Back to jobs
Senior HR Systems Analyst - WorkdayFocus on WD · Markham, Ontario, Canada
Focus on WD logo

Focus on WD

company page ↗

Senior HR Systems Analyst - Workday

🗓️ Posted 2026-10-09 Markham, Ontario, Canada Full-time Hybrid ICT
💰 Salary 8,333 CAD–9,583 CAD/mo (100,000 CAD–115,000 CAD/yr) 📊 Market 7,917 CAD–10,833 CAD/mo

About the Company

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.

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.

Requirements

  • ● 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.
  • ● Canadian Workday Payroll configuration experience.
  • ● Experience supporting unionized and non-unionized workforces.
  • ● Familiarity with complex payroll, time and absence requirements.
  • ● 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.
  • ● 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.