Sr. Payroll & Time Tracking Analyst

Suna Solutions; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Suna Solutions in Irvine, CA is seeking a Payroll Analyst II with strong Workday Payroll and Time Tracking experience to support payroll operations, configuration, reporting, compliance, troubleshooting, and process improvements.

The ideal candidate will partner with Payroll, HR, Finance, and IT teams, serve as a Workday SME, and configure payroll components such as earnings, deductions, taxes, and time-tracking rules, while ensuring accuracy and confidentiality.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of Workday HCM experience, specifically Payroll and Time Tracking.
• Hands-on experience with Workday Payroll configuration.
• Experience with earnings/deductions, tax setup, payroll calendars, GL, and time tracking.
• Experience with Workday reporting, dashboards, data loads, integrations, and security.
• Strong payroll and timekeeping knowledge.
• Advanced Excel skills, including Pivot Tables and VLOOKUP.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage confidential information and meet payroll deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Support accurate and timely payroll processing and resolve payroll issues.
• Serve as a Workday subject matter expert for Payroll and Time Tracking.
• Configure and maintain Workday Payroll and Time Tracking, including earnings, deductions, taxes, payroll calendars, GL, and time-tracking rules.
• Support quarter-end, year-end, W-2, audit, and compliance activities.
• Analyze business requirements and translate them into Workday solutions.
• Create and maintain reports, dashboards, and data loads.
• Troubleshoot payroll, timekeeping, integrations, and system issues.
• Partner with Payroll, HR, Finance, IT, and other teams on system enhancements and process improvements.
• Support testing of Workday solutions, integrations, security, and annual payroll events.
• Identify risks and recommend improvements to payroll processes and system functionality.
• Maintain confidentiality of payroll and employee information.

Skills

Workday HCM

Payroll configuration

Excel

Data analysis

Time tracking

Education

Associate's degree in Accounting/Finance/HR/Business

Tools

Workday reporting

Integrations

Data loads

Security

Job description

We are seeking a Payroll Analyst II with strong Workday Payroll and Time Tracking experience to support payroll operations, system configuration, reporting, compliance, troubleshooting, and process improvements.

The ideal candidate will have hands‑on Workday configuration experience and the ability to partner with Payroll, HR, Finance, and IT teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Support accurate and timely payroll processing and resolve payroll issues.
• Serve as a Workday subject matter expert for Payroll and Time Tracking.
• Configure and maintain Workday Payroll and Time Tracking, including earnings, deductions, taxes, payroll calendars, GL, and time‑tracking rules.
• Support quarter‑end, year‑end, W‑2, audit, and compliance activities.
• Analyze business requirements and translate them into Workday solutions.
• Create and maintain reports, dashboards, and data loads.
• Troubleshoot payroll, timekeeping, integrations, and system issues.
• Partner with Payroll, HR, Finance, IT, and other teams on system enhancements and process improvements.
• Support testing of Workday solutions, integrations, security, and annual payroll events.
• Identify risks and recommend improvements to payroll processes and system functionality.
• Maintain confidentiality of payroll and employee information.

Required Qualifications

• 3‑5 years of Workday HCM experience, specifically Payroll and Time Tracking.
• Hands‑on experience with Workday Payroll configuration.
• Experience with earnings/deductions, tax setup, payroll calendars, GL, and time tracking.
• Experience with Workday reporting, dashboards, data loads, integrations, and security.
• Strong payroll and timekeeping knowledge.
• Advanced Excel skills, including Pivot Tables and VLOOKUP.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent communication and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage confidential information and meet payroll deadlines.

Education

• Associate's degree in Accounting, Finance, HR, Business, or related field preferred.
• Equivalent experience may be considered.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT:

Suna Solutions provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Applicants, with criminal histories, are considered in a manner that is consistent with local, state, and federal laws.

REQUESTING AN ACCOMODATION

Suna Solutions is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for persons with disabilities or religious observances, including reasonable accommodation when needed. If you are hired by Suna Solutions and require accommodation to perform the essential functions of your role, you will be asked to participate in our reasonable accommodation process. Accommodations made to facilitate the recruiting process are not a guarantee of future or continued accommodations once hired.

PAY TRANSPARENCY POLICY STATEMENT

Compensation for roles at Suna Solutions varies depending on a wide array of factors including but not limited to the specific client, office or remote location, role, skill set and level of experience. As required by local law, Suna Solutions provides a reasonable pay scale to include the hourly or salary range that Suna Solutions reasonably expects to pay for roles that may be hired in California, Colorado, New York City or Washington as set forth below.