🚨 Now Hiring: Payroll Processor IV (Workday Payroll)

📍 Sacramento, CA | Onsite – 2300 River Plaza Dr

🕗 Day Shift: 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM

⏳ 30‑Week Project Assignment | Project OneLink

Join a leading hospital system on a high‑visibility payroll transformation project supporting Workday Payroll testing and validation. This is a project‑based opportunity for a seasoned Payroll professional who thrives in complex, high‑volume environments and enjoys ensuring systems are accurate, compliant, and ready for production.

💼 About the Role

As a Payroll Processor IV, you’ll play a key role in supporting Project OneLink, focusing on Workday Payroll processing and testing. You’ll execute and validate complex payroll scenarios—including retro processing, absence workflows, and gross‑to‑net calculations—while supporting unit, end‑to‑end, and parallel payroll testing cycles. This role is critical to ensuring payroll system readiness without impacting live production payroll.

✅ What You’ll Be Responsible ForExecute and validate Workday Payroll processes, including retro pay, payroll balancing, and pay calculationsSupport unit, end‑to‑end, and parallel payroll testing cyclesRun and validate gross‑to‑net payroll calculationsLoad, manage, and validate payroll integration filesAnalyze and resolve payroll discrepancies across test scenariosExecute and validate absence processing workflows (PTO, ESL)Ensure payroll operations are thoroughly tested without disrupting production payroll

🎯 Required Experience5+ years of payroll processing experience, with deep expertise in Workday PayrollStrong experience with:Retro processingPayroll balancingAbsence processingPay calculationsExperience supporting payroll system testing (unit, end‑to‑end, parallel)Ability to validate payroll outputs in high‑volume environmentsStrong analytical skills for discrepancy identification and resolution

🌟 Preferred (Nice to Have)Experience with UKG Pro WFM (Workforce Management)Background supporting ERP or Workday implementationsExperience documenting test cases, results, and defectsAbility to collaborate cross‑functionally with HRIS, Finance, and ITFamiliarity with large‑scale payroll testing initiatives

🏥 Why This Opportunity?Work with a prestigious healthcare system on a critical enterprise payroll projectHigh‑visibility, hands‑on Workday Payroll testing experienceStable day shift schedule with a defined project timelineMake a real impact by ensuring payroll readiness for thousands of employees

If you’re a senior-level payroll professional with strong Workday Payroll expertise and enjoy working on complex, high‑impact projects, we’d love to connect.

👉 Apply today to be considered!

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Sacramento, CA.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $30.00 - $36.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job\n classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be\n subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits\n available for this temporary role may include the following:\n\n
• Medical, dental & vision\n
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital\n
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available\n
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)\n
• Short and long-term disability\n
• Health Spending Account (HSA)\n
• Transportation benefits\n
• Employee Assistance Program\n
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Sacramento,CA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on May 7, 2026.

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\n\nAbout Aston Carter:\n

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® double diamond winner for both client and talent service.

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The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email astoncarteraccommodation@astoncarter.com for other accommodation options.

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