Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Confidential company is seeking a Workday Time & Absence Analyst to support global M&A integration projects involving multiple international acquired populations. The role partners with HR, Payroll, and People Technology stakeholders to gather requirements and configure Workday Time Tracking and Absence solutions through testing, deployment, hypercare, reconciliation, and handoff.
Responsibilities
- Support implementation of new Workday Absence and Time Tracking plans for global projects
- Gather statutory, regulatory, and company-specific absence requirements from HR, Payroll, and local People teams
- Translate business requirements into Workday configuration and functional solutions
- Configure: Time Off Plans, Leave of Absence Types, Eligibility Rules, Accrual Methods, Balance Periods, Time Tracking Rules, Time Entry, Work Schedules and Calendars, Approvals and Exceptions
- Apply global naming, configuration, and security standards
- Perform Sandbox configuration, unit testing, and configuration validation
- Support UAT, troubleshoot defects, and implement configuration fixes
- Perform legacy balance load reconciliation and validate employee balances
- Support production migration sequencing and deployment activities
- Provide post-go-live hypercare and resolve Time & Absence configuration issues
- Support reporting, audits, and data validation related to Time & Absence
- Analyze and support absence-to-payroll interactions and integrations
- Provide guidance on Workday releases and adoption of relevant new features
- Prepare configuration documentation and provide knowledge transfer/handoff to the Workday Functional team
- Collaborate effectively with HR, Payroll, IT, and People Technology stakeholders
Skills
- 3+ years of hands-on Workday Absence configuration experience
- Strong hands-on experience with Workday Time Tracking
- Experience designing and configuring: Absence/Time Off Plans, Leave Types, Eligibility Rules, Accrual Rules, Balance Periods, Time Tracking Rules, Work Schedules/Calendars
- Strong understanding of global time tracking and leave/absence policies
- Experience with multi-country or international Workday implementations
- Working knowledge of absence-to-payroll interactions
- Experience with complex accrual rules and time tracking integrations
- Strong experience with testing, UAT, defect resolution, deployment, and hypercare
- Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Workday certification in Absence and/or Time Tracking
- Experience supporting M&A, acquisitions, or acquired employee populations
- Experience with EMEA statutory leave and absence requirements
- Experience with payroll and scheduling integrations
- Experience supporting global Workday tenants
- Experience with legacy balance conversion/load and reconciliation
Benefits
- Remote work arrangement
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