HRIS Analyst - Workday Time Tracking

HRIS Analyst – Workday Time Tracking

As a leading financial services and healthcare technology company based on revenue, SS&C is headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut, and has 27,000+ employees in 35 countries. Some 20,000 financial services and healthcare organizations, from the world's largest companies to small and mid‑market firms, rely on SS&C for expertise, scale, and technology.

Locations: Chicago, IL;
Kansas City, MO;
New York, NY;
Windsor, CT;
Stamford, CT | Hybrid

The Workday Time Tracking Configurator is responsible for the configuration, maintenance, and continuous improvement of Workday Time Tracking and Absence (as applicable). This role partners with HR/ER, Payroll, and the Integrations team to ensure time entry, approvals, calculations, and outputs are accurate and scalable. A key component of the role is delivering time tracking reporting and analytics, including operational dashboards, compliance reporting, and data quality monitoring.

• Flexibility: Hybrid Work Model & a Business Casual Dress Code, including jeans
• Your Future: 401k Matching Program, Professional Development Reimbursement
• Work/Life Balance: Flexible Personal/Vacation Time Off, Sick Leave, Paid Holidays
• Your Wellbeing: Medical, Dental, Vision, Employee Assistance Program, Parental Leave
• Training: Hands‑On, Team‑Customized, including SS&C University
• Extra Perks: Discounts on fitness clubs, travel and more!

• Configure and maintain Time Tracking components such as Time entry templates, time calculations, time blocks, time types, and eligibility rules.
• Build Time approval workflows (Business Processes), validations, and condition rules.
• Set up Work Schedule Calendars and Period Schedules related to Time Tracking.
• Configure External Earnings for Time Tracking.
• Align Time Off / Absence with time entry as applicable.
• Support testing and deployment of new countries, time policies, union/contractual requirements, or regional time rules.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to time entry, approvals, calculations, and downstream payroll impacts.
• Manage configuration changes across environments, maintain documentation, and change control.

• Develop and maintain Workday reports for time tracking, including Time entry compliance (missing punches, late submissions, exceptions).
• Report on overtime, premium time, shift differentials, and exceptions.
• Produce audit and reconciliation reports supporting payroll.
• Create and maintain Advanced Reports, Matrix Reports, Composite Reports (as needed).
• Develop calculated fields (e.g., ESI, LRV, arithmetic/date logic) to support reporting needs.
• Manage Report prompts, security, and distribution schedules (standard and burst).
• Partner with stakeholders to define reporting requirements and translate them into efficient Workday reporting solutions.

• Partner with HR/Payroll to gather requirements and recommend best‑practice configurations.
• Partner with Integrations team on setup, testing, etc.
• Facilitate working sessions for solution design, including end‑to‑end time processes and reporting outcomes.

• Create test plans and execute unit, system, and regression testing for time configuration changes and reporting.
• Support Workday releases by assessing impact to Time Tracking and validating critical reports.
• Monitor data quality and configuration health; proactively recommend improvements.

• 3‑5+ years of Workday configuration experience, with strong emphasis on Time Tracking (Absence a plus).
• Proven experience building Workday reporting supporting Time Tracking operations and payroll readiness.
• Hands‑on experience with Business Process configuration and condition rules, time calculations/eligibility rules, calculated fields, and report optimization.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills; ability to translate policy into system configuration.
• Excellent communication skills; able to work with both technical and non‑technical partners.

• Workday Pro certification(s) in…