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.