The Payroll Specialist team, the Workday Functional Expert - Senior Payroll Specialist will be responsible for performing assigned duties regarding the processing of hourly and salaried payrolls for the Company’s US and Canadian operations.  Additionally, they will be responsible for serving as the Workday subject matter expert (SME) within the payroll department.  While sitting within the payroll operations team, this SME role will serve as the key connection point between IT/Technology support, Hire to Retire continuous improvement support, and the payroll operations team.  This role is an operations role within our growing Global Business Services (GBS) organization. 

• Responsible for the timely and accurate payment of Company payrolls.  Includes multi-company, multi-state, and multiple pay cycles.   
• Drive improvement projects through optimization of Workday processes specifically focused on eliminating manual operations. 
• Serve as SME and assistance in project execution for large strategic projects impacting payroll including but not limited to new system implementations, new business acquisitions, process improvement and process rationalization efforts. 
• Assist in Root Cause investigation and corrective/preventative action implementation for repeat and impactful payroll errors.   
• Proactive audits to ensure data accuracy and compliance with SOX to identify any control weaknesses.  Initiates corrective action for system edit and error messages. 
• Handle distribution of confidential information as needed to PWC, auditors, corporate, etc, as needed. 
• Assist with year-end processing to ensure that tax forms are issued timely and accurately.    
• Must be able to research federal and state rules and regulations for the U.S. and Canada.