Accounting Operations Specialist (Workday)

Location: Hybrid in Herndon, Virginia; on-site 2–3 days per week, with candidates expected to live within approximately 50 miles of the office.

Base salary: $90,500–$118,500 per year, plus bonus eligibility and benefits.

Company

hirify.global provides high-assurance cybersecurity and trusted connectivity for mission-critical environments, protecting sensitive data and enabling secure collaboration.

What you will do

• Administer Workday Payroll and support U.S. bi-weekly and U.K. monthly payroll cycles.
• Troubleshoot payroll issues, perform root-cause analysis, and partner with HRIS and OSV on technical resolutions.
• Configure and maintain earning codes, deduction codes, tax elements, compensation flows, and related Workday Payroll objects.
• Validate payroll inputs, process off-cycle payments and corrections, and complete audits, reconciliations, and year-end activities.
• Partner with HR, Benefits, Finance, Accounting, and HRIS on employee changes, reporting, documentation, and process improvements.
• Provide backup support for Accounts Payable and broader accounting operations.

Requirements

• Recent Workday Payroll Administrator experience within the last 1–2 years is required.
• Experience troubleshooting Workday payroll issues, supporting configuration, and maintaining earning and deduction codes.
• Strong knowledge of payroll operations, audits, adjustments, reconciliations, and multi-state U.S. payroll.
• Exposure to U.K. payroll or willingness to develop knowledge of U.K. statutory requirements.
• Experience partnering with HRIS and OSV on technical and functional Workday matters.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and payroll reporting tools, with strong attention to detail and ability to work independently under deadlines.

Nice to have

• Experience with U.K. payroll cycles, pension rules, statutory benefits, offsets, and monthly payroll requirements.
• Ability to operate with minimal ramp-up time and expand technical Workday and accounting operations capabilities.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid collaboration with regular in-person work.
• Flexible paid time off.
• 401(k) matching.
• Healthcare contribution.
• Reasonable accommodations available as required by law.