Workday HR & Payroll Functional Analyst

Own end-to-end Workday HCM and Payroll business processes including hire-to-retire lifecycle, payroll processing, and compensation cycles for a Florida school partner.

Configure, test, and maintain Workday business processes, approvals, validations, and security roles; support biannual Workday software releases and integrations.

Partner with HR, Payroll, IT, and Finance teams to ensure data accuracy, audit readiness, and continuous improvement in Workday workflows and payroll operations.

5+ years hands-on Workday HCM experience with direct ownership of business process configuration and payroll processing.

Production Workday Payroll experience including pay calculation validation and parallel testing.

Experience with Core HCM, position management, compensation, absence, benefits, security roles, and EIB/integration data validation.

Workday Payroll and HCM certifications; Higher education domain experience and ACA/HR compliance reporting experience.

Experienced Workday functional analyst with deep expertise in configuring HR, payroll, and compensation business processes for complex organizations, preferably higher education.

Strong stakeholder management skills to translate business requirements into governed, scalable Workday configurations.

Technical proficiency with Workday integrations, security, reporting, and release/regression cycles, capable of maintaining system integrity through updates and growth.