Senior Workday Time Tracking & Absence Consultant
Senior Workday Time Tracking & Absence Consultant BCforward is currently seeking highly motivated Senior Workday Time Tracking & Absence Consultant - Remote Position Title: Senior Workday Time Tracking & Absence Consultant Location: Remote Anticipated Start Date: ASAP Please note this is the target date and is subject to change. BCForward will send official notice ahead of a confirmed start date. Expected Duration: 3 Months with possibilities for extension Job Type: Contract: 40 hrs/week Pay Range: $75 to $80/hr on W2 Please note that actual compensation may vary within this range due to factors such as location, experience, and job responsibilities, and does not encompass additional non-standard compensation (e.g., benefits, paid time off, per diem, etc.). Job Description: Responsibilities Responsibilities Lead discovery, design, and configuration for Workday Time Tracking & Absence modules. Design complex rule logic, including: Daily/weekly overtime rules Shift premiums and pay differentials Dynamic time-entry validations Union, hourly, and global workforce scenarios Multi-country accrual, carryover, and proration rules Translate business and regulatory policies (FLSA, provincial labour codes, EU directives) into precise Workday logic. Run client workshops and design sessions with HR, Payroll, Operations, and Compliance leaders. Lead testing cycles (unit, regression, UAT) and resolve configuration issues. Support Workday Payroll or 3rd-party payroll integrations. Provide post-production optimisation and advisory support to mature Workday customers. Mentor junior consultants and provide quality assurance across the team. What You Bring 8 years of hands-on Workday configuration experience in Time Tracking & Absence Management. 5 full lifecycle implementations leading Time & Absence workstreams. Expertise in designing: Time calculations, calculation groups, and period schedules Absence plans, accruals, time off types, and eligibility rules Work schedules, time entry codes, and validation logic Strong understanding of payroll dependencies (retro, costing, valuation logic). Excellent communication, client leadership, and problem-solving abilities. Ability to work independently with senior stakeholders and drive decisions. Preferred Qualification Workday Certification in Time Tracking or Absence Management. Experience with global or unionised workforces. Knowledge of Workday Reporting, BIRT, or Prism for analytics. Proven experience implementing Workday configurations for clients of varying complexity. Strong communication and stakeholder management skills. Benefits : BCforward offers all eligible employees a comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to major medical, HSA, dental, vision, employer-provided group life, voluntary life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, and 401k. About BCforward: Founded in 1998 on the idea that industry leaders needed a professional service, and workforce management expert, to fuel the development and execution of core business and technology strategies, BCforward is a Black-owned firm providing unique solutions supporting value capture and digital product delivery needs for organizations around the world. Headquartered in Indianapolis, IN with an Offshore Development Center in Hyderabad, India, BCforward's 6,000 consultants support more than 225 clients globally. BCforward champions the power of human potential to help companies transform, accelerate, and scale. Guided by our core values of People-Centric, Optimism, Excellence, Diversity, and Accountability, our professionals have helped our clients achieve their strategic goals for more than 25 years. Our strong culture and clear values have enabled BCforward to become a market leader and best in class place to work. BCforward is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against based on disability. To learn more about how BCforward collects and uses personal information as part of the recruiting process, view our Privacy Notice and CCPA Addendum. As part of the recruitment process, we may ask for you to disclose and provide us with various categories of personal information, including identifiers, professional information, commercial information, education information, and other related information. BCforward will only use this information to complete the recruitment process. This posting is not an offer of employment. All applicants applying for positions in the United States must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The submission of intentionally false or fraudulent information in response to this posting may render the applicant ineligible for the position. Any subsequent offer of employment will be considered employment at-will regardless of the anticipated assignment duration. Interested candidates please send resume in Word format to Please reference job code 248863 when responding to this ad.
