Senior Workday Analyst (Payroll/Time and Absence)

We are the leading provider of professional services to the middle market globally, our purpose is to instill confidence in a world of change, empowering our clients and people to realize their full potential. Our exceptional people are the key to our unrivaled, culture and talent experience and our ability to be compelling to our clients. You’ll find an environment that inspires and empowers you to thrive both personally and professionally. There’s no one like you and that’s why there’s nowhere like RSM.

Responsibilities:

• Provide Workday subject matter functional expertise for day-to-day support and development including business process configuration, integrations, data transmission (EIB), testing and other troubleshooting support primarily supporting the Payroll and Time and Absence modules

• Monitor and maintain production Workday and related systems’ inbound and outbound integrations. 

• Provide Workday product expertise in the areas of Workday Core HCM, Time Tracking and Payroll

• Provide subject matter expertise on Workday best practices and partner with COE(s) to understand pain points, prioritize requirements and identify opportunities to improve processes and gain efficiency by leveraging Workday functionality 

• Creates and maintains clear, comprehensive, documented business requirements for requested changes, enhancements, or projects; accountable for articulating functional processes from beginning to end and providing thought leadership on functionality and design 

• Maintain awareness of Workday future releases / roadmap and the potential impact of those plans on current and future Workday functionality  

• Ensure day-to-day systems support is balanced with strategic enhancements and projects related to payroll and time and absence

• Responsible for the thorough testing and analysis of new Workday features and functionality and participates in release planning, accountable for regression testing, unit testing, User Acceptance testing and pre-launch testing / sign-off for new features or enhancements 

• Work closely with COE(s), third party vendors and Talent Technology Integration Team for integration creation, updates and testing and production support

• Other duties as assigned 

Required Qualifications:

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS   

• Bachelor’s degree with an emphasis in HR, Business, Project Management, MIS or related field preferred OR a significant amount of directly related work experience beyond the minimum required for the position   

TECHNICAL/SOFT SKILLS 

• Proven Workday functional expertise in Payroll and Time & Absence modules; an awareness of what Workday can and cannot do, familiarity with delivered functionality and reports, and experience performing straightforward administrative tasks in Workday (Undoing tasks, manually advancing tasks, waiving requirements).  

• Be resourceful and have a knack for navigating challenges independently; have strong prioritization skills and good judgment  

• Creates creative technology solutions to match COE needs with business process and requirements 

EXPERIENCE 

• Experience with Workday functional configuration in the HCM Suite of modules.(Payroll, Absence and Time-Tracking), supporting a mid-to-large-sized business 5 years of previous experience in HCM tool suite processes and project management including analysis and documentation 

•  3-4 years of proven success driving business process implementation  

LEADERSHIP SKILLS 

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