Workday Payroll, Time & Absence Functional Configurator

Matlen Silver; Charlotte, Northern (NC, KY); Hybrid; USD 103,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, vision, and dental insurance (

401(k) plan

Job summary

Matlen Silver is seeking a Workday Payroll, Time Tracking, Absence Management, Leave Administration configurator for a 12-month contract-to-hire, with a remote work setup. The role focuses on configuring payroll, time, and leave processes to support payroll operations and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities include configuring earnings/deductions, processing rules, testing (SIT/UAT), validation, and deployment readiness while partnering with multiple teams to deliver scalable Workday

Qualifications

• Hands-on Workday Payroll configuration.
• Experience with Time Tracking and Absence Management.
• Leave Administration configuration experience.
• Earnings and deductions configuration.
• Payroll processing rules and calculations.
• Payroll reconciliation and data validation.
• SIT, UAT, regression testing and payroll parallel testing.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Configure and maintain Workday Payroll, Time Tracking, Absence Management, and Leave Administration functionality.
• Configure earnings, deductions, payroll calculations, processing rules, work schedules, time calculations, overtime rules, and related business processes.
• Payroll reconciliation, parallel testing, system enhancements, release support, production troubleshooting, reporting, and deployment readiness.
• Collaborate with Payroll, HR, Benefits, Technology, Reporting, Security, Integrations, and vendor teams to deliver scalable solutions.

Skills

Workday Payroll

Time Tracking

Absence Management

Leave Administration

Earnings & Deductions

Payroll calculations

Time calculations

Validation rules

UAT testing

Production support

Analytical skills

Job description

Job Title: Workday Payroll, Time & Absence Functional Configurator

Duration: 12-month contract-to-hire

Location: Remote

Required Pay Scale: $75-80/hour W2

***Due to client requirements this role is only open to USC or GC candidates***

Job Summary

The Workday Payroll, Time Tracking, Absence Management, Leave Administration, and related HCM functionality will configure, enhance, test, deploy, and support Workday Payroll, Time Tracking, Absence Management, Leave Administration, and related HCM functionality. This role will partner with Payroll, Human Resources, Benefits, Technology, Reporting, Security, Integrations, and vendor teams to deliver scalable solutions supporting payroll operations, regulatory compliance, payroll transformation, employee time, and leave processes.

Project Details

Configure and maintain Workday Payroll, Time Tracking, Absence Management, and Leave Administration functionality. The consultant will configure earnings, deductions, payroll calculations, processing rules, work schedules, time calculations, overtime rules, absence plans, leave programs, accrual schedules, eligibility rules, validations, and related business processes. The work also includes payroll reconciliation, parallel testing, system enhancements, Workday release support, production troubleshooting, reporting, documentation, and deployment readiness.

Must Haves

• Hands-on Workday Payroll configuration
• Workday Time Tracking configuration
• Workday Absence Management configuration
• Leave Administration configuration
• Earnings and deductions configuration
• Payroll calculations and processing rules
• Time calculations, work schedules, and overtime rules
• Absence plans, leave programs, and accrual schedules
• Eligibility rules, condition rules, and validation rules
• Payroll, Time Tracking, and Absence business-process configuration
• Calculated fields
• Payroll reconciliation and data validation
• SIT, UAT, regression testing, and payroll parallel testing
• Production support and troubleshooting
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Desired Skills

• Workday Payroll implementation experience
• Payroll transformation or outsourcing experience
• Payroll-frequency conversion experience
• Workday security configuration
• Workday reporting and dashboards
• Gross-to-net reporting
• Tax-variance and costing reports
• Workday integrations
• Benefits and Core HCM experience
• Cutover and deployment-readiness experience
• Tier 2 or Tier 3 application support
• Agile or Scrum experience

About Matlen Silver

Experience Matters. Let your experience be driven by our experience. For more than 40 years, Matlen Silver has delivered solutions for complex talent and technology needs to Fortune 500 companies and industry leaders. Led by hard work, honesty, and a trusted team of experts, we can say that Matlen Silver technology has created a solutions experience and legacy of success that is the difference in the way the world works.

Matlen Silver is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers all applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, veteran status, the presence of a non-job-related medical condition or disability, or any other legally protected status.

If you are a person with a disability needing assistance with the application or at any point in the hiring process, please contact us at email and/or phone at: [e-mail] // 908-393-8600

At The Matlen Silver Group, Inc., W2 employees are eligible for the following benefits:

• Health, vision, and dental insurance (single and family coverage)
• 401(k) plan (employee contributions only)