What are the responsibilities and job description for the HRIS Workday Specialist position at Aligned Solutions- Placement Experts?
HRIS Workday Specialist
Our client is seeking an experienced HRIS Workday Specialist to support and optimize Workday across Payroll, Time Tracking, Absence, and Advanced Compensation. This role partners closely with HR, Payroll, Finance, and IT to enhance system functionality, improve business processes, and support enterprise HR initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as the Workday subject matter expert for Payroll, Time Tracking, Absence, and Advanced Compensation.
- Configure and maintain Workday business processes, compensation plans, payroll, time, and absence functionality.
- Support payroll processing, annual compensation cycles, testing, system enhancements, and Workday releases.
- Develop reports, dashboards, calculated fields, and analytics to support business decisions.
- Troubleshoot system issues, maintain data integrity, and ensure compliance with HR and payroll processes.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to drive continuous improvement and optimize Workday capabilities.
Qualifications
- 3 years of hands-on Workday configuration experience.
- Strong expertise in Payroll, Time Tracking, Absence, and/or Advanced Compensation.
- Experience with Workday reporting, business process configuration, testing, and system enhancements.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience preferred.
- Workday certifications are a plus.
Preferred Experience
- Large or multi-entity Workday environments.
- Prevailing Wage or complex payroll structures.
- Workday integrations, Jira, or Agile methodologies.
If you're passionate about leveraging Workday to improve HR operations and employee experience, we'd love to hear from you.