Patterson Companies, Inc. · 14 hours ago
Sr Workday Analyst
St Paul, MN
Contract
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$86K/yr - $107K/yr
5+ years expPatterson Companies, Inc. is seeking a Senior Workday Analyst specializing in Payroll, Absence, and Time Tracking. The role involves owning configuration, support, and optimization of Workday systems while partnering with various departments to ensure accurate payroll outcomes and compliance.
Health CareMedical DeviceVeterinary
Responsibilities
Design, build, test, and deploy configurations in Workday Payroll, Absence, and Time Tracking for the US and Canada, including:
Time Entry Templates, Time Entry Codes, Time Calculation Groups/Rules, related eligibility and validation rules, Meal/Rest penalties, and schedule policies
Payroll input processing, retro and on-cycle/off-cycle runs, gross-to-net calculations, pay components, earning/deduction setup, garnishments, and year-end processes (W-2/T4)
Payroll accounting setup (journals, ledgers), settlement configuration, bank files, and payroll close processes
Time off plans and related components (accruals, time offs, eligibility rules, etc), leave types, and related absence configurations (worklets, hubs, reporting)
Maintain business processes, security roles, domains, and task routing related to payroll, time, and absence
Support third-party absence vendor relationship, including data reconciliation, impacts and flow of connection points, and changes as needed
Manage semi-annual Workday Releases—impact assessments, regression testing, feature adoption, and documentation
Lead parallel payroll testing, UAT, and regression cycles for new rules, integrations, and release updates; develop test scripts and acceptance criteria
Triage and resolve tickets with defined SLAs; identify root causes and drive permanent fixes
Create and maintain SOPs, job aids, knowledge articles, and change management communication for stakeholders
Ensure adherence to federal/state/provincial wage-and-hour laws, FLSA, tax rules, and internal control frameworks
Ensure high data quality—audits, reconciliations, and controls to support compliance and accurate financial postings
Partner closely with Payroll Operations, HR, Finance/Accounting, Timekeepers, and People Leaders to align system behavior with policy and contract requirements
Provide SME guidance in projects—M&A transitions, new locations, time clock deployments, and payroll vendor changes
Qualification
Required
At least 5 years of Workday configuration experience with a strong focus on Payroll, Absence, and Time Tracking, including:
Demonstrated expertise configuring Time Calculation Groups/Rules, overtime/premium logic, complex pay components, retro pay, garnishment handling and time off plan/leave types
Experience with national and global payroll setup (US, Canada, UK)
Experience supporting regional legislative Absence requirements (US city/state and provincial sick leave polices, state paid family leave, etc)
Advanced reporting and calculated fields skills; comfort with audit and reconciliation methods
Experience facilitating working sessions with stakeholders to gather requirements and design solutions to meet those needs
Experience translating technical configuration into business language, creating clear documentation that stakeholders can easily understand
Experience solving complex issues and communicating clearly with stakeholders
Solid understanding of payroll accounting (journals, costing, balancing), wage-and-hour compliance, and tax concepts
MS Excel experience utilizing Pivot Tables, Power Pivots, Charts, Conditional Formatting, creating formulas and utilizing Excel prebuilt formulas, V-Lookups, and File Joins
Knowledge of basic HR and Payroll concepts and business cycles, including payroll results audits and payroll tax adjustments
Preferred
Workday Pro certification in Payroll and/or Time Tracking
Experience with BIRT/document transformations, Workday Security design, and managing cross-functional dependencies (ex: Absence and Benefits downstream impacts on Time Tracking and Payroll)
Background supporting production environments and complex schedule policies, preferably via Scrum/Agile methodologies
Exposure to SOX controls, audit readiness, and year-end payroll activities (W-2/T4, amendments)
Experience with time clocks (TCP, Kronos/UKG, or similar)
Experience collaborating within an HR Technology team to drive best practices and process improvements
Company
Patterson Companies, Inc.
Patterson strengthens the oral and animal health markets in North America and the United Kingdom.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2024-12-11Acquired
1992-11-06IPO
Leadership Team
Mark S. Walchirk
President and CEO
Tony Pellerin
Vice President, Strategy / Corporate Development / M&A
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