Workday Analyst

Jobtailor; Deutschland; Vor Ort; EUR 70.000 - 110.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced Workday specialist to manage configuration and support for Payroll, Absence, and Time Tracking modules in a German setting. You will ensure secure system structures, implement integrations, and deliver robust reporting and analytics.

The role requires 2–3 years of Workday experience, relevant certifications preferred, and strong communication along with a commitment to data confidentiality.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent.
• 2–3 years' experience implementing Workday Payroll, Absence, and Time Tracking.
• Certifications: Workday Pro Payroll/Absence/Time Tracking preferred.
• Strong knowledge of payroll processes and absence plans.
• Experience with EIB, Workday Studio, Core Connectors, Cloud Connectors.
• Excel proficiency for reporting.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills.
• Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment.
• Confidentiality and data security awareness.

Aufgaben

• Provide day-to-day configuration and business support of Workday Payroll, Absence, and Time Tracking modules.
• Configure and maintain pay components, earnings and deductions, tax elections, and garnishments.
• Maintain Workday payroll and time production system security and organizational structures.
• Apply security principles to Workday and third-party integrations.
• Support payroll accounting, GL posting, and financial reconciliation.
• Design and support EIB, Core Connectors, Cloud Connect, and Workday Studio integrations.
• Develop reports, dashboards, and scheduled reports.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to maximize processes and design system changes across Payroll, Absence, and Time Tracking.
• Test configuration changes through unit testing and facilitate user acceptance testing.
• Own semi-annual Workday releases for PATT including impact assessments and regression testing.
• Manage year-end reporting and related activities.
• Follow SDLC and change management policies for deployments.
• Troubleshoot production issues and perform root-cause analysis.
• Continuously improve system configuration and reporting and maintain strict confidentiality.

Kenntnisse

Workday Configuration

Payroll Processes

Time Entry Design

Database Reporting

GL Posting

Root-Cause Analysis

System Enhancements

Reporting Development

User Acceptance Testing

Change Management

Excel

Customer Service Skills

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Workday Studio

Core Connectors

Cloud Connect

Workday Report Writer

Jobbeschreibung

• Provide day-to-day configuration and business support of Workday, focusing on Payroll, Absence, and Time Tracking modules
• Configure and maintain pay components, earnings and deductions, tax elections, garnishments, absence plans, time entry templates, time calculations, and scheduling rules
• Maintain Workday payroll and time production system security, organizational structures, business processes, tasks, notifications, system enhancements, and data entry support
• Apply security principles to Workday and third-party integrations
• Support payroll accounting, GL posting, journal validation, and financial reconciliation with Finance/Accounting
• Design and support EIB, Core Connectors, Cloud Connect, and Workday Studio integrations
• Develop reports, dashboards, worklets, scheduled reports, and composite, matrix, and advanced reports
• Collaborate with stakeholders to maximize existing processes and design system changes across Payroll, Absence, and Time Tracking
• Test configuration changes through unit testing and facilitate user acceptance testing
• Own semi-annual Workday releases for PATT, including impact assessments, regression testing, and feature adoption
• Manage required PATT reporting, year-end reporting, and related year-end activities
• Follow SDLC methodology and change management policies for production deployments
• Troubleshoot production issues, perform root-cause analysis, and implement preventive controls
• Continuously improve system configuration and reporting
• Maintain strict confidentiality
• Understand database architecture, tables, functional interactions, and downstream-system impacts
• Analyze and document business requirements and processes
• Coordinate with technical writers on documentation
• Support HCM Core configuration as needed

Requirements

• Required minimum Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, related degree, or equivalent work experience
• Minimum 2–3 years of experience implementing and supporting Workday Payroll, Absence Management, and/or Time Tracking modules
• Workday Pro Payroll, Workday Pro Absence Management, or Workday Pro Time Tracking certification preferred
• Strong understanding of absence plans, time entry templates, time calculations, and scheduling complexity
• Strong understanding of payroll processes, time entry design, and payroll accounting/GL posting
• Experience with Workday implementation tools including EIB, Workday Studio, Workday Report Writer, Core Connectors, Cloud Connect, and iLoad preferred
• History of leading and supporting successful projects
• Excellent knowledge of database reporting and analysis tools, including Excel
• Strong customer service skills and ability to assist system users with problems and questions
• Effective verbal, written, interpersonal, presentation, and management-level communication skills
• Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to maintain relationships with third-party vendors and internal personnel
• Growth mindset, initiative, willingness to learn, resilience, adaptability, and awareness of the impact of one's actions
• May be subject to an applicant assessment and background check
• Must maintain strict confidentiality

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in Workday Payroll, Absence Management, and Time Tracking modules, with a strong focus on configuration, reporting, and integration. Proficient in applying security principles and managing system enhancements while ensuring compliance with change management policies.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Workday Payroll Configuration
• Workday Absence Management
• Workday Time Tracking
• EIB Integration Development
• Payroll Accounting Support

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Workday Configuration
• Payroll Processes
• Time Entry Design
• Database Reporting
• GL Posting
• Root-Cause Analysis
• System Enhancements
• Reporting Development
• User Acceptance Testing
• Change Management

Soft Skills

• Customer Service Skills
• Interpersonal Skills
• Effective Communication
• Multitasking Ability
• Growth Mindset

Certifications & Qualifications

• Workday Pro Payroll
• Workday Pro Absence Management
• Workday Pro Time Tracking

Industry Keywords

• Payroll Accounting
• Absence Plans
• Time Calculations
• SDLC Methodology
• Data Security

Tools & Technologies

• Workday Studio
• Core Connectors
• Cloud Connect
• Workday Report Writer
• Excel