Workday Payroll Functional Consultant

VirtualResource (VR) is a boutique consultancy supporting companies to optimise their HR and Workday systems. We strive to be the go-to company that partners with businesses to optimise their HR technology landscape.

Our people are our most important asset

• We recognise the need for a committed, skilled and loyal team and strive to create a working environment that is flexible, caring and considerate of all needs.
• We attract the best people and reward them appropriately
• Staff development and upskilling are core to what we do

We are seeking an experienced Workday Payroll Consultant with a strong background in US and Canadian Payroll configuration and support. You will play a key role in implementing, optimizing, and supporting Workday Payroll solutions for our clients.

In this role, you will act as a trusted advisor—guiding clients through best practices, helping them enhance their existing configurations, and ensuring smooth, compliant payroll operations across their Workday landscape.
This is an excellent opportunity for a detail-oriented, proactive professional who thrives on solving complex payroll challenges and delivering exceptional client outcomes.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Lead or support the deployment, configuration, and post-implementation support of Workday Payroll solutions, with a focus on

  US/Canadian Payroll.

• Partner with client Payroll leads to analyze, enhance, and expand existing Payroll configurations and business processes.

• Manage functional adjustments and configuration updates while evaluating downstream impacts across modules.

• Support clients in troubleshooting payroll issues and optimizing system performance.

• Collaborate closely with internal and client teams across Payroll, Absence, and Time Tracking to ensure seamless integrations and accurate processing.

• Prioritize and respond to client cases, maintaining a high level of service delivery.

Must have Skills Required

• Minimum 4 years of hands-on experience with Workday Payroll configuration, including US and Canadian Payroll.

• Strong understanding of payroll processes, compliance, and reporting in the Canadian/US context.

• Proven experience managing payroll processes using Strada Payroll systems

• Proven ability to review, analyze, and refine existing payroll configurations and processes.

• Proficiency in Workday modules related to Payroll, Absence, and Time Tracking.

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and documentation skills.

• Strong interpersonal and time management abilities with a proven record of meeting deliverables.

• Exceptional attention to detail with the ability to see the broader business context.

• Fluent in English

Other Qualifications/Skills that will be beneficial but not mandatory

• College or University Degree in HR or Information Systems

• Exposure to global payroll implementations beyond the US/Canada.

• Familiarity with Workday reporting tools and business process configuration.

As this is a remote role, you can be based anywhere in the US/Canada, so long as you are authorised to work in the country you reside in without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.

VirtualResource is a boutique IT consultancy specialising in HR & Digital Transformation. We help organisations shape their Digital Roadmaps, deploy Workday with confidence, keep it running at its best, and adopt AI in ways that deliver real outcomes.

We're not the biggest consultancy you'll work with, and that's deliberate. We've built VR around experienced practitioners who've done the work - people who can sit alongside your team, understand the context, and help move things forward without the layers and overhead you'd find elsewhere.

Our people are the reason clients come back.

Great consulting starts with great people. We invest in ours, because the experience our clients have with VR is shaped entirely by the team they meet.

We attract experienced professionals and give them work that's worth showing up for

We create a flexible, considered working environment built around trust.

We reward people fairly and recognise the value they bring

We invest in development and upskilling because staying sharp is part of the job