Workday Analyst

Montgomery College; Rockville (MD); Hybrid; USD 89,000 - 122,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous benefits package

Tuition/educational assistance

Wellness programs

Job summary

Montgomery College seeks two full-time Workday Analysts at the Central Services Campus in Rockville, MD. You will configure, support, and optimize Workday in HCM, Finance, or Security, acting as a liaison between business stakeholders and IT.

One role emphasizes Payroll, Absence, and Time Tracking; the other focuses on Recruiting, Onboarding, Talent Management, and Benefits. Telework is possible 2 days/week after 3 months.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with IT, business, HR, or finance focus.
• 3–5 years Workday experience in a similar role.
• Functional expertise in HCM, Finance, or Security.
• Experience with Workday reporting and configuration.
• Equivalency of education, training, or experience accepted.
• Authorized to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Independently configure, maintain, and optimize Workday within an assigned domain (HCM, Finance, or Security).
• Provide Tier 2/3 functional support, investigate complex issues, and coordinate cross-system resolution.
• Lead small-to-medium Workday initiatives from requirements through testing and rollout.
• Partner with HR, Finance, IT, and other stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into Workday solutions.
• Participate in testing, release readiness, and user acceptance activities.
• Create and maintain system documentation and guidance for staff.

Skills

Workday

Analyst

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT, Business, HR, Finance, or related field

Tools

Workday reporting

EIB

Job description

Job Description

Montgomery College, Central Services Campus, has immediate need fora two FT Workday Analysts in the Office of Information Technology.The work schedule is 5 days/40 hours a week. These areNon-Bargaining Status, Exempt, Grade 33 positions.

One position will focus on Workday Payroll, Absence, and TimeTracking.

The other position will focus on Workday Recruiting, Onboarding,Talent Management, and Benefits. Talent Management responsibilitiesfor this recruitment include Learning, Performance, andSuccession.

Montgomery College promotes and creates a working and learningenvironment rooted in the basic tenets of fairness, belonging, andinclusiveness. This position is eligible for telework 2 days a weekafter completing 3 months of employment This eligibility is subjectto change based on the needs of the unit.

The Workday Analyst is a fully proficient professional responsiblefor independently supporting, configuring, and optimizing Workdaywithin their assigned domain (HCM, Finance, or Security). Reportingto the Workday Manager, this role serves as a key liaison betweenbusiness stakeholders and IT.

The Workday Analyst leads small-to-medium initiatives, performsadvanced configuration, and collaborates closely with the LeadSystems Analyst on more complex efforts. They provide day-to-dayguidance to Systems Analyst I staff and contribute to teamstandards, documentation, and change management activities.

Duties include but are not limited to:

Workday Configuration, Optimization, and SolutionIntegrity:

• Independently configures, maintains, and optimizes Workdayfunctionality within an assigned domain, such as HCM, Finance,Payroll, Absence, Time Tracking, Talent, Benefits, orSecurity.
• Configures business processes, reports, calculated fields,security components, and related system functionality; evaluatesbusiness requirements; implements approved enhancements; andensures system configurations operate effectively, remain alignedwith business needs, and support institutional policies, standards,and strategic objectives.

Production Support, Troubleshooting, and ProblemResolution:

• Provides Tier 2 and Tier 3 functional support for Workday byinvestigating complex system, configuration, process, security,reporting, and data issues.
• Performs root-cause analysis, develops sustainable solutions,coordinates resolution of cross-system dependencies, and works withbusiness stakeholders and technical teams to restore and improvesystem functionality.

Project and Enhancement Delivery:

• Leads small-to-medium Workday initiatives and independentlydelivers approved enhancements from requirements gathering throughconfiguration, testing, implementation, and post-productionsupport.
• Collaborates with the Lead Systems Analyst and other technicalor functional partners on more complex initiatives, integrationdependencies, and cross-functional impacts.

Business Analysis and Stakeholder Partnership:

• Partners with stakeholders in Human Resources, Finance,Information Technology, and other functional areas to gather andanalyze requirements, evaluate business processes, and translateoperational needs into Workday solutions.
• Recommends process and system improvements consistent withWorkday best practices, data governance expectations, andestablished institutional standards.

Release Readiness, Testing Support, and Recurring OperationalEvents:

• Supports the implementation of Workday configuration changes,enhancements, integrations, and semiannual releases by performingunit testing, technical validation, impact analysis, and defectresolution.
• Evaluates new Workday functionality, documents testingoutcomes, coordinates issue remediation, and partners with businessstakeholders during user acceptance testing and implementationactivities.
• Leads or supports annual and recurring activities within theassigned domain, such as open enrollment, performance andcompensation cycles, fiscal year-end processing, budget cycles,access reviews, and audit preparation, as applicable.

Governance, Security, Documentation, and KnowledgeSharing:

• Applies established change control, authorization, informationsecurity, data privacy, and data governance standards to Workdayconfigurations and support activities.
• Creates and maintains system documentation, configurationstandards, procedures, training materials, stakeholdercommunications, and user-facing guidance.
• Provides day-to-day technical guidance and knowledge sharing toSystems Analyst I staff and participates in Workday training andCommunity resources to maintain functional expertise.

Performs other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Business, HR, Finance, or relatedfield
• 3-5 years of Workday experience
• Functional expertise in HCM, Finance, or Security
• Experience with Workday reporting and configuration
• The equivalent combination of education, training,certification and/or experience that provides the requiredknowledge and expertise to perform the essential functions of thejob may be considered
• Eligible applicants must currently be authorized to work in theUnited States.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Workday Payroll configuration and production support.
• Workday Absence and Time Tracking configuration.
• Troubleshooting issues that affect payroll accuracy, timecalculations, leave administration, or employee records.
• Workday business-process design and optimization.
• Workday reporting and calculated fields.
• Enterprise Interface Builder (EIB), data loads anddata-validation controls.
• Testing Workday releases, enhancements, integrations, andconfiguration change
• Supporting payroll processing or other high-risk,time-sensitive operational events.
• Working with Human Resources, Payroll, Finance, InformationTechnology, and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Applying security, privacy, compliance, data-governance, andchange-control requirements.
• Developing system documentation, procedures, communications,and user guidance.

Hiring Range: $88,876-$122,205 annually. Initial salaryplacement for new hires falls between the minimum and midpoint ofthe range and is based on relevant candidate experience andinternal equity. The maximum salary for this position is$155,534.

Montgomery College does not currently offer voluntary remotework,or withhold payroll taxes for states outside of its taxreciprocity agreements. As a result, employees must reside in, andperform any approved telework from Maryland, Washington, DC,Virginia, West Virginia, Delaware, or Pennsylvania. Employeesresiding in other states at the time of hire are not eligible fortelework until they have secured a permanent residence in one ofthe states listed above .

Our benefits package includes: generous paidvacation, sick, paid holidays, medical, dental, vision, group legalbenefits, professional development, retirement plan, educationalassistance, tuition waiver for employee and dependents, wellnessprogramming including onsite gyms, pools and classes.

If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in thejob application or interview process, please contact HumanResources and Strategic Talent Management at 240-567-5353 or [e-mail] . We require at least twoweeks advance notice to enable us to provide the requestedaccommodation.

Montgomery College is an equal opportunity employer committed topromoting and fostering diversity among its student body, faculty,and staff.

Montgomery College is a tobacco-free and smoke-freeworkplace.

Closing Date

Open Until Filled