Workday Absence Management & Time Tracking Consultant

Business Title : Workday Absence Management and Time Tracking Consultant (G2: P4)

Job Description Summary : As the Workday Absence Management and Time 4 consultant, you will typically focus on configuring and optimizing absence and time tracking module within Workday. This role is responsible for configuring and supporting Workday Absence Management and Time Off modules, including absence plans, accruals, holiday schedules, time-off policies and maintain rules for absence tracking, eligibility, and balances. Support time tracking module by setting up time entry rules, work schedules, time reporting, and time approval processes, maintain configurations for overtime, shift differentials and break times.

Job Description :

- Own the Workday absence and time tracking module, overseeing the designing, solutioning, implementation, configuration, testing and ongoing management.

- Leverage expert level knowledge to lead efforts (hands on) to deliver initiatives/ projects/ module enhancements identified in the absence and time tracking module optimization roadmap.

- Manage half yearly Workday release enhancements (R1 and R2)

- Resolve Service NAB tickets for all absence and time tracking-related issues, system enhancements, and process improvement initiatives ensuring all tickets are properly documented, prioritized, and resolved in a timely manner.

- Serve as a SME for Workday absence and time tracking and provide training to absence partners, managers, and other stakeholders on how to use the absence and time tracking module in Workday effectively.

- Be responsible for employee/ config data gathering, transformation, mapping, and cleansing, then performing and monitoring mass data loads using tools like EIB, ensuring data accuracy, error handling, and providing post-load validation and support.

- Implement testing efforts within P&C Systems ensuring smooth user acceptance testing (UAT) and Integrated testing.

- Stay up to date with Workday updates, releases, and industry best practices to enhance system capabilities.

- Mentor and guide junior colleagues for their role in configuration and testing.

Qualification :

- Bachelor's degree in computer science, business administration or related field or equivalent work experience.

- Minimum of 5 to 7 years' Workday experience with expertise in Workday absence management and time tracking and any other areas such as HCM, compensation, benefits, talent, recruiting and recruitment.

- Must be Workday Absence / Time Tracking certified.

- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to troubleshoot Workday technical issues.

- Excellent verbal and written communication, with escalation and conflict resolution skills.

- Works under general direction, must be able to work independently.