Workday Absence Management and Time Tracking Consultant

Role Overview: As the Workday Absence Management and Time 4 consultant, your main focus will be on configuring and optimizing the absence and time tracking module within Workday. You will be responsible for configuring and supporting Workday Absence Management and Time Off modules, which includes setting up absence plans, accruals, holiday schedules, time-off policies, and maintaining rules for absence tracking, eligibility, and balances. Additionally, you will support the time tracking module by configuring time entry rules, work schedules, time reporting, time approval processes, and maintaining configurations for overtime, shift differentials, and break times. Key Responsibilities: - Own the Workday absence and time tracking module, overseeing designing, solutioning, implementation, configuration, testing, and ongoing management. - Leverage expert-level knowledge to lead initiatives/projects/module enhancements identified in the absence and time tracking module optimization roadmap. - Manage half-yearly Workday release enhancements (R1 and R2). - Resolve Service NAB tickets for all absence and time tracking-related issues, system enhancements, and process improvement initiatives, ensuring proper documentation, prioritization, and prompt resolution. - Serve as an SME for Workday absence and time tracking, providing training to absence partners, managers, and other stakeholders on effective use of the absence and time tracking module in Workday. - Responsible for employee/config data gathering, transformation, mapping, and cleansing, performing and monitoring mass data loads using tools like EIB, ensuring data accuracy, error handling, and post-load validation and support. - Implement testing efforts within P&C Systems, ensuring smooth user acceptance testing (UAT) and Integrated testing. - Stay updated with Workday updates, releases, and industry best practices to enhance system capabilities. - Mentor and guide junior colleagues in their role in configuration and testing. Qualifications Required: - Bachelor's degree in computer science, business administration, or related field, or equivalent work experience. - Minimum of 5 to 7 years of Workday experience with expertise in Workday absence management and time tracking, along with knowledge in areas such as HCM, compensation, benefits, talent, recruiting, and recruitment. - Must be Workday Absence/Time Tracking certified. - Strong problem-solving skills and ability to troubleshoot Workday technical issues. - Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with escalation and conflict resolution abilities. - Works under general direction and must be able to work independently. Role Overview: As the Workday Absence Management and Time 4 consultant, your main focus will be on configuring and optimizing the absence and time tracking module within Workday. You will be responsible for configuring and supporting Workday Absence Management and Time Off modules, which includes setting up absence plans, accruals, holiday schedules, time-off policies, and maintaining rules for absence tracking, eligibility, and balances. Additionally, you will support the time tracking module by configuring time entry rules, work schedules, time reporting, time approval processes, and maintaining configurations for overtime, shift differentials, and break times. Key Responsibilities: - Own the Workday absence and time tracking module, overseeing designing, solutioning, implementation, configuration, testing, and ongoing management. - Leverage expert-level knowledge to lead initiatives/projects/module enhancements identified in the absence and time tracking module optimization roadmap. - Manage half-yearly Workday release enhancements (R1 and R2). - Resolve Service NAB tickets for all absence and time tracking-related issues, system enhancements, and process improvement initiatives, ensuring proper documentation, prioritization, and prompt resolution. - Serve as an SME for Workday absence and time tracking, providing training to absence partners, managers, and other stakeholders on effective use of the absence and time tracking module in Workday. - Responsible for employee/config data gathering, transformation, mapping, and cleansing, performing and monitoring mass data loads using tools like EIB, ensuring data accuracy, error handling, and post-load validation and support. - Implement testing efforts within P&C Systems, ensuring smooth user acceptance testing (UAT) and Integrated testing. - Stay updated with Workday updates, releases, and industry best practices to enhance system capabilities. - Mentor and guide junior colleagues in their role in configuration and testing. Qualifications Required: - Bachelor's degree in computer science, business administration, or related field, or equivalent work experience. - Minimum of 5 to 7 years of Workday experience with expertise in Workday absence management and time tracking, along with knowledge in areas such as HCM, compensation,