Payroll Specialist

Workday Payroll & HCM Developer

When our values align, there's no limit to what we can achieve.

At Parexel, we all share the same goal - to improve the world's health. From clinical trials to regulatory, consulting, and market access, every clinical development solution we provide is underpinned by something special - a deep conviction in what we do.

Each of us, no matter what we do at Parexel, contributes to the development of a therapy that ultimately will benefit a patient. We take our work personally, we do it with empathy and we're committed to making a difference.

Key Responsibilities:

Workday HCM

• Maintain and enhance Workday Core HCM, including worker data, organizations, positions, compensation, and job architecture.

• Support end‑to‑end lifecycle processes: hiring, onboarding, job changes, performance, time tracking, absence, and offboarding.

• Configure and optimize business processes, security roles, routing, condition rules, and domain policies.

• Deliver reporting and analytics using Workday delivered reports, custom reports, dashboards, and calculated fields.

• Collaborate with HR COEs to support talent, recruiting, compensation, benefits, and organizational changes.

• Ensure data quality, audit controls, regulatory compliance, and alignment with global HR standards.

• Partner with Payroll and IT to ensure accurate HCM data flows for payroll processing globally.

Workday Payroll

• Support Workday Payroll or Global Payroll integrations, including validation of pay inputs, outputs, pay components, and country‑specific rules.

• Manage payroll data movement and mapping for global and third‑party payroll providers (e.g., APD, ExPR, ExPD, DCoD, outbound/inbound notifications).

• Troubleshoot payroll results, perform audits, and collaborate with country payroll teams for issue resolution.

• Maintain payroll calendars, period schedules, earning/deduction configuration, and tax‑related data.

• Utilize Global Payroll Hub and Global Payroll Connect capabilities to streamline global payroll operations (e.g., APD, ExPD, ExPR, Close Pay Period).
  (Based on Global Payroll Connect documents).

Integrations & Technical Enablement

• Assist in integration design leveraging EIB, Studio, PECI, API/web services (REST/SOAP) for inbound/outbound data movement.

• Support data transformation, mapping accuracy, and successful handoff to downstream payroll vendors.

• Support continuous improvement initiatives, automation, and biannual Workday releases.
  

Cross‑Functional Collaboration

• Serve as liaison between HR, Payroll, IT, Finance, and global stakeholders to ensure smooth operations.

• Participate in payroll RFP evaluations, process redesign, compliance controls, and requirements gathering.

• Provide training, documentation, and user support for Workday payroll and HCM processes.
  

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of Workday experience across Core HCM and Payroll (or global payroll integrations).

• Hands‑on configuration experience with HCM business processes, security, organizations, and reporting.

• Experience with payroll processing, payroll audits, pay components, and working with third‑party payroll vendors.

• Understanding of global HR data structures, compliance, and country-specific payroll nuances.

• Working knowledge of Workday integrations (EIB, Studio, APIs), data mapping, and testing.

• Certified in Workday HCM and Payroll.

• Strong analytical, documentation, and troubleshooting skills.

• Bachelor's degree in HR, IT, Business, or related field.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Global Payroll Connect (APD, ExPR, ExPD, notifications).

• Familiarity with compensation, time tracking, absence, and reporting frameworks.

• Prior involvement in Workday R1/R2 upgrades, payroll transformation, or system optimization projects.

Experience Level

Mid Level