Workday Payroll, Absence & Time Tracking Lead

Position Summary
We are seeking an experienced Workday Payroll, Absence & Time Tracking Lead to support, configure, and optimize Workday Payroll solutions. This role will serve as the subject matter expert (SME) for Workday Payroll, leading system configuration, troubleshooting, enhancements, and production support while collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure a stable, secure, and compliant payroll environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead configuration and support of Workday Payroll, Absence, and Time Tracking

• Configure payroll business processes, earnings, deductions, tax authorities, pay groups, payroll schedules, balances, and retro pay

• Support payroll-related absence and time tracking rules, including leave plans, accruals, overtime, shift premiums, and time calculations

• Manage payroll processing, validation, reconciliation, and year-end activities

• Troubleshoot payroll, absence, time tracking, and retro pay issues

• Support integrations, EIBs, testing, Workday releases, enhancements, and production support

• Partner with HR, Payroll, Finance, IT, and other stakeholders to deliver system improvements

Requirements

• Active Workday Payroll Certification (required)

• 7+ years of Workday experience, including 4+ years supporting Payroll, Absence, and Time Tracking

• Diploma or degree in IT, HRIS, Business Systems, or a related field

• Experience supporting Canadian payroll in a complex, unionized environment

• Workday Payroll configuration and support

• Canadian payroll processing

• Experience supporting large, unionized payroll environments

• Knowledge of collective agreements, overtime, shift premiums, retro pay, union dues, and leave/time tracking

• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills

Highlights

Full Time

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