WorkForce Suite Consultant – Time & Absence

About the Role

We are looking for a seasoned ADP WorkForce Suite Consultant with expertise in Time & Attendance and Absence/Leave Management to join our Workday practice. The role involves configuring, implementing, and maintaining the WorkForce Suite platform for diverse client projects, translating intricate pay rules, scheduling criteria, and leave management policies into reliable and compliant configurations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead or assist in the end-to-end setup of WorkForce Suite Time & Attendance and Absence/Leave modules, covering time capture rules, pay engines, rounding/overtime protocols, and shift/scheduling rules.
• Collect and analyze client business needs and translate them into detailed WorkForce Suite functional designs and configuration documents.
• Develop and configure timekeeping rules addressing complex pay codes, premiums, differentials, rounding guidelines, and union/collective bargaining agreement stipulations.
• Design and implement leave policies including PTO, FMLA, STD/LTD, maternity/paternity, military leave, and both continuous and intermittent leave with accrual, eligibility, carryover, and proration rules.
• Set up approval workflows, notifications, and self-service processes for leave and time-off requests.
• Manage employee groups, work rules, schedules, and compliance templates across various geographies, utilizing over 35 pre-built country templates.
• Collaborate on integrations between WorkForce Suite and HCM/payroll systems like ADP, Workday, SAP, and Oracle via APIs or connectors.
• Execute configuration testing, system integration testing, and support user acceptance testing activities.
• Resolve production issues related to time and absence processing, responding to tickets and fixing configuration problems.
• Monitor WorkForce Suite platform updates, evaluate impacts on current setups, and coordinate regression testing efforts.
• Create training resources, job aids, and documentation for HR, payroll teams, and managers to support system adoption.
• Work alongside HCM/payroll teams to provide an integrated workforce management solution.
• Engage in client workshops, gather requirements, and participate in steering committee meetings as necessary.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• At least 2 to 3 years of hands-on ADP WorkForce Suite configuration experience, preferably covering full implementation cycles.
• Deep knowledge of time and attendance rules including pay structures, rounding, overtime calculations, and shift differentials.
• Practical experience designing absence and leave policies with considerations for accrual, eligibility, carryover, and compliance-based leaves such as FMLA.
• Competence in configuring approval workflows and self-service functionalities for employees and managers.
• Understanding of multi-country compliance templates and ability to configure rules for global or unionized environments.
• Familiarity with integration methods between WorkForce Suite and popular HCM/payroll platforms using REST APIs or built-in connectors.
• Knowledge of release management procedures and impact assessments for platform upgrades.
• Strong analytical capabilities, documentation skills, and client communication proficiency.
• Capability to manage concurrent client deliverables and meet deadlines independently.