Time and Attendance Lead, Enterprise Time and Attendance System - REPOST

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• Job :
  Time and Attendance Lead, Enterprise Time and Attendance System - REPOST
• Union:
  Non-Union
• Job Description  #: 7894
• Duration:
  Up to 24 months
• Vacancy type:
  New position

REPOST:
Candidates who have previously applied to this posting, do not need to re-apply as they are already being considered for the position.

Reporting to the Manager, HR Technology & Analytics, the Time & Attendance (T&A) Lead is the functional owner and subject matter expert (SME) for enterprise timekeeping within UKG Pro WFM.

This role is responsible for defining and governing enterprise-wide Time & Attendance requirements. The T&A Lead is responsible for leading the design, configuration, and optimization of Time & Attendance processes, ensuring accurate time capture, payroll alignment, compliance with labour agreements, and high data integrity across systems. The T&A Lead works closely with stakeholders and system implementors to deliver a scalable and standardized workforce management solution.

Serve as the primary SME for timekeeping, attendance, and workforce compliance. Lead the enterprise Time & Attendance design, ensuring alignment with operational and payroll practices.

Define and govern T&A frameworks, consolidate, and prioritize requirements related to time capture, work rules, accruals, attendance, and other timekeeping elements across all business units.

Ensure compliance with collective agreements, labour laws, and organizational policies.

Lead functional design, configuration, and maintenance of UKG Pro WFM modules, including:

• Timekeeping, scheduling, and absence management.
• Pay rules, work rules, holiday calendars, and accrual policies.

Translate business requirements into functional specifications and system configurations.

Partner with Implementation Partner, IT, and other stakeholders to support configuration, integrations, and testing.

Validate that the UKG Pro WFM solution accurately reflects collective agreements, labour laws, organizational policies and supports correct time calculations for payroll.

Lead current-state assessments and design optimized future-state Time & Attendance processes.

Drive process improvements to increase efficiency, compliance, and user experience.

Ensure alignment between Time & Attendance, Payroll, HR, and Finance processes.

Collaborate with HR, Payroll, Operations, and union representatives to gather requirements and validate solutions.

Facilitate workshops, design sessions, and decision-making forums.

Act as a trusted advisor to business leaders on workforce management strategies and act as liaison between internal team and external vendors.

Ensure high data integrity and quality across Time & Attendance and HR systems.

Monitor data integrity and conduct audits to ensure accurate and compliant time and attendance data.

Develop dashboards and reports using tools such as UKG Pro Analytics, OTBI, or Power BI.

Analyse workforce data (attendance trends, overtime, compliance metrics) to provide actionable insights.

Manage integrations between UKG Pro WFM and other enterprise systems.

Support troubleshooting of inbound/outbound data flows and interfaces.

Lead functional testing phases including SIT, UAT, and parallel payroll validation.

Ensure system readiness for go-live and support post-implementation stabilization.

Provide troubleshooting and escalation support for Time & Attendance issues and provide resolution guidance.

Support Organizational Change Management (OCM) efforts and drive user adoption.

Develop training materials and deliver end-user training sessions, as required.

Promote best practices and drive adoption of T&A processes and tools.

Support establishing governance frameworks for ongoing system enhancements and releases.

Monitor system performance, compliance, and adoption metrics.

Identify opportunities for optimization and lead enhancement initiatives.

Performs other duties as assigned which are directly related to the responsibilities of the position.

• University degree in Human Resources, Information Systems, Business Administration, or related field or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Considerable experience in Time & Attendance / Workforce Management systems. Hands-on experience implementing or supporting UKG Pro WFM (Dimensions or Workforce Central).
• Proven experience leading enterprise T&A implementations for large and complex organizations…