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 workplace.

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

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