HCM Specialist (Workday)

Title: HCM Specialist (Workday) Department : Human Resources Location: 6300 Steeles Ave West, Woodbridge Work Arrangement: On-site Total Potential Compensation: $95,000 - $115,000 Position Summary: The HCM Specialist is an on-site role based at 407 ETR's Woodbridge office. The individual will be reporting to the Team Leader, Human resources and will be responsible for supporting the ongoing administration, configuration, reporting, troubleshooting, security, testing, and continuous improvement of Workday, with a primary focus on Workday Financials functionality and related HCM system touchpoints. This role supports system accuracy, process efficiency, data integrity, user access, and issue resolution, while working closely with Finance, HR, IT, and, external vendors , to ensure Workday processes operate effectively across connected business areas. This position does not include payroll processing responsibilities.   Position Responsibilities: Provide day-to-day support for Workday, with a primary focus on Workday Financials functionality, including configuration, business processes, workflows, reporting, integrations, troubleshooting, issue resolution, and end-user support. Serve as a key Workday system resource for financial and HCM-related processes that intersect with Finance, HR, Payroll, and business operations, while partnering closely with the Payroll and HCM Specialist to ensure upstream and downstream processes, data, reporting, and security access are coordinated and accurate. Support Workday Financials areas such as cost centers, work tags, organizational structures, supplier/customer-related data, accounting support processes, and financial reporting requirements, as applicable. Administer Workday security by coordinating access requests, creating and maintaining security groups, reviewing role assignments, testing security changes, resolving access issues, and supporting periodic access reviews. Gather, analyze, document, and validate business requirements for Workday configuration changes, reporting needs, approved minor enhancements, and process improvements. Configure, test, troubleshoot, and support Workday business processes and system functionality to resolve issues, prevent recurrence, improve controls, and enhance the end-user experience. Develop, maintain, and validate Workday reports, dashboards, calculated fields, and audit reports to support Finance, HR, and leadership decision-making. Conduct regular system audits, data integrity reviews, reconciliation activities, and quality assurance checks to identify risks, validate system accuracy, strengthen controls, and ensure reliable Workday information. Participate in Workday release management activities, including reviewing release notes, assessing impacts, completing regression testing, documenting outcomes, and supporting deployment readiness. Maintain process documentation, configuration records, testing evidence, training materials, and support…