Workday Payroll Tester

At NCS Australia, we believe in doing technology services better. Our commitment to quality, focus on people, and willingness to challenge traditional thinking set us apart. Our team brings this belief to life by partnering with our clients and communities to make tomorrow together.

We are committed to creating an environment that prioritises innovation, collaboration, and purposeful work. Our diverse team is empowered to make a meaningful impact with curiosity, creativity and resilience to shape better outcomes. Join us and accept the challenge of creating a better tomorrow.

As a Workday Payroll Tester, you will be responsible for leading and executing end-to-end testing across configuration validation, payroll calculations, integrations, and reporting to ensure system accuracy, reliability, and compliance. The role involves developing and maintaining detailed test plans, test cases, and test data aligned with business and regulatory requirements, and conducting System Integration Testing (SIT) and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for payroll-related processes. You will validate gross-to-net calculations, superannuation, tax, and statutory deductions, and verify interfaces between Workday and external systems, including finance, time tracking, and banking. The position requires close collaboration with Payroll SMEs, HRIS, and technical teams to ensure timely defect resolution and successful delivery outcomes. Additionally, you will be responsible for tracking and reporting test progress, managing risks, supporting parallel payroll runs, and performing post–go-live validations, ensuring full compliance with Australian payroll regulations, including ATO, Fair Work, and Superannuation laws.

• Extensive testing experience with strong hands-on expertise in Workday Payroll
• Strong understanding of payroll processes, configuration, and legislative requirements.
• Experience testing Workday integrations, EIBs, and Core Connector.
• Hands-on experience with defect management tools (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps, HP ALM).
• Ability to create clear, reusable test scripts and documentation under tight deadlines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent stakeholder communication and coordination skills.
• Experience working in Agile or hybrid project environments.
• Experience in Workday HCM or Time Tracking modules.
• Familiarity with finance/payroll interfaces and data migration testing.
• ISTQB Certification or equivalent.

Why join us: 

NCS Australia is where you can feel at home, nurturing your talents and skills as we make tomorrow together, one day at a time. Our benefits include paid parental leave, initiatives focused on your well-being and discounted health insurance. You will also enjoy discounts on various products and services and be regularly recognised and rewarded for high performance. We are committed to your career development through our Capability Fingerprint, industry and partner training programs, special interest groups, and an AI-driven learning platform. No matter where you are in your career, we offer meaningful work and opportunities for growth.

NCS Australia is an equal-opportunity employer, and we take pride in our commitment to valuing and supporting our people and the communities we serve.We are dedicated to attracting, retaining and developing our people regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community and we strongly encourage applications from the Veterans, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community.

At NCS Australia, we are committed to supporting adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, as well as during employment. We actively support and encourage people with disability to apply. 

Agencies:

We've got this. We request that you do not contact NCS employees outside of the Talent Acquisition team. NCS exclusively accepts resumes from agencies on our preferred supplier panel through the NCS Agency Portal. Agencies that submit resumes must have a valid fee agreement and be assigned to the particular requisition by the Talent Acquisition team. Any resumes that are submitted outside of this process will become the sole property of NCS. If a candidate is hired outside of this process, no fee or payment will be given.

Work rights and background checks: 

To be eligible for a position with us, applicants will need to have valid work rights for Australia and be willing to undergo a comprehensive background checking process, including probity and police checks