Workday Payroll & Time Tracking Analyst (Hybrid—Chicago)

Daniels Health; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Daniels Health in Chicago, IL seeks an experienced HRIS Workday Analyst focusing on Payroll, Absence and Time Tracking to join our People and Culture team. You will configure, optimize, and maintain Workday to ensure accurate payroll and time data across US, UK, Canada and Australia.

As the Workday expert, you will collaborate with HR, Payroll, Finance and Operations to drive improvements, resolve issues and support projects, while delivering training and ensuring data governance.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of Workday experience.
• 3+ years of Payroll, Absence, and Time Tracking.
• Experience with US and UK payroll environments.
• Ability to configure, test and deploy Workday functionality.
• Hybrid role based in Chicago, IL.

Responsibilities

• Configure and maintain Workday modules related to Payroll, Absence and Time Tracking for US and UK employee populations.
• Act as a subject matter expert on Workday processes, providing guidance and support to HR, Payroll and line managers.
• Troubleshoot and resolve system issues, data discrepancies and integration errors in a timely and accurate manner.
• Partner with Payroll and HR teams to ensure accurate and compliant payroll processing across US and UK jurisdictions.
• Develop, test and deploy changes to business processes, workflows, security roles and reporting within Workday.
• Create and maintain standard and ad‑hoc Workday reports and dashboards to support HR, Payroll and business stakeholders.
• Support system upgrades, new functionality releases and continuous improvement initiatives, including user testing and documentation.
• Provide end‑user training, guidance and reference materials to HR, Payroll and managers to drive adoption and good data practices.
• Ensure data integrity, governance and compliance with relevant legislation and internal policies.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Data accuracy

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Workday

Workday Payroll

Workday Absence & Time Tracking

Job description

Daniels Health in Chicago, IL seeks an experienced HRIS Workday Analyst focusing on Payroll, Absence and Time Tracking to join our People and Culture team. You will configure, optimize, and maintain Workday to ensure accurate payroll and time data across US, UK, Canada and Australia.

As the Workday expert, you will collaborate with HR, Payroll, Finance and Operations to drive improvements, resolve issues and support projects, while delivering training and ensuring data governance.