Workday Training Pathways: Payroll Accounting

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The Payroll Accounting Workday Training Pathway is intended to support employees by providing an overview of several Payroll-related processes, tasks, and actions. To enroll in this Pathway on Workday Learning:

  1. Navigate to the Payroll Accounting Training Pathway program.
  2. Select Enroll. 

Note: All prior completion of lessons and courses count toward requirements for completing this program, but you may re-access all completed training as desired.

Materials in this training pathway include the following Computer-Based Training (CBT) video series:

  • Payroll Accounting – explains how to assign costing allocations, and create payroll accounting adjustments.

The training pathway program also includes step-by-step instructions of several commonly used processes via the following job aids:

  • Create Initial Payroll Commitment
    Explains how Payroll Accountants can create an initial payroll commitment in Workday.
  • Payroll Commitment Adjustment
    Explains how Payroll Accountants can create a payroll commitment adjustment in Workday.
  • Payroll Accounting Adjustment
    Explains ow Central Office Payroll Accounting Specialists, Central Sponsored Program Managers (cost center), and Payroll Accounting Adjustment Specialists can create a payroll accounting adjustment in Workday using percentage distribution.
  • Assign Costing Allocations
    Explains how HCM Action Initiators, HR Administrators, Central Office Payroll Costing Specialists, Sponsored Program Managers, and Department Payroll Costing Specialists can perform an ad hoc costing allocation change in Workday for Contractual and PIN Workers.
  • Assign Costing Allocation, Change Organization Assignments, Period Activity Pay & One Time Payment Reasons QRG
    Provides a brief guide to the above processes.
  • Migrating Worker Between Contract and Regular Pay Groups
    Explains how to change a worker’s assigned pay group to either Contractual (CT) or Regular (REG).
  • Settlement Events
    Explains how those holding the security roles of Accounts Payable Settlement Specialist, Cash Operations Lead, Cash Settlement Specialist, Customer Payment Specialist, Payroll Settlement Specialist, and Settlement Specialist can perform settlement related tasks, including printing checks, completing a settlement run, and placing a stop on a check in Workday.
  • Commonly Used HCM Reports
    Provides a list of some of the most commonly used Workday HCM reports, as well as a description of the information included in the reports.

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Article ID: 134
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