Payroll Associate Manager

Kainos

Workday Payroll Associate Manager at Kainos implementing and configuring Workday solutions globally. Build customer relationships and guide a team in payroll management best practices.

Posted 7/29/2026full-timeCalifornia • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-LevelWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in implementing and configuring Workday Payroll solutions, with a strong focus on customer relationship management and the ability to mentor junior team members. Possesses a deep understanding of payroll regulatory requirements and the interdependencies of Workday products.

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Workday Payroll ImplementationWorkday United States Payroll CertificationComplex Payroll CalculationsPayroll Regulatory RequirementsCustomer Relationship Management

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Hard Skills

Workday PayrollE2E ConfigurationState TaxesLocal TaxesFLSA CalculationsPayroll ProcessingGarnishments401K Retirement BenefitsCollective Bargaining AgreementsPayroll Accounting

Soft Skills

Strong CommunicationCustomer FocusConsulting SkillsRelationship BuildingAbility to Work Under Pressure

Tools & Technologies

Workday Time TrackingWorkday Absence ProductsEnterprise Resource Planning

Certifications & Qualifications

Workday United States Payroll Certification

Industry Keywords

Human Resource ManagementFinancialsPayroll

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Implement and configure enterprise-scale Workday solutions for our global customer base.
Build relationships with customers, shaping and delivering solutions that are aligned to customer needs, fit for purpose and commercially viable.
Provide excellent guidance to customers, understanding their business and requirements.
Support junior members of the team and share your knowledge with them.

Requirements

What you’ll need

At least 2-3 years of Workday Payroll implementation experience.
At least 2 years configuring Workday Payroll implementation from E2E with the last 3 years.
Certification in Workday United States Payroll.
The ability to build complex payroll calculations.
Experience with multiple positions.
Experience with implementing multiple FEIN’s.
Strong understanding of state taxes, local taxes, and FLSA calculations.
An understanding of Workday Payroll, US Payroll, Time Tracking and Absence products and the interdependencies with Benefits, Time Tracking and Absence as well as other cross functional capabilities.
Experience with Payroll regulatory requirements (Tax, Garnishments, Common Pay Master), retirement benefits (401K etc.), payroll processing, Unions/Collective Bargaining Agreements and payroll accounting.
Excellent customer focus, able to assess customer needs, build relationships and manage customer expectations.
Strong communicator, able to communicate with customers and colleagues with impact, credibility and empathy, including in a remote working situation. Sound ability to formally present to senior Client audiences.
Strong commercial awareness and full understanding of project and business dynamics.
Broad business and technology understanding and a good awareness of industry trends in either Human Resource management, Financials or Enterprise Resource Planning or Payroll.
Ability to work to tight deadlines and make sensible decisions under pressure taking a balanced view of Customer demands and Kainos commercials.
Ability to widen and maintain a network of external contacts.
Strong consulting skills e.g. presenting, leading workshops, demonstrating and explaining complex functionality or solutions to customers.
Willing to participate in PATT team internal discussions and help where possible.
Willing and able to act as a role model within the capability and mentor and/or line manage more junior consultants.
Willing to assist AMS with questions related to your subject area.
Able to implement improvements in tools and/or processes to help the practice.
Commercial understanding of utilization within a services organization and the importance of these targets.
Able to rotate through various Workday delivery services.
Able, if required, to travel to customer sites in the same region (minimal out of region travel may also be required).

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k) matching
Flexible work arrangements
Professional development opportunities