Workday Time & Absence Analyst

Job Description

Job Description

Role: Workday Time & Absence Analyst
Location: Remote
Pay: $80/hr - $85/hr on W2 (Inclusive all)
Hours: 40 hours/week

Job Summary
We are seeking a Workday Time & Absence Analyst to support Workday Time Tracking and Absence configuration for M&A integration projects involving multiple international acquired populations .
The consultant will partner with HR, Payroll, and People Technology stakeholders to gather statutory and company-specific requirements and translate them into scalable Workday configurations. The role will own configuration activities from Sandbox build and unit testing through UAT, production migration, hypercare, reconciliation, and functional handoff .
The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with Workday Absence and Time Tracking , global/multi-country implementations, complex accrual rules, and absence-to-payroll interactions. Experience supporting M&A or acquired populations and EMEA statutory leave requirements is strongly preferred.

Key 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.

Required Qualifications

• 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• 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.