Workday Payroll Expert (Workday HCM)

Role summary

Workday Payroll Expert (Workday HCM) is a contract role at Appex Innovation in Town of Huntington, New York, United States (hybrid). Posted 2026-08-12. Experience level: 10+.

Job title

Workday Payroll Expert (Workday HCM)

Company

Appex Innovation

Location

Town of Huntington, New York, United States

Work arrangement

hybrid

Employment type

contract

Category

Software Engineering

Experience level

10+

Date posted

2026-08-12

Job description

We are seeking a Workday Payroll Expert

Duration: 6+ months with extensions, and it might go right to hire

Location: Melville, NY

Onsite Flexibility: 3 days on-site

OPEN TO GC/USC/ GC EAD - Need Locals

Interview Mode: Video Interview

Roles & Responsibilities:

• We require a highly skilled, hands-on Workday Payroll Expert who has a strong background working at an Implementation Vendor but will act strictly as our internal subject matter expert (SME) and client advocate ( "Client Hat ").

• Your most critical priority is to independently drive Payroll-specific gap analysis, early issue detection, and meticulous verification of vendor configurations.

• The successful candidate will actively collaborate with internal stakeholders to define needs, clearly communicate them to the vendor, and dive directly into vendor documents, internal rules, legacy systems, and the Workday tenant itself.

• Your focus will be on proactively identifying discrepancies, issuing actionable correction requests to the vendor, and rigorously confirming that the implemented fixes truly realize our specific business, functional, and operational requirements.

• Must have Canada Payroll experience.