End-to-end payroll with a partner you can count on
Simplify the way you pay
Payroll remains one of the most complex functions within an organization—from evolving employee expectations to constantly changing regulations.
With Workday + Alight, you can unify HR, payroll and time all within a single platform while removing administrative burdens with flexible managed payroll services. Together we enable control, accuracy and efficiency while minimizing risk, errors and costs.
300+
Workday Payroll deployments completed
2.7M
Employees served on Workday Payroll
99.9%
Average payroll accuracy achieved
The payroll service is consistently delivered accurately and on time. The payroll service delivery team are knowledgeable and very responsive. They do a very good job for us, and we think that has a lot to do with a well-rounded team of people. We have a great partnership and are very happy with the service.
Payroll Director
Pharmaceutical/Biotech Company
A unified, agile solution for HR & payroll, globally
Consolidate and simplify global HR and payroll to transform your business. Together Workday and Alight plan to offer a unified and agile HR and global payroll solution that empowers organizations to source, manage and pay their entire workforce around the world in a simplified way.
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End-to-end payroll solutions to meet your needs
Payroll is about more than just compensation—so it’s important you have a streamlined, automated and efficient solution that helps you deliver accurate and compliant pay.
Deploy Payroll
Benefits
- Integrate payroll with your existing Workday platform
- End-to-end support from deployment to operations
- Deep payroll expertise to guide decision making
- Alight’s Point of View to save on time and budget
- Integrated Earned Wage Access and Pay Card solution
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Operate Payroll
Alight Payroll Services
Remove the risk and complexity of running Workday Payroll in house with flexible managed payroll services to complement your existing strengths and investments.
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Benefits
- In tenant Workday processing by a dedicated team of payroll and tax delivery experts
- Managed payroll data quality
- Gross to net payroll processing (managed and comprehensive)
- Tax, garnishments, year-end and payroll distribution services
- Payroll anomaly detection
- Overpayment recovery support
- Automated tax data integrity and local taxation support
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Optimize Payroll
Workday Optimization
As a proven partner for Workday, our experienced, certified experts know your platform inside and out—and how to use it to your advantage. With optimization solutions to fit your need, you can gain access to experienced resources, deep technical knowledge and optimization guidance to help you get the most out of Workday.
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Benefits
- Payroll support when you need it whether it’s about retro-calculations, general ledgers, taxes, etc.
- New feature enablement as new functionalities are introduced
- Reporting and analytics support to drive business case realization
- Testing automation for seamless configurations
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Global Payroll
Global Payroll
Complement Workday with an integrated solution for global payroll, putting you in full control of your multi-national workforce and ensure accurate payments on time, all the time—no matter the location, language or currency.
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Benefits
- Payroll available in 188 countries and supported in 25 languages
- Certified integration with Workday
- Optional managed payroll services
- Powerful reporting and analytics
- Leverage continuous innovation
- Payment and treasury services
- Earned Wage Access and Pay Card solution
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The Alight team was professional, knowledgeable and in-tuned to our needs from the first day. They worked with us to understand the scope of the project, our extremely tight timeline and what was needed for a successful launch they delivered. Our first payroll in our new Workday Tenant went off without a hitch and it’s a testament to their hard work and customer focus.
Payroll Director
Financial Services Firm
Customer success
Driving payroll expenditure and productivity savings for a financial services organization.
Challenges
- Manual and disconnected processing resulted in errors, and significant, unrecoverable overpayments
- Low quality and productivity
- High payroll spend
Solution
- Alight provided overpayment toolset and services, combined with comprehensive HR and payroll services and benefits administration
- Continuous improvement in end-to-end payroll process and technology, driving decrease in payroll leakage
Business value
- $18.8M total overpayments recovered since 2017
- 38% average recovery rate over the past 4 years
- 37% decrease in calls/issues logged over the past 2 years
- YOY decrease in net overpayments
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Integrate your Workday HCM and payroll administration
Leave your HCM and payroll administration in good hands. Our flexible services allow you to select what best fits your needs, while feeling confident that a proven, experienced partner has you covered
Professional Services | Payroll
The transformation of payroll
We recently sat down with Workday to discuss how payroll transformation affects the way organizations approach their payroll transactions today and into the future.
Payroll
How do you integrate payroll when moving to the cloud?
This is an often-asked question. Whilst it’s an easy one to answer, it’s not so easy to do. Why? Because payroll is complex, and it is getting more so especially when HR is moving to the cloud.This article outlines four steps businesses should take to solve payroll challenges.
Professional Services | Payroll
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Workday Payroll FAQ
What is Workday Payroll?
Workday Payroll is a cloud-based payroll management system and part of the Workday HCM Suite that helps businesses manage their payroll process. Workday Payroll offers a range of features including payroll processing, tax compliance, employee time tracking and benefits time tracking.
What are the benefits of Workday Payroll?
Workday Payroll offers accuracy, flexibility and efficiency making it easier for businesses to streamline their payroll process, save on time and effort, ensure compliance, and minimize risk.
Why do I need a Workday Payroll deployment partner?
A Workday deployment partner will help you get the most value out of our Workday Payroll investment. Ensuring you have a partner that architects the right solution, has the skills and expertise and proven experience in deploying Workday Payroll is critical to the success of your project. At Alight, we’re committed to creating an honest partnership based on our decades of experience to ensure you feel confident in what will work, but also what won’t work with your deployment approach.
What are Workday Payroll Services?
When a third-party vendor aids with payroll processing, that’s Payroll Services. Varying levels of support are available, but Payroll Services typically includes assistance with a portion of the payroll process or all the payroll process. This service improves the accuracy, efficiency and timeliness of the payroll cycle.
Should I outsource Workday Payroll?
Outsourcing payroll can save time and resources, improve accuracy and reduce payroll leakage. With a knowledgeable partner at your side, you have access to country-specific payroll expertise as well as the latest technology and innovation to help your organization grow and evolve.
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