Senior Workday Analyst – PATT

Primary Responsibilities

• Serve as a key resource and subject matter expert (SME) in terms of Workday system functionality for functional areas that include: HCM, Payroll, Absence, Time Tracking, Recruiting, Onboarding, Talent Management, Compensation, Benefits, Help and Learning.
• Gather, define and implement system requirements, including but not limited to preparing and executing functional and technical specifications, test plans, system testing, and development of processes and procedures.
• Performs basic to advanced system configurations including core tables, business processes, workflows, condition rules, calculated fields, notifications, user security and report writing.
• Support Workday functionality in one primary and multiple secondary functions across all of the data elements, business processes, auditing and reporting functionality resident in the assigned areas of expertise with a primary focus on Payroll, Absence and Time Tracking.
• Partner with Payroll, HR, Benefits, and Finance teams to ensure accurate and compliant payroll processing.
• Configure and maintain Workday Payroll business processes, calculations, pay groups, pay periods, and payroll processing controls.
• Configure and support earnings, deductions, garnishments, taxes, accruals, and payroll-related compensation elements.
• Understand and support issue identification and resolution of payroll integrations, inbound and outbound interfaces, and third-party vendor connections.
• Troubleshoot payroll calculation issues, tax discrepancies, retroactivity, and payroll processing exceptions.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll regulations and reporting requirements.
• Perform end-to-end testing for payroll enhancements, regulatory updates, Workday releases, and system changes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement payroll-related projects, enhancements, and process improvements.
• Maintain payroll configuration documentation, procedures, testing artifacts, and governance controls.
• Evaluate new Workday Payroll functionality and recommend adoption opportunities that enhance compliance, efficiency, accuracy, and employee experience.

Secondary Responsibilities

• Identify, verify, design, and implement system enhancements and business process improvements for key HR processes.
• Performs day-to-day operations, maintenance, and functionality for HR systems, including but not limited to system upgrades, troubleshooting root cause analysis and resolving issues.
• Primary liaison between HR and IT teams to ensure an appropriate functional and technical resolution to business issues.
• Represent HR Systems team with cross-functional, HRIS-related projects, including implementation, system enhancements, creating functional specifications, managing change control, and all testing.
• Own module specific biannual Workday Releases: impact assessment, regression testing, feature adoption as approved, and stakeholder communications.
• Collaborate with the HR team regarding the proper security needed for creating/modifying security roles and ensuring effective business processes. Ensure roles are created properly and contain the proper access to functional areas.
• Build and maintain EIBs for mass updates
• Review current HR system functionality for possible improvements, troubleshooting issues, testing new features, and developing and delivering end-user training materials.
• Plan and execute unit, integration, and acceptance testing; and create specifications for systems to meet approved business requirements.
• Willing and able to learn, develop and gain experience in other non-primary Workday functional areas.
• Interest in becoming a backup in areas of non-primary support in Workday
• A strong desire to work in a team environment, support others, be supported by others and always try your best

Minimum Job Requirements Education Bachelor’s Degree or 6 years’ experience

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

• Strong project management and process management skills
• Advanced knowledge and understanding of HR processes, procedures, and policies to translate business requirements into the system.
• Experience diagnosing, isolating, and resolving issues and recommending and implementing strategies to resolve problems.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate technical information to non-technical audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to work with cross-functional teams and facilitate teams to identify and implement solutions to complex problems.
• Position requires compliance with legal requirements and strict confidentiality of records and information.
• Demonstrated strong attention to detail, accuracy, problem-solving, critical thinking
• Strong time and project management skills
• Strong interpersonal skills in dealing with all levels of employees and management
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.

Preferred Job Requirements Work Experience

• Minimum of 5 years' experience supporting Workday configuration in areas such as HCM, Recruiting, Talent Management, Learning and Onboarding.
• Previous system implementation experience; Workday a plus
• Experience administrating Applicant Tracking System
• Experience with Workday Journeys, Campaigns, Skills Cloud, Career Hub, and Talent Optimization.
• Background in supporting HR functional processes (Talent Management, Talent Acquisition, core HR, etc.)
• Previous exposure to project-related activities through active participation in system-related projects
• Experience configuring reports and analytics