About The Role

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior Workday Time & Absence Specialist with over five years of Workday experience and deep functional expertise in Workday Time Tracking and Absence.

The successful candidate will provide specialist functional expertise, support ongoing Workday delivery and ensure that time and absence solutions are effectively configured to meet business requirements. This role requires strong hands-on configuration skills, problem-solving abilities and experience supporting system enhancements and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide specialist functional expertise across Workday Time Tracking and Absence.

• Configure, maintain and enhance Workday Time Tracking and Absence modules.

• Support ongoing Workday delivery, including system improvements, enhancements and new functionality.

• Analyse business requirements and translate them into effective Workday solutions.

• Configure time entry, time calculations, absence plans, leave types and related business processes.

• Troubleshoot complex functional issues and provide guidance on system configuration.

• Support testing activities, including functional, regression and user acceptance testing.

• Collaborate with HR, Payroll, technical teams and business stakeholders to ensure effective system functionality.

• Review existing configurations and identify opportunities to improve processes and system performance.

• Maintain functional documentation and ensure configuration changes align with business requirements.

• Provide specialist advice and support to stakeholders on Workday Time and Absence functionality.

Essential Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years' experience working with Workday.

• Deep functional expertise in Workday Time Tracking and Absence.

• Strong hands-on experience with Workday configuration and business processes.

• Experience analysing requirements and delivering functional system enhancements.

• Proven ability to troubleshoot complex Workday functional issues.

• Experience supporting testing, deployment and ongoing system maintenance.

• Strong understanding of time tracking, absence management and related HR processes.

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and stakeholder management skills.

• Ability to work independently and provide specialist functional guidance.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate will be a senior Workday specialist with extensive hands-on experience in Time Tracking and Absence. They will be confident managing complex functional challenges, supporting ongoing Workday delivery and working closely with stakeholders to optimise system configuration and improve business processes.