Workday HR & Payroll Functional Analyst
Core
Functional owner of Workday HCM and Payroll business processes, ensuring data accuracy and audit-ready configurations for the full hire-to-retire and pay lifecycle.
Role type
Workday HCM & Payroll Functional Analyst
Builds
Scalable, well-governed Workday configurations for People and Payroll teams
Domain
Higher Education / Human Capital Management
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Workday HCM configuration, Workday Payroll management, advanced reporting (matrix/composite), stakeholder partnering, security concepts, release management
Preferred skills
None stated
Technologies
Workday HCM, Workday Payroll
Responsibilities
Own hire-to-retire processes including recruiting, hiring, onboarding, job changes, transfers, leaves, and terminations; Configure and maintain Workday Business Process Framework; Support merit, bonus, and equity cycles; Manage compensation changes and downstream payroll impacts; Configure absence plans, accruals, and time-off processes; Support benefits enrollment and carrier data accuracy; Ensure compliance reporting; Support payroll processes including pay calculation validation and audit; Lead payroll parallel testing for releases; Coordinate with integration teams on general ledger, tax, and benefits carrier integrations; Optimize recruiting workflows and onboarding experiences; Support talent and performance processes; Build advanced, matrix, and composite reports, dashboards, and calculated fields; Develop audit and exception reporting; Improve manager and employee self-service reporting; Maintain role-based security and segregation of duties; Ensure data integrity through validations, EIBs, and reconciliation; Lead Workday HCM and Payroll release readiness; Maintain documentation, training materials, and user guides; Manage and prioritize a continuous improvement backlog
Seniority
Mid-Senior, hands-on IC
