PATT Consultant

Albida Consulting Ltd.; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Albida Consulting Ltd. is seeking a Workday Absence and Time Tracking Consultant to lead configuration, design, and delivery for clients using these modules. You will work with HR, payroll, and operations leaders to translate business requirements into working Workday solutions.

In this role you will run discovery sessions, configure Absence Management and Time Tracking, design integrations, deliver workshops and test scripts, and mentor junior consultants through go‑live and hypercare.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on Workday configuration in Absence Management and/or Time Tracking.
• At least one full lifecycle Workday implementation (design through go-live).
• Strong understanding of accrual calculations, overtime rules, and complex scheduling.
• Experience gathering requirements directly from client stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent client engagements.

Responsibilities

• Lead discovery sessions to capture absence and time tracking requirements.
• Configure Workday Absence Management and Time Tracking modules.
• Design and build integrations between Time Tracking, Absence, and Payroll.
• Run workshops, prototypes, and UAT sessions with client teams.
• Produce functional specifications, configuration workbooks, and test scripts.
• Troubleshoot production issues and propose fixes per best practices.
• Support go-live and hypercare with data validation and cutover planning.
• Mentor junior consultants and contribute to delivery methodology.

Skills

Workday Absence Management

Workday Time Tracking

Requirements Gathering

Client Stakeholder Engagement

UAT & Workshops

Mentoring

Documentation

Workday Certification

Tools

Workday

Job description

**Workday Absence and Time Tracking Consultant** **Role overview** Albida is looking for a Workday Absence and Time Tracking Consultant to lead configuration, design, and delivery for clients running or implementing these modules. You'll work directly with client stakeholders — HR, payroll, and operations leaders — to translate business requirements into working Workday solutions. **What you'll do** * Lead discovery sessions to capture absence and time tracking requirements across client organisations* Configure Workday Absence Management: accrual rules, eligibility rules, absence plans, and calendars* Configure Workday Time Tracking: time entry templates, time calculations, overtime rules, and scheduling* Design and build integrations between Time Tracking, Absence, and downstream Payroll* Run workshops, prototype reviews, and UAT sessions with client teams* Produce functional specifications, configuration workbooks, and test scripts* Troubleshoot production issues and recommend fixes within Workday best practice* Support go-live and hypercare phases, including data validation and cutover planning* Mentor junior consultants and contribute to Albida's delivery methodology **What you'll bring*** 3+ years' hands-on Workday configuration experience in Absence Management and/or Time Tracking* At least one full lifecycle implementation (design through go-live)* Strong understanding of accrual calculations, overtime rules, and complex scheduling patterns* Experience gathering requirements directly from client stakeholders, not just internal teams* Comfortable working across multiple concurrent client engagements* Clear written and verbal communication — you'll be presenting to executive sponsors* Workday Pro Certification in Absence Management and/or Time Tracking preferredIf you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!