Job Description
We are seeking a Senior Payroll & Time Tracking Analyst to support a post–go-live Workday environment, focusing on system stabilization, optimization, and ongoing enhancements. This individual will serve as a key liaison between technical and functional stakeholders, ensuring accurate payroll operations, system performance, and data integrity at scale.
This role requires a highly technical and analytical Workday expert with strong experience in payroll and time tracking, as well as the ability to manage and interpret large datasets (2M+ records) to drive reporting, insights, and process improvements.
Key Responsibilities:
- Act as a Workday Payroll & Time Tracking SME, supporting post-implementation stabilization and continuous improvement
- Serve as a bridge between business and technical teams, translating requirements into system solutions and configurations
- Analyze, validate, and reconcile large-scale payroll datasets, ensuring accuracy and compliance across all processes
- Develop and maintain reports, dashboards, and analytics to support payroll operations and leadership decision-making
- Partner with cross-functional teams to evaluate impacts of system changes on integrations, security, and business processes
- Support payroll processing lifecycle, including audits, quarter-end, year-end, and W-2 processes
- Lead and support system enhancements, issue resolution, and optimization efforts across payroll and time tracking
- Assist in testing, data validation, and incident management for payroll-related solutions and integrations
- Ensure compliance with federal/state payroll regulations and internal policies
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Required Skills & Experience
- 3–5+ years of Workday HCM experience with a focus on Payroll and Time Tracking configuration and support
- Proven experience in post-go-live support or stabilization environments
- Strong background in data analysis and reporting, including handling large datasets (2M+ records preferred)
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (pivot tables, VLOOKUP, complex formulas required)
- Experience translating functional requirements into technical Workday solutions
- Knowledge of payroll processes, compliance requirements, and accounting impacts
- Ability to work cross-functionally and communicate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Nice to Have Skills & Experience
- Experience with SQL for data analysis and reporting
- Exposure to UKG
- Experience with any 3rd party timekeeping systems
- Experience with Workday EIBs, integrations, and data loads
- Familiarity with audit processes and payroll compliance frameworks
Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.