Payroll Consultant (Contract) Job at Fulkrum, Houston, TX

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  • Fulkrum
  • Houston, TX

Job Description

Job Description

📍Houston, TX | 💼 6–12 Contract | 🏢 Remote

We have an Oil & Gas client seeking to hire a Workday Payroll Consultant based remotely to lead the full-cycle implementation of Workday US Payroll, including configuration, testing, and go-live support, while ensuring compliance and collaborating with internal stakeholders and external partners.

  • Industry: Oil & Gas
  • Work Location: Houston, TX
  • Workplace: Remote with occasional business travel to office
  • Work Schedule: 40 hours/week, Monday–Friday
  • Work Type: W2 Contract
  • Estimated Duration: 6–12 months
  • Rate: Hourly
  • Candidates must be authorized to work in the US without sponsorship or visa.

What You'll Do:

  • Support the full Workday Payroll implementation lifecycle: design, testing, and go-live.
  • Collaborate with internal teams and implementation partners to manage payroll deliverables.
  • Participate in payroll design sessions and provide best-practice guidance.
  • Develop and execute testing scripts for unit, E2E, and parallel payroll testing.
  • Validate payroll results including taxes, deductions, and time integrations.
  • Contribute to training and knowledge transfer efforts for internal staff.
  • Support go-live readiness and post-launch troubleshooting.

What We’re Looking For:

  • 5+ years of hands-on U.S. payroll experience.
  • 2+ years working with Workday Payroll (must have).
  • Experience with end-to-end Workday Payroll implementations .
  • Strong knowledge of U.S. payroll compliance and taxation.
  • Excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
  • Bachelor's degree in HR, Business, Accounting, or related field preferred.

Job Tags

Hourly pay, Contract work, Work at office, Monday to Friday,

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