identifies and understands issues, problems and opportunities. Recommends process improvements and innovative or alternative solutions. Provides advice and options on the best way to automate processes in the system.
• Reporting: Creates, modifies and supports a variety of standard and advanced reports utilizing appropriate reporting tools. Prepares regularly scheduled reports and ad-hoc reporting as required. Provides payroll team with reporting writing guidance, instructions or documentation. Ensures accuracy of data through routine data audits and validation. Provides advanced experience with the building, maintenance and documentation of calculated fields
• Manage System Updates: Responsible for evaluating system upgrades and modifications, including identifying requirements, configuration, testing, and deployment (including change and release management), and communication. Monitors Brainstorms on Workday Community and communicates the information with Payroll. Coordinates the Enterprise brainstorm creation. Provides system mass update support via EIBs.

Education Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree Required
• Master's Degree Business or Healthcare related field Preferred

Experience Qualifications

• At least five (5) years functional system administration experience Required
• At least seven (7) years within a healthcare environment Preferred

Skills and Abilities

• Functional system administration experience with payroll and absence management solutions (preferably Workday)
• Working knowledge of workforce management solutions, preferably UKG (Kronos) Time Tracking
• Fundamental knowledge and integration support of ancillary payroll systems and service providers including but not limited to ADP, CIC+, Windstar, and Melissa Data Service
• Fundamental knowledge of payroll and payroll tax regulations and compliance
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills
• Critical thinking problem-solving skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office products
• Documentation skills
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships and work collaboratively
• Knowledge of ERP systems and specialized systems as appropriate (Payroll = Kronos, Windstar, BSI), Accounts Payable (OnBase, Concur), Accounting (Banking), and Research systems.

To carry out its mission, CHOP is committed to supporting the health of our patients, families, workforce, and global community. As a condition of employment, CHOP employees who work in patient care buildings or who have patient facing responsibilities must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and receive an annual influenza vaccine. Learn more.
Employees may request exemptions for valid religious and medical reasons. Start dates may be delayed until candidates are immunized or exemption requests are reviewed.
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