Manager, Workday Payroll Technology Organization

Montefiore is seeking a Senior Manager, Workday Payroll Technology to lead the functional strategy, governance, and operational excellence of our Workday Payroll platform. This is a working management role responsible for overseeing a team of Workday Payroll consultants and analysts, ensuring the platform reliably supports payroll operations across a large, complex health system while driving continuous improvement, compliance, and enhancement initiatives.

This role is functional/operational in nature - the Senior Manager is expected to direct, prioritize, and quality-check the work of consulting resources, translate business and compliance requirements into technical direction, and serve as the primary escalation point between Payroll, HR, Finance, and IT stakeholders., Team & Vendor Leadership

• Manage a team of Workday Payroll consultants (internal and third-party/staff augmentation), including work assignment, prioritization, and performance oversight
• Serve as the primary point of accountability for consultant deliverables, ensuring work is scoped, tracked, and delivered on time and within budget
• Manage relationships with Workday and any implementation/staffing partners, including SOW development, invoicing oversight, and vendor performance reviews

Platform Ownership & Governance

• Own the functional roadmap for Workday Payroll, including tax, UKG time tracking integration, garnishments, off-cycle processing, retro pay, and payroll accounting
• Establish and enforce change management, testing, and release governance for all payroll configuration changes
• Maintain system documentation, configuration standards, and audit-readiness across the payroll module

Payroll Operations Support

• Partner directly with Payroll Operations leadership to ensure the platform supports accurate, timely, and compliant pay processing for a multi-entity, multi-union health system workforce
• Lead root cause analysis and resolution for payroll system issues, ensuring proper prioritization based on business and compliance impact
• Oversee quarter-end, year-end, and tax filing readiness activities from a systems perspective

Compliance & Risk

• Ensure Workday Payroll configuration remains compliant with federal, New York State, and local tax and wage regulations, as well as union/CBA pay rules
• Partner with Internal Audit, Compliance, and Legal on system controls, SOX-related requirements, and data privacy standards
• Maintain a proactive posture on Workday releases, identifying impacts to payroll configuration and compliance obligations

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Act as the primary liaison between Payroll, HR Technology (HCM/Benefits), Finance, and IT on all Workday Payroll-related initiatives
• Support integration design and issue resolution with upstream/downstream systems (time and attendance, general ledger, benefits, third-party tax and garnishment vendors)
• Represent Payroll Technology in broader Workday governance forums and enterprise system initiatives, * The selected candidate is expected to work onsite approximately 2-3 days per week and participate in additional onsite meetings, workshops, project kickoffs, and other business-critical activities as needed.
• Candidates should reside within a reasonable commuting distance of the Yonkers office and be able to maintain a consistent onsite presence.
• Limited local travel may be required to support payroll and technology initiatives across Montefiore Health System locations, including White Plains, Nyack, Mount Vernon, New Rochelle, and other regional facilities.
• Travel is generally planned in advance and is expected to be occasional rather than frequent. Overnight travel is not typically required.

What Success Looks Like

• Payroll runs accurately and on time, with system issues identified and resolved proactively rather than reactively
• Consultant resources are efficiently deployed against a clear, prioritized roadmap
• Montefiore maintains strong audit and compliance posture across all Workday Payroll configuration
• Stakeholders across Payroll, HR, and Finance view the Workday Payroll Technology function as a reliable, responsive partner

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Human Resources, Business, or related field, or equivalent professional experience
• 7+ years of experience supporting Workday Payroll in a functional/techno-functional capacity, including at least 2-3 years in a people leadership or team management role
• Demonstrated experience overseeing consultants or vendor resources on Workday Payroll configuration and projects
• Deep functional knowledge of Workday Payroll, including pay components, tax setup, garnishments, off-cycles, retro pay, and payroll accounting
• Experience supporting payroll in a large, multi-entity or unionized environment
• Strong understanding of payroll compliance requirements (federal, NY State, local)
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate between technical teams and payroll/HR business leaders
• Ability to work in a hybrid environment with regular onsite attendance in Yonkers, NY, and occasional travel to other Montefiore Health System locations.

Preferred

• Experience in a healthcare or academic medical center environment
• Workday Payroll certification(s)
• Experience with UKG Time Tracking and/or Workday Payroll integrations (e.g., ADP tax filing, garnishment vendors, UKG)
• Familiarity with SOX controls and audit processes as they relate to payroll systems, ADP, Academic Background, Billing, Budget Management, Change Management, Consulting, Continuous Improvement, Cross-Functional, Documentation Standards, Establish Priorities, Federal Compliance Regulations, Finance, General Ledger Accounting, Genetics, Healthcare, Human Resources, Identify Issues, Information Technology & Information Systems, Internal Audit, Leadership, Legal, Local Tax, Military, Operational Support, Payroll Accounting, Payroll Software/Services, Payroll Tax, Performance Analysis, Performance Reviews, Problem Solving Skills, Process Improvement, Regulatory Compliance, Relationship Management, Retro, Root Cause Analysis, Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), State Tax, Statement of Work (SOW), Systems Administration/Management, Systems Maintenance, Tax Regulations, Team Lead/Manager, Testing, Time Management, Time Tracking, Travel Planning, Vendor/Supplier Evaluation, Willing to Travel

As the academic medical center and University Hospital for Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center is nationally recognized for clinical excellence-breaking new ground in research, training the next generation of healthcare leaders, and delivering science-driven, patient-centered care.

Montefiore is ranked among the top hospitals nationally and regionally by U.S. News & World Report. For more than 100 years we have been innovating new treatments, new procedures and new approaches to patient care, producing stellar outcomes and raising the bar for medical centers in the region and around the world. As we build on this momentum, we continue to advance the practice of medicine and set the standard for excellence. Enduring Mission and Distinguished History

The mission of Montefiore is to heal, to teach, to discover and to advance the health of the communities we serve.

From its beginning in 1884, as a facility for the care of patients with tuberculosis and other chronic illnesses, to the new millennium, Montefiore has been at the forefront of patient care, research and education and steadfast commitment to its community. Our Services

We provide coordinated, compassionate and leading-edge care designed to reach people when and where they need it most. Through highly integrated teams of physicians, nurses, social workers, mental health professionals and other caregivers, we have created an innovative, seamless system of care focused around the patient. Notable Centers of Excellence

At the intersection of Einstein science and Montefiore medicine is our commitment to scientific inquiry. This commitment has resulted in the creation of the Montefiore-Einstein Centers of Excellence in cancer care, cardiovascular services, transplantation and children’s health, where nationally recognized investigators and multidisciplinary clinical teams collaborate to develop and deliver advanced, innovative care. Advanced Specialty and Surgical Care

We offer advanced, multidisciplinary care across specialties, delivering one standard of excellence for all. Our interventions are designed to help patients understand and manage their illness, advocate for their health, access the right treatments and receive the vital social support they need to flourish. On multiple fronts, Montefiore is developing more effective and less invasive approaches to complex problems from procedures to repair diseased hearts, protocols to treat complex cancers and medical devices designed to meet the needs of growing children. Primary Care

With nearly 50 primary care locations throughout the New York metropolitan area, we are focusing on accessible, patient-centered primary and preventive care provided by leading physicians in the areas of family and internal medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, and a team of experts in nursing, health education, nutrition and pharmacy. Providing Care Without Walls

Montefiore combines its deep commitment to the community with nationally-renowned expertise to reach people in locations easiest for them. Through Montefiore’s School Health Program (MSHP), Primary Care at Home programs, mobile medical and dental health vans and health education initiatives, Montefiore provides primary care services in non-traditional settings.

Through the formation of highly integrated teams of physicians, nurses, social workers, mental health professionals, care managers and other caregivers, we provide care around the patient, when and where they need it. Research and Education

Montefiore’s partnership with Einstein advances clinical and translational research to accelerate the pace at which new discoveries become the treatments and therapies that benefit patients. Together, the two institutions are among 38 academic medical centers nationwide to be awarded a prestigious Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) by the National Institutes of Health.

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Our leadership in coordinating care across multiple settings has earned us federal recognition from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as a Pioneer Accountable Care Organization. Montefiore’s ACO is one of only 32 organizations in the nation, as well as the only one in New York State, to operate under this new model of providing Medicare beneficiaries with higher quality care, while reducing expenditures through enhanced care coordination. Learn More

• Mission, Vision and Values - Montefiore’s unique path of growth into the future and the clinical excellence and outstanding customer care that will get us there.
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