Workday Payroll, Absence, and Time Tracking Specialist

Title: Workday Payroll, Absence, and Time Tracking Specialist

Location: Remote

Type: Contract

Overview

City of Bell Gardens is seeking a Workday Payroll, Absence, and Time Tracking Specialist to support day-to-day payroll operations and assist with remediation efforts across Payroll, Absence, and Time Tracking modules, working alongside resources from the Workday Practice team.

Responsibilities

• Assist with payroll input via Workday EIBs (Enterprise Interface Builder)
• Support and run end-to-end payroll processing cycles
• Support remediation of existing Payroll, Absence, and Time Tracking configuration issues
• Collaborate with Workday Practice resources on ongoing fixes and process improvements
• Troubleshoot payroll calculation, absence accrual, and time tracking discrepancies
• Partner with city HR/Finance staff to validate payroll outputs and resolve exceptions

Required Qualifications

• Hands-on Workday Payroll experience, including EIB-based data loads
• Experience running/supporting live payroll processing cycles
• Working knowledge of Workday Absence and Time Tracking modules
• Comfortable working in a remediation/cleanup environment (not greenfield implementation)
• Local to LA Metro, able to commute to Bell Gardens city office as needed
• Public sector/municipal payroll experience a plus