Senior HR Systems Analyst - Workday

Markham, ON
On-site
Posted Oct 10, 2026
1 position

US$100,000–US$115,000 / year

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Employment type: Full-time
Experience level: Senior · 5+ years
Posting language: English
Working hours: 40 hours per week
Seniority: Mid-Senior level
Application method: Direct apply is available

Job summary

Configure, maintain, and optimize Workday Payroll, Time Tracking, Absence, and Business Processes, including workflows, condition rules, and approval routing. Investigate production issues, implement configuration solutions, collaborate with HR and Payroll stakeholders, and support testing, releases, and post-production improvements.

Job details

About the Opportunity Our client is seeking an experienced Senior HR Systems Analyst (Workday) to join an established HR Technology function within a large Canadian healthcare organization. This is a hands-on functional Workday role focused on optimizing an existing environment, resolving complex business problems and independently implementing configuration improvements. We are particularly interested in candidates who have personally configured Workday, rather than primarily supported reporting, integrations or testing. Key Responsibilities Configure, maintain and optimize Workday Payroll, Time Tracking, Absence and Business Processes. Investigate production issues, identify root causes and independently implement configuration solutions. Configure Business Process workflows, condition rules and approval routing. Troubleshoot payroll, time calculation and absence-related system issues. Work closely with HR and Payroll stakeholders to translate business requirements into Workday enhancements. Support testing, system releases, configuration improvements and post-production optimization. Contribute to Workday improvements associated with organizational growth and acquisitions. What We're Looking For Approximately 5+ years of Workday experience in a functional analyst or HRIS position. Strong hands-on Workday configuration skills. Practical experience with Workday Payroll, Time Tracking, Absence and Business Processes. Experience independently troubleshooting and resolving Workday configuration issues. Experience supporting an established Workday environment. Strong analytical, problem-solving and stakeholder communication skills. Highly Desirable Canadian Workday Payroll configuration experience. Experience supporting unionized and non-unionized workforces. Familiarity with complex payroll, time and absence requirements. What's on Offer Permanent position within an established HR Technology team. Three weeks' vacation and three personal days. Benefits from day one. RRSP matching program. Opportunity to take ownership of meaningful Workday improvements. Interested? If you enjoy solving complex Workday configuration challenges and want to take ownership of system improvements, we'd love to hear from you. Apply with your CV and highlight a configuration change you've personally implemented in Workday. We welcome applications from qualified individuals and support reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process.

What you’ll do

Requirements

Approximately five or more years of Workday experience in a functional analyst or HRIS role, with strong hands-on configuration experience across Payroll, Time Tracking, Absence, and Business Processes. Candidates should be able to independently troubleshoot configuration issues and support an established Workday environment; Canadian payroll and unionized workforce experience are highly desirable.