Temporary Payroll, Time & Absence Specialist

Dallas, IA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 8 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

Job Summary:
We are seeking a highly skilled Payroll Time & Absence Specialist for a temporary position to support our transition from Paycom to Workday in partnership with Avaap our certified Workday Implementation Consultants. Avaap is a full-service technology and management consulting firm specializing in Workday implementations helping organizations modernize systems transform business processes and drive meaningful outcomesparticularly in higher education government and nonprofit sectors.

This role is critical in ensuring payroll accuracy compliance and continuity across payroll time tracking and absence management throughout implementation and postgo-live stabilization. The ideal candidate brings hands-on Workday Payroll experience strong payroll tax expertise and the ability to collaborate cross-functionally to make this transition as seamless as possible.

Key Responsibilities

Support payroll time tracking and absence management operations during the transition from Paycom to Workday ensuring accuracy and continuity
Serve as a subject matter expert for Workday Payroll Time Tracking and Absence during implementation partnering closely with internal teams and Avaap
Assist with Workday configuration testing data validation and parallel testing for payroll time and absence
Ensure proper flow of time and absence data into payroll and validate earnings deductions and accruals
Identify risks or gaps across payroll time or absence setup and proactively recommend solutions
Support payroll tax setup and compliance including:
Coordinating setup with a third-party payroll tax vendor (e.g. ADP) or
Supporting payroll tax processing managed in-house
Ensure compliance with federal state and local payroll tax regulations
Document payroll time and absence processes controls and best practices
Troubleshoot issues during implementation and post-go-live stabilization
Support knowledge transfer to internal payroll HR and timekeeping teams as needed

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

Proven experience as a Payroll Specialist Payroll Analyst or similar role
Hands-on Workday Payroll experience (required)
Experience with Workday Time Tracking and/or Absence Management
Experience supporting a payroll or HCM system implementation or conversion
Strong working knowledge of payroll tax compliance (federal state and local)
Experience working with payroll tax vendors or managing taxes in-house
High attention to detail with strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Ability to work independently in a fast-paced implementation-driven environment
Strong communication skills and ability to partner across HR Finance IT and external vendors

Preferred Qualifications

Prior experience transitioning from Paycom to Workday

Required Experience:

DescriptionJob Summary:We are seeking a highly skilled Payroll Time & Absence Specialist for a temporary position to support our transition from Paycom to Workday in partnership with Avaap our certified Workday Implementation Consultants. Avaap is a full-service technology and management consulting ...

Description

Key Responsibilities

Support payroll time tracking and absence management operations during the transition from Paycom to Workday ensuring accuracy and continuity
Serve as a subject matter expert for Workday Payroll Time Tracking and Absence during implementation partnering closely with internal teams and Avaap
Assist with Workday configuration testing data validation and parallel testing for payroll time and absence
Ensure proper flow of time and absence data into payroll and validate earnings deductions and accruals
Identify risks or gaps across payroll time or absence setup and proactively recommend solutions
Support payroll tax setup and compliance including:
Coordinating setup with a third-party payroll tax vendor (e.g. ADP) or
Supporting payroll tax processing managed in-house
Ensure compliance with federal state and local payroll tax regulations
Document payroll time and absence processes controls and best practices
Troubleshoot issues during implementation and post-go-live stabilization
Support knowledge transfer to internal payroll HR and timekeeping teams as needed

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

Proven experience as a Payroll Specialist Payroll Analyst or similar role
Hands-on Workday Payroll experience (required)
Experience with Workday Time Tracking and/or Absence Management
Experience supporting a payroll or HCM system implementation or conversion
Strong working knowledge of payroll tax compliance (federal state and local)
Experience working with payroll tax vendors or managing taxes in-house
High attention to detail with strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Ability to work independently in a fast-paced implementation-driven environment
Strong communication skills and ability to partner across HR Finance IT and external vendors