Time & Attendance Administrator

SBM Management • Sacramento, CA

76d • $70,000 - $75,000

About The Position

The Time and Attendance Administrator - Reporting & Continuous Improvement, is the primary owner of the department's compliance and reporting functions. The coordinator is responsible for monitoring timekeeping practices, collaborating with HRIS to develop reporting solutions that increase visibility into time, attendance, and payroll trends, and identifying opportunities to enhance processes and reduce exceptions. The Time and Attendance Coordinator plays a critical role in the rollout of Workday HCM, supporting functional testing, validation, and change management to ensure smooth adoption and long-term success.

Requirements

• Minimum 2-3 years of experience or education in time and attendance; payroll, finance, or accounting; compliance auditing; or HR administration/HR partner roles in a fast-paced, multi-state environment.
• Prior experience with HRIS systems (e.g., UKG, Workday) strongly preferred.
• Associate or Bachelor's degree preferred.

Nice To Haves

• CPP or FPC certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and enforce time and attendance compliance, including audits, late approvals, missed punches, and exception management, with the goal of reducing compliance errors.
• Partner with HR and Union teams to ensure consistent application of timekeeping policies, collective bargaining agreements (CBA), FLSA, and company standards.
• Develop proactive compliance monitoring strategies that minimize payroll delays and reduce manual corrections.
• Partner with the HRIS team to define, request, and validate reporting solutions that support Time & Attendance, Payroll, HR, and Finance.
• Identify reporting needs by gathering requirements from stakeholders and translating them into clear requests for HRIS.
• Review and validate report outputs to ensure accuracy, compliance alignment, and actionable insights.
• Create, update, and maintain process documentation, SOPs, and advanced training materials for timekeeping, compliance, and reporting functions.
• Utilize document creation tools to design engaging and professional training resources.
• Deliver training sessions to managers and internal teams to strengthen timekeeping and compliance knowledge.
• Build knowledge-sharing resources that improve self-sufficiency among frontline managers and employees.
• Act as a functional lead for Workday Time Tracking and Scheduling implementation, participating in system testing, validation, and rollout activities.
• Collaborate with Payroll, HR, Finance, and Front-line Operations to streamline time and attendance processes and reduce exception handling.
• Recommend and implement process improvements that enhance compliance accuracy and reporting efficiency.
• Provide backup coverage for other Coordinators to ensure uninterrupted service delivery.
• Participate jointly in system testing, training, and change management during Workday rollout.
• Collaborate across functions to resolve issues impacting time and attendance, payroll accuracy, and compliance.

Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision
• 401k

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Administrative and Support Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees