Payroll Specialist Job at Prairie Consulting Services, Chicago, IL

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  • Prairie Consulting Services
  • Chicago, IL

Job Description

Senior Workday Payroll Analyst (Contract) - CONTRACT TO HIRE OPPORTUNITY!!!

Chicago, IL | Hybrid (2–3 days onsite)

We are hiring a Senior Workday Payroll Analyst to support payroll operations for a large corporate financial services organization headquartered in downtown Chicago. This role supports 8,000+ employees across the U.S. and Canada and requires strong Workday payroll and multi-state tax experience.

This is a hands-on payroll role. It is not an accounting or CPA position.

Senior Workday Payroll Analyst - What You Will Do

  • Process payroll end to end in Workday
  • Support quarter-end and year-end payroll activities
  • Reconcile payroll and tax data
  • Set up and maintain state and local taxes
  • Research and resolve payroll and tax issues
  • Review payroll adjustments for compliance
  • Perform second-level payroll reviews
  • Support Workday payroll testing and updates
  • Help improve payroll processes and controls

Senior Workday Payroll Analyst - What You Must Have

  • 10+ years of payroll experience
  • Strong hands-on Workday Payroll experience
  • Experience supporting 7,000+ employees
  • Payroll across 40+ states
  • Payroll tax and compliance experience
  • Quarterly and year-end reconciliation
  • State and local tax setup and maintenance
  • Strong Excel and attention to detail

Nice to Have

  • Canada payroll experience
  • Financial services or regulated environment experience

Senior Workday Payroll Analyst - Important

  • Chicago based only
  • Onsite 2–3 days per week
  • 40-hour work week
  • Not an accounting or CPA role

$55-60/hr

Job Tags

Contract work, Local area, 2 days per week, 3 days per week,

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