Job Description
Senior Workday Payroll Analyst (Contract) - CONTRACT TO HIRE OPPORTUNITY!!!
Chicago, IL | Hybrid (2–3 days onsite)
We are hiring a Senior Workday Payroll Analyst to support payroll operations for a large corporate financial services organization headquartered in downtown Chicago. This role supports 8,000+ employees across the U.S. and Canada and requires strong Workday payroll and multi-state tax experience.
This is a hands-on payroll role. It is not an accounting or CPA position.
Senior Workday Payroll Analyst - What You Will Do
- Process payroll end to end in Workday
- Support quarter-end and year-end payroll activities
- Reconcile payroll and tax data
- Set up and maintain state and local taxes
- Research and resolve payroll and tax issues
- Review payroll adjustments for compliance
- Perform second-level payroll reviews
- Support Workday payroll testing and updates
- Help improve payroll processes and controls
Senior Workday Payroll Analyst - What You Must Have
- 10+ years of payroll experience
- Strong hands-on Workday Payroll experience
- Experience supporting 7,000+ employees
- Payroll across 40+ states
- Payroll tax and compliance experience
- Quarterly and year-end reconciliation
- State and local tax setup and maintenance
- Strong Excel and attention to detail
Nice to Have
- Canada payroll experience
- Financial services or regulated environment experience
Senior Workday Payroll Analyst - Important
- Chicago based only
- Onsite 2–3 days per week
- 40-hour work week
- Not an accounting or CPA role
$55-60/hr
Job Tags
Contract work, Local area, 2 days per week, 3 days per week,