Workday Payroll Senior Consultant - Patt

Alchemy partners with Higher Education, State & Local Government, and Healthcare institutions to maximize their investment in Workday technology, delivering a proven approach with a deeply experienced team to unlock the full potential of these transformative solutions.   

At Alchemy, we believe that success begins with people, and we’ve made it our mission to hire individuals with great potential and to provide them with the tools and resources needed to build rewarding Workday consulting careers.   

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Your Role

Alchemy is currently seeking an experienced payroll professional to join our Workday Platform team as a Workday Payroll Senior Consultant. If you have a Workday Payroll consulting background OR Workday Payroll functional knowledge with exposure to implementing a payroll system, bring your skills to Alchemy’s fun, people-centered, and customer-focused team! 

As a member of the Platform team, you’ll seek inventive solutions on behalf of customers and help develop and refine our deployment strategy.

Your Responsibilities

• As the payroll subject matter expert, lead clients through their Workday system implementation and the project development lifecycle.
• Perform the following as a member of a deployment team: gather and understand customer payroll business requirements, design and configure the Workday Payroll solution, demonstrate configurations through the development of prototype systems, lead and manage parallel testing sessions, and complete knowledge transfer to customers.
• Identify and analyze business needs and requirements, being able to translate technical requirements into business-appropriate terminology.
• Create and develop functional designs and specifications and analyze gaps, while being able to successfully provide solutions.
• Work with customers to review, understand and convert legacy payroll history into Workday.
• Assist the integration consulting team in configuring and testing integrations between Workday and other third-party or custom solutions.
• Consult with clients on a variety of data integrity issues and leading business practices utilizing Workday.
• Ensure customers understand and take advantage of Alchemy and Workday best practices.
• Strive to innovate and suggest new approaches and tools to deploy Workday efficiently and effectively.
• Help ensure customers remain referenceable once in production.
• Work with clients to identify/resolve all issues that could impact project scope and/or timeframe.
• Partner with project managers to ensure alignment across project plans and allocated budgets.
• Help mentor new consultants and serve as a professional role model.
• Maintain Workday certifications and qualifications.

About You (Required Skills)

• Bachelor's Degree or commensurate work experience.
• Experience as a Workday Payroll functional lead.
• 4+ years of payroll processing or payroll implementation experience with Workday, Ellucian, SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft, or similar applications.
• Ability to use rigorous logic to understand hidden problems and identify effective solutions.
• Ability to effectively manage against timelines and goals.
• Strong organizational, interpersonal, communication, and customer service skills with both technical and functional end-users
• An active Workday Payroll certification. 
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 40%.

About You (Bonus Skills)

• Previous consulting experience within Higher Education (college/university).
• Experience in time tracking, absence, scheduling, compensation, benefits, or HCM.

For you (What we offer)  

• Market competitive compensation packages and annual merit program 
• A remote work environment 
• One-time home office reimbursement for new hires 
• Expense allowance per pay period (towards technology, office, and/or wellness) 
• Investment in your ongoing Workday training 
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits that begin on day one 
• HSA, FSA, STD, LTD, and life benefits 
• Unlimited paid time off. We want you to take care of yourself and those who matter most to you 
• Ten (10) paid holidays 
• One (1) paid flex day 
• 401(k) with employer annual contribution 
• Paid parental leave 
• DEIB council 
• Quarterly awards and recognition 
• Award-winning culture! Alchemy is a Great Place to Work-certified company 

Pay Transparency Statement 

Compensation for roles at Alchemy varies based on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill set, experience, training, certifications, and overall business needs. As part of our total compensation package, this role may also be eligible for participation in Alchemy’s variable bonus plan (role-specific), with additional details shared during the hiring process.

In accordance with applicable pay transparency laws, we provide a reasonable salary range for each role. It is not typical for candidates to be hired at or near the top of the range, and final compensation decisions are based on individual qualifications and alignment to the role.

For roles that may be leveled during the interview process, compensation will be aligned accordingly, and an updated salary range will be provided if the level differs from the original posting.

Base Salary Ranges:

• Senior Consultant: $100,000 - $150,000