Payroll Specialist (Workday & Multi-State / Canadian Operations)

Location: Malvern, Pennsylvania, United States

Salary: $89,400–$124,800 per year

Company

hirify.global provides staffing and professional workforce solutions.

What you will do

• Process high-volume payroll cycles across multiple employers, operating entities, US states, and Canadian jurisdictions.
• Administer Workday HCM and Payroll, including configurations, integrations, and employee data flows.
• Calculate and process off-cycle payments, manual adjustments, reversals, garnishments, tax levies, retirement deductions, union dues, bonuses, and merit adjustments.
• Reconcile time-and-attendance data, third-party interfaces, manual inputs, gross-to-net calculations, tax withholdings, and deductions.
• Coordinate ACH files, Positive Pay rules, voids, stop payments, and payroll accounting activities.
• Support internal business partners with payroll calendars, system navigation, policies, reporting, and discrepancy resolution.

Requirements

• 2–4 years of progressive payroll processing and customer service experience with a Bachelor’s degree, or at least 5 years without a degree.
• Hands-on experience administering and configuring Workday HCM and Payroll.
• Experience with multi-state US payroll and knowledge of gross-to-net mechanics, payroll accounting, and interface reconciliation.
• Knowledge of US federal, state, and local tax requirements; Canadian tax and garnishment experience is strongly preferred.
• Strong analytical, communication, prioritization, independent problem-solving, and confidential-data handling skills.
• Ability to meet strict payroll deadlines and maintain audit-ready records.

Nice to have

• Workday Certification.

Culture & Benefits

• High-visibility role collaborating with payroll operations, HR business partners, HRIS, finance, banking, and accounting partners.
• For temporary assignments lasting 13 weeks or longer: medical, dental, vision, 401(k), and statutory sick pay where required.
• Reasonable accommodations are available during the employment process.
• Employment eligibility verification may be conducted in certain locations through E-Verify.