HRIS Analyst

Decca Consulting LLC; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

Decca Consulting LLC is seeking a Senior HRIS Analyst (Contract) specializing in Workday Time Tracking to lead configuration, design, and optimization. This role partners with Payroll, Absence Management, HR Operations, and business stakeholders to deliver scalable workforce management solutions that ensure accurate time capture and compliant payroll processing.

The ideal candidate will have extensive hands-on Workday configuration experience and a deep knowledge of workforce management

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Workday functional configuration experience.
• 3+ years of direct, hands-on Workday Time Tracking configuration experience.
• Experience configuring Workday Time Tracking, Time Calculations, Time Entry Validations, and Business Processes.
• Experience supporting large, complex organizations and enterprise environments.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Experience supporting payroll-related workforce management processes.

Responsibilities

• Serve as SME for Workday Time Tracking.
• Design, configure, test, and deploy Time Tracking solutions and enhancements.
• Configure and maintain: Time Entry Templates, Time Calculations and Calculation Groups, Time Entry Validations, Time Attestations, Time Tracking Codes, Period Schedules, Eligibility Rules, Business Processes, Security Configurations, Notifications and Alerts.
• Partner closely with Payroll teams to ensure accurate time-to-pay processing and integrations with Payroll, Absence Management, and Scheduling.
• Support complex earnings calculations and payroll processing scenarios; resolve payroll discrepancies from time-tracking configurations.
• Maintain compliance with federal, state, provincial, and organizational workforce regulations.
• Facilitate requirements gathering sessions and solution design workshops; provide Workday best practices guidance; support end-user training.

Skills

Workday Time Tracking

Time Calculations

Time Entry Validations

Business Processes

Stakeholder Management

Payroll Integration

Contract Experience

Workday Payroll

Workday Absence Management

Workday Scheduling

Workday Integrations

Tools

Workday Absence Management

Workday Scheduling

Workday Payroll

Workday Integrations

Job description

Description:

Senior HRIS Analyst (Contract) - Workday Time Tracking

Employment Type: Contract (6 Months, Extension Possible)

Department: HRIS

Reports To: HRIS Manager

Location: Remote (Must work Central Time Zone, Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-5:00 PM CST)

Interview Process: Microsoft Teams

Position Overview

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior HRIS Analyst specializing in Workday Time Tracking to serve as the functional expert responsible for the design, configuration, optimization, and ongoing support of Workday Time Tracking solutions. This role will partner closely with Payroll, Absence Management, HR Operations, and business stakeholders to deliver scalable workforce management solutions that ensure accurate time capture, compliance with labor regulations, and seamless payroll processing.

The ideal candidate will possess extensive hands-on Workday configuration experience, deep knowledge of workforce management processes, and the ability to translate complex business requirements into effective system solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Workday Time Tracking Configuration & Solution Design

• Serve as the primary subject matter expert (SME) for Workday Time Tracking.
• Design, configure, test, and deploy Workday Time Tracking solutions and enhancements.
• Configure and maintain:

• Time Entry Templates
• Time Calculations and Calculation Groups
• Time Entry Validations
• Time Attestations
• Time Tracking Codes
• Period Schedules
• Eligibility Rules
• Business Processes
• Security Configurations
• Notifications and Alerts

Payroll & Workforce Management Integration

• Partner closely with Payroll teams to ensure accurate time-to-pay processing.
• Configure and troubleshoot integrations between Workday Time Tracking, Payroll, Absence Management, and Scheduling.
• Support complex earnings calculations and payroll processing scenarios.
• Investigate and resolve payroll discrepancies stemming from time-tracking configuration or data issues.
• Ensure accurate processing of regular hours, overtime, shift premiums, holiday pay, and other pay-related calculations.
• Maintain compliance with federal, state, provincial, and organizational workforce regulations.

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Partner with HR, Payroll, Operations, Compliance, and IT stakeholders.
• Facilitate requirements gathering sessions and solution design workshops.
• Provide guidance on Workday best practices and workforce management strategies.
• Communicate recommendations, risks, configuration impacts, and implementation plans.
• Support end-user training, adoption efforts, and knowledge transfer activities.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of Workday functional configuration experience.
• 3+ years of direct, hands-on Workday Time Tracking configuration experience.
• Strong experience configuring:

• Workday Time Tracking
• Time Calculations
• Time Entry Validations
• Business Processes

• Experience supporting large, complex organizations and enterprise environments.
• Proven ability to gather, analyze, and translate business requirements into scalable system solutions.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Experience supporting payroll-related workforce management processes.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting both U.S. and Canadian workforce regulations.
• Experience with:

• Workday Absence Management
• Workday Scheduling
• Workday Payroll
• Workday Integrations

• Knowledge of unionized and hourly workforce environments.
• Experience supporting global organizations with complex workforce management requirements.
• Previous consulting or contract experience delivering Workday solutions.

Ideal Candidate Profile

The successful candidate is a senior-level Workday professional who combines deep technical expertise with strong business acumen. They possess a thorough understanding of workforce management practices, payroll operations, labor compliance requirements, and Workday best practices, enabling them to deliver effective and sustainable solutions in a complex enterprise environment.

This is a remote position.