Summary: The Time & Absence Contractor role involves hands-on testing of Workday Absence, Time Tracking, and Scheduling modules, as well as UKG Pro Workforce Management. The position requires expertise in UK and ROI statutory requirements and integration testing. The contractor will execute various testing phases, including UAT and SIT, while ensuring compliance with payroll and absence policies. This is a flexible day rate contract with an ASAP start for a duration of three months.

Key Responsibilities:

• Execute end-to-end testing for Workday Absence, Time Tracking, and Scheduling modules and obtain sign off from the Business Lead.
• Validate leave balances, accrual rules, absence types, and approvals.
• Test time entry, overtime calculations, shift differentials, schedule management and eligibility of absence and time tracking.
• Perform UAT (User Acceptance Testing) and System Integration Testing (SIT) for time tracking and scheduling.
• Verify payroll integration with Workday Time Tracking to ensure accurate gross-to-net payroll calculations.
• Ensure compliance with holiday policies, statutory leave, and company absence policies.
• Identify and document defects, tracking issues through the test management system.
• Support testing of Kronos (UKG) Workforce Management, including migration activities.
• Validate time capture devices (clocks), pay rules, shift differentials, and scheduling processes.
• Execute integration testing between Kronos and Workday.
• Ensure correct configuration of pay rules and approval workflows.
• Assist in testing new functionality as part of the Kronos-to-UKG migration.

Key Skills:

• Hands-on experience with Workday Absence & Time Tracking testing.
• Familiarity with Kronos Workforce Management (UKG).
• Understanding of UK working time regulations, overtime policies, and payroll impacts.
• Experience executing UAT, SIT, and regression testing.
• Strong business user testing experience for workforce management systems.
• Ability to document test results, defects, and system issues clearly.
• Experience with Workday Scheduling (preferred).
• Knowledge of Kronos clock configuration and time capture validation (preferred).
• Previous experience in HR, payroll, or workforce management testing (preferred).

Salary (Rate): 425.00

City: undetermined

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other