Payroll, Absence, and Time Tracking Lead

Guidehouse

PATTS Lead delivering Workday HCM solutions for Guidehouse. Engaging with clients to streamline processes and ensure high satisfaction levels.

Posted 5/27/2026full-timeMcLean • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $113,000 - $188,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Be a hands-on HCM Payroll, Absence, Time Tracking, and/or Scheduling Lead on assigned projects helping to streamline client process.
Facilitate Design Sessions, capture client requirements, configure creative solutions, and mentor other consultants.
Responsibilities include documentation, configuration, testing support, go-live support, and post-production (hypercare) support.
Participate in an innovative, teaming culture for the PATTS team to enable constant innovation.
Strong ability to team with project leadership to communicate challenges and improvements to project processes.
Demonstrate consultative skills.
Have a passion for high customer satisfaction levels.

Requirements

What you’ll need

US Citizenship and must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD Public Trust security clearance
Bachelor's degree with a MINIMUM of FIVE (5) years of relevant experience using Workday payroll, absence, time tracking, etc; OR Master's degree with a MINIMUM of THREE (3) years of relevant experience using Workday payroll, absence, time tracking, etc.
Years of experience can be substituted for a formal degree, such as NO degree with a MINIMUM of NINE (9) years of relevant experience using Workday payroll, absence, time tracking, etc.
Engaged in at least 1 full Workday payroll implementation
Current holder of one of the following Workday Certifications: Payroll for USA, Time Tracking, and Absence
Up to 50% travel balanced with a work from home and/or Guidehouse office location.
Consultants may provide on-site support for key milestones as needed

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
401(k) Retirement Plan
Basic Life & Supplemental Life
Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
Student Loan PayDown
Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
Skills Development & Certifications
Employee Referral Program
Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
Mobility Stipend

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Hard Skills & Tools

Workday payrollWorkday absenceWorkday time trackingconfigurationdocumentationtesting supportgo-live supportpost-production supportimplementationclient requirements

Soft Skills

consultative skillscommunicationteam collaborationcustomer satisfactionmentoringproblem-solvinginnovationleadershipfacilitationorganizational skills

Certifications

Workday Payroll for USAWorkday Time TrackingWorkday Absence