Senior People Systems Analyst — Workday PATT (Hybrid)

Human Resources Exam SHRM; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 137,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Justworks is hiring a Senior Analyst, People Systems (Workday PATT) in New York City. You will own Workday Payroll, Absence, and Time Tracking configuration, testing, and support, while collaborating with Payroll and Finance on cycles and releases.

You bring 4+ years in People Systems, deep Workday expertise, strong Excel skills, and a focus on data integrity. You’ll build dashboards, document SOPs, and train stakeholders in a fast-growing environment.

Qualifications

• Hands-on Workday configuration experience with deep knowledge of at least two modules (Payroll, Absence, Time Tracking).
• Proficiency with Workday calculated fields, advanced reporting, and EIBs.
• Experience with business process framework configuration and role-based security administration.
• Strong Excel skills for reconciliation and data validation.
• Excellent writing and communication skills.
• Experience supporting a PEO or multi-entity payroll environment.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the functional owner for Workday Payroll, Absence, and Time Tracking: configuration, maintenance, and day-to-day support across all three.
• Lead cross-functional PATT projects from requirements through design, testing, deployment, and post-launch support.
• Configure and maintain core PATT setup: pay components, earnings and deductions, period schedules, time entry templates and calculations.
• Partner with Payroll and Finance on payroll cycle support, including parallel testing and period close.
• Own the twice-yearly Workday release cycle for PATT: feature review, regression testing, and adoption recommendations.
• Build and maintain advanced, matrix, and calculated-field reports, dashboards, and audits.
• Administer role-based and domain security for PATT areas; monitor access reviews and integrations.
• Document configuration decisions and SOPs; train stakeholders on new functionality.

Skills

Workday configuration

Payroll & time tracking

Advanced reporting

Excel

Security administration

Documentation & training

Written & verbal communication

Problem solving

Tools

EIBs

Workday reporting

Job description

Justworks is hiring a Senior Analyst, People Systems (Workday PATT) in New York City. You will own Workday Payroll, Absence, and Time Tracking configuration, testing, and support, while collaborating with Payroll and Finance on cycles and releases.

You bring 4+ years in People Systems, deep Workday expertise, strong Excel skills, and a focus on data integrity. You’ll build dashboards, document SOPs, and train stakeholders in a fast-growing environment.