Role Overview
Albida is looking for a Junior Workday Payroll Consultant to support payroll transformation and implementation projects for clients across the UK and Ireland. This is a great opportunity for someone early in their payroll or HR systems career to build hands-on Workday experience within a client delivery environment, working alongside senior consultants on live projects.
Key Responsibilities
- Support configuration of Workday Payroll elements under the guidance of senior consultants (pay components, earnings/deductions, accumulations)
- Assist with payroll testing, including parallel runs and reconciliation checks
- Help prepare and maintain project documentation, configuration workbooks, and training materials
- Support data validation and troubleshooting of payroll issues during testing and hypercare phases
- Attend client workshops and calls, taking notes and following up on actions
- Assist with year-end processing tasks and statutory reporting support for UK and Ireland
- Build understanding of client business requirements and how they translate into system configuration
- Collaborate with the wider delivery team across HR and finance workstreams
Required Experience
- Some exposure to payroll processes (in-house, bureau, or consulting) — Ireland payroll experience preferred
- Basic understanding of Irish PAYE, PRSI and USC (training will be provided to build this further)
- Interest in HR systems or payroll technology; prior Workday exposure is a plus but not essential
- Strong Excel skills and general comfort working with data
- Degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field (e.g. business, HR, finance) desirable but not required
Skills & Attributes
- Eager to learn, with a genuine interest in payroll and systems consulting
- Good attention to detail and a methodical approach to checking data
- Confident communicator, comfortable asking questions and taking direction
- Organised, able to manage multiple small tasks across a project
- Team player who works well in a collaborative, client-facing environment
- Prepared to work with new technologies
If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!
Skills Required
- Some exposure to payroll processes through in-house, bureau, or consulting experience
- Basic understanding of Irish PAYE, PRSI, and USC
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills and comfort working with data
- Interest in HR systems or payroll technology
- Prior Workday exposure
- Ireland payroll experience
- Degree or equivalent experience in business, HR, finance, or a related field
What We Do
Albida is a business-transformation consultancy focused on helping organisations maximise their Workday investment. It provides expert services across HR, finance, and payroll processes, including advisory, implementation, consultant talent, and application management. Since 2018, Albida has supported clients throughout the Workday lifecycle, combining operating-model design, hands-on collaboration, industry expertise, and practical delivery to achieve measurable, lasting results for growing and global organisations.
