Remote HRIS Analyst — Workday Payroll & Time Tracking

Pennant Group; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits package

401(k) match

Free e-courses

Job summary

Pennant Group is seeking an HRIS Analyst in the United States to own Workday Payroll, Absence Management, and Time Tracking (PATTS). You will design, optimize, and support scalable, compliant solutions that power payroll accuracy, operational efficiency, and a strong employee experience.

You’ll partner with Payroll, HR, Finance, and IT, lead system enhancements and Workday releases, and serve as a trusted expert for complex payroll and time-related challenges.

Qualifications

• 3-5 Years of Workday experience, including 2+ years supporting Payroll.
• Strong U.S. payroll expertise in multi-state, complex environments (5,000+ employees).
• Hands-on experience with Workday configuration, reporting, integrations, and release management.
• Experience supporting SOX-controlled payroll environments.
• Workday certifications in U.S. Payroll preferred.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and deliver compliant, scalable solutions.

Responsibilities

• Own the design, configuration, and ongoing optimization of Workday Payroll.
• Translate business and regulatory requirements into scalable, best‑practice Workday solutions.
• Lead Workday semi‑annual releases, including impact analysis, testing, documentation, and deployment.
• Act as the escalation point for complex payroll, time, and absence issues.
• Configure payroll processing (on‑cycle, off‑cycle, retro, on‑demand), earnings, deductions, and payroll schedules.
• Maintain U.S. payroll compliance across federal, state, and local requirements.
• Configure and support Time Tracking rules, calculations, schedules, validations, and Absence accruals and eligibility.
• Ensure payroll and time-related integrations are reliable and compliant.
• Provide Tier 3 support for payroll system and data issues.
• Build and maintain Workday reports, dashboards, audits, and calculated fields.
• Support SOX controls, audits, testing, documentation, and regulatory changes.
• Mentor HRIS and payroll system resources and promote Workday best practices.
• Lead design discussions, communicate risks and tradeoffs, and drive alignment across stakeholders.
• Deliver training and documentation that improves adoption and confidence in Workday processes.

Skills

Workday experience

Payroll expertise

Release management

SOX controls

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Workday configuration

Workday reporting

Workday integrations

Job description

Pennant Group is seeking an HRIS Analyst in the United States to own Workday Payroll, Absence Management, and Time Tracking (PATTS). You will design, optimize, and support scalable, compliant solutions that power payroll accuracy, operational efficiency, and a strong employee experience.

You’ll partner with Payroll, HR, Finance, and IT, lead system enhancements and Workday releases, and serve as a trusted expert for complex payroll and time-related challenges.