Workday Consultant
Job Description
Key Responsibilities
• Configure, maintain, and optimize Workday Time Tracking and Attendance business processes, rules, and schedules.
• Act as primary SME and point of contact for all Time & Attendance functionality within Workday.
• Partner with HR, Payroll, and Operations to gather requirements and translate them into system designs and configurations.
• Ensure accurate flow of time data to Payroll and other downstream systems; troubleshoot and resolve integration and data issues.
• Perform testing for enhancements, releases, and defect fixes (unit, regression, UAT coordination).
• Monitor data quality and perform regular audits to identify and correct time and attendance discrepancies.
• Maintain and update pay rules, work schedules, holiday calendars, overtime rules, and time entry validations.
• Create and maintain reports and dashboards related to time worked, overtime, exceptions, and compliance needs.
• Support compliance with internal policies, union rules, and federal/state/local labor and wage and hour regulations.
• Document system configurations, processes, and job aids; contribute to training materials and end user education.
• Participate in projects such as new country rollouts, acquisitions, or policy changes impacting time & attendance.
Required Qualifications
• 8+ years of experience with HRIS, including at least 5–6 years focused on Workday Time Tracking / Time & Attendance.
• Hands on experience configuring Workday time entry, work schedules, time calculation rules, time off/absence interactions, and approvals.
• Strong understanding of payroll impacts of time data (overtime, shift differentials, premiums, holiday pay, etc.).
• Experience with testing cycles (writing test cases, executing tests, documenting results) in Workday or similar HR systems.
• Proficiency in building and maintaining Workday reports related to time and attendance.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills with high attention to detail and data accuracy.
• Excellent communication skills; able to work effectively with HR, Payroll, Operations, IT, and end users.
