Payroll Analyst, Workday

Join us in re-imagining health care with the largest social enterprise in Canada. SE Health is leading a multi-year enterprise transformation project that leverages human-centered design to be at the forefront of innovation within the healthcare sector. As a leader in home care, we are expanding and enhancing our capabilities to provide personalized experiences using new platforms and cloud-native architectures, ensuring privacy and security by design. Our transformation is grounded in guiding principles drive to ensure that we prioritize team decisions, long-term planning, process standardization, data-driven insights, and balanced user adoption. If you are driven by the desire to have an impact, change the world of health care and shape the future, we invite you to be part of our journey.

Job Summary:
The Payroll Analyst, Workday will play a critical role in supporting payroll testing and validation activities during the implementation of Workday Payroll and Time Tracking. This role requires hands-on involvement in end-to-end payroll test cycles, data validation, parallel runs, and issue resolution to ensure a successful and compliant transition from legacy systems to Workday.
The ideal candidate will have strong payroll operations experience in Workday, attention to detail, and the ability to collaborate effectively with HR, IT, and implementation partners.

Job Responsibilities:

Testing Execution

• Participate in payroll implementation testing, including functional, user acceptance, and parallel testing cycles.
• Execute payroll test cases to validate gross-to-net calculations, earnings and deductions, retroactive pay, taxes, and benefit deductions.
• Support validation of time tracking data integration into payroll, ensuring accurate time calculations and pay results
• Collaborate with implementation partners to identify, document, and resolve defects found during testing.
• Validate payroll configuration for accuracy, compliance, and adherence to company policies and legislative requirements.
• Assist with test data preparation, including employee test scenarios covering various pay groups, earnings, and time entry types.
• Participate in cross-functional data reconciliation and audit activities to confirm payroll accuracy.
• Document test results, provide feedback, and contribute to continuous improvement of test processes.
• Maintain confidentiality and data integrity throughout all testing and implementation phases.

Go Live Support

• Support go-live readiness activities and post-implementation validation of live payroll results.

Qualifications:

Education & Experience:

• Diploma or degree in Accounting, Human Resources, or a related field.
• 3+ years of payroll processing experience in a medium-to-large organization with Workday strongly preferred.
• Experience supporting a Workday Payroll and/or Time Tracking implementation strongly preferred.
• Working knowledge of payroll legislation and compliance standards (e.g., CRA, employment standards, provincial regulations).
• Workday HCM/Payroll certification or prior Workday project experience is nice to have.
• Experience with system testing, UAT coordination, or data validation.
• Knowledge of integration testing between Time Tracking and Payroll modules.

Skills & Competencies:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail.
• Ability to interpret and test complex payroll scenarios.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and comfortable working with large datasets.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Collaborative team player able to work effectively with cross-functional partners.
• Strong sense of accountability and commitment to accuracy and deadlines.

Why Join SE Health?

• Competitive Total Rewards: So much more than a paycheque! Enjoy comprehensive benefits, pension, flexible pay options, car-loan support, housing solutions and exclusive staff perks.
• Flexibility & Belonging: Thrive with hybrid work, flexible scheduling and a supportive, inclusive culture that puts people first.
• Purpose & Impact: Join a national social enterprise where your voice matters. Every role helps advance health, spark innovation and strengthen communities across Canada.
• Growth That Meets Your Ambition: Access tuition support, training and meaningful career pathways across a growing, future-focused organization.

About SE Health

SE Health is a not-for-profit social enterprise advancing health with heart. With 115+ years of impact, we bring hope, happiness and exceptional care to people and communities across Canada. We lead with empathy, dignity and purpose while building a future where everyone can realize their full health and well-being potential. We’re also an inclusive, supportive workplace offering competitive compensation, strong benefits and real opportunities to grow. We’re All In Together.

Accessibility: If you require accommodations due to illness or disability, please contact Talent Acquisition at careers@sehc.com.

AI and compensation details: We use AI to take notes during our interview.  All applications and interviews are reviewed by our Talent Acquisition team. This role is a replacement position. The hiring pay range is $64,000–$80,000 annually, based on experience.