Oaktree India | Sr Analyst - Workday HRIS – Workday Absence & Payroll

Responsibilities

• This role serves as a strategic thought partner to HR customer groups, translating business requirements into effective Workday solutions, advising on process and data needs, and supporting informed business decision-making.
• The position will collaborate closely with the Human Resources Systems (HRS) team, senior global HR leadership, HR Service Operations, and senior business stakeholders across the Brookfield-supported footprint.
• Workday Absence & Payroll is responsible for supporting, enhancing, and continuously improving HR systems and operational processes across the organization.
• Provide functional and technical expertise in Workday Absence, Payroll, and HCM Core, with a focus on delivering scalable and efficient HR solutions.
• Design, configure, and maintain complex Workday Absence and Payroll functionality, including accruals, time-off plans, eligibility rules, payroll-related configuration, and related business processes.
• Develop and maintain Business Process Definitions, condition rules, approval workflows, notifications, and other Workday business process configurations.
• Partner with Payroll, HR, Finance, and other stakeholders to troubleshoot payroll issues, assess impacts, and support timely resolution of production issues and payroll-related requests.
• Develop and maintain calculated fields and leverage Workday configuration capabilities to support complex business requirements.
• Manage areas such as leave type/segment security, time-off transfer balance units, alert messages, worklets, delegation, custom notifications, and Workday surveys.
• Prepare detailed test plans and test cases, conduct manual testing, and support regression and release testing for Workday updates and enhancements.
• Lead testing, data validation, defect identification, and resolution activities during system releases and process changes.
• Analyze large HR data loads and validate data accuracy, completeness, and integrity during data transfers and system updates.
• Collaborate with business users and HR stakeholders to identify opportunities for process improvements, system enhancements, and operational efficiencies.
• Provide guidance and training to the HR Service Operations team on Workday functionality, business processes, and best practices, leveraging Workday Community and other supported resources.
• Serve as a subject matter expert and provide consultative support on Workday Absence and Payroll issues and complex business requirements.
• Support and maintain integrations and data interfaces, including an understanding of Enterprise Interface Builder (EIBs) and related Workday integration concepts.
• Maintain system and data integrity and ensure Workday solutions and processes continue to support business objectives.
• Train, mentor, and coach team members, sharing Workday knowledge and best practices to build team capability.
• Work effectively in a global environment and collaborate across multiple teams, stakeholders, time zones, and competing priorities.
• Translate business requirements into detailed and effective Workday system configurations, ensuring alignment with HR policies and business objectives.
• Configure and support Workday Payroll functionality, including payroll processes, earnings and deductions, payroll inputs, pay components and related business processes in accordance with business requirements.
• Configure leave types, absence eligibility, entitlement units, accruals, accrual defaulting, and time-off plans in accordance with business policies and requirements.

Required qualifications

• Hands-on experience supporting Workday Absence and Payroll configuration and payroll processes is required.
• Workday Time Tracking experience is nice to have for this role.
• Strong technical and functional expertise in Workday Absence and Payroll configuration.
• Strong understanding of HR policies and the ability to translate policy requirements into Workday configuration.
• Experience developing test plans, test cases, and conducting manual testing, including testing associated with Workday releases.
• Experience analyzing and validating large HR data loads to ensure accurate and complete data transfer.
• Working knowledge of EIBs, integrations, calculated fields, and Workday configuration tools.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office applications.
• Demonstrated ability to train, mentor, and coach team members.
• For those applying for a position in the city of Los Angeles, the firm will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.

Oaktree India

Oaktree India is an employer hiring in India (sector: BFSI / Investments / Insurance). In its own words: "Oaktree Capital Management: Global investment firm specializing in alternative investments, delivering superior risk-adjusted returns with a value-oriented approach."

Its finance, accounts, audit and tax openings in India are mostly in Hyderabad.

• Industry: BFSI / Investments / Insurance