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Workday Absence & Time Off Consultant
Overview:
We are seeking an experienced Workday Absence & Time Off Consultant to support the delivery of a large-scale Workday programme. This role will focus on designing, configuring, and enhancing Workday Absence & Time Off solutions, ensuring they align with business requirements and industry best practices. You'll work closely with HR, Payroll, and key stakeholders to deliver scalable, compliant, and user-friendly absence solutions across a global organisation.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the design, configuration, and optimisation of Workday Absence & Time Off solutions.
- Configure Time Off Types, Leave of Absence, Accruals, Eligibility Rules, Absence Tables, Balances, and Schedule-Based configurations.
- Collaborate with HR, Payroll, and business stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into effective Workday solutions.
- Support the full Workday implementation lifecycle, including design, build, testing, deployment, and post-go-live support.
- Produce functional design documents, solution designs, and configuration workbooks.
- Configure and maintain Business Process Frameworks (BPF), security roles, approvals, and audit controls.
- Ensure seamless integration between Absence, Payroll, Time Tracking, and Benefits.
- Support UAT activities, investigate defects, and implement configuration enhancements.
- Simplify complex global absence policies while ensuring compliance with organisational and regional requirements.
- Provide subject matter expertise and recommend Workday best practices across the Absence & Time Off module.
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Experience:
- 8–12 years of Workday experience with a strong focus on the Absence & Time Off module.
- Workday Absence Certification.
- Proven experience delivering multiple end-to-end Workday implementations alongside BAU support.
- Strong hands-on experience configuring Time Off Plans, Leave of Absence, Accruals, Eligibility Rules, and Absence Frameworks.
- Solid understanding of Workday Business Process Framework (BPF) and security configuration.
- Experience integrating Workday Absence with Payroll, Time Tracking, and Benefits.
- Experience supporting global Workday implementations and multi-country rollouts.
- Ability to create functional specifications, solution designs, and configuration documentation.
- Experience supporting UAT, defect resolution, and post-production support.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with HR, Payroll, and technical teams.
- Knowledge of Workday Payroll, security governance, and Financial Services environments would be advantageous.
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