Lorraina Washington
HRIS • Workday • Payroll

Analyze | Automate | Deliver Accuracy

Workday HRIS Analyst with 10+ years building reliable people systems. I design and audit processes that protect data integrity, ensure compliance, and make daily work smoother for HR, Payroll, managers, and employees.

Indianapolis, IN · mrslorraina@icloud.com
Workday Time & Absence
Accrual logic, eligibility rules, and downstream payroll impacts.
Reporting & Calculated Fields
Report Writer, audits, KPI dashboards for accuracy and adoption.
Compliance First
FLSA, multi-state wage & hour nuances, union rules, policy versioning.
Cross-Functional Delivery
Translating complex needs into simple, resilient workflows.

My Original USIC Story

I joined USIC’s payroll department after stepping away from corporate life to care for my then-minor child during a critical medical period. My first week back was immediately after the infamous “Friday the 13th” payroll. If you know your USIC payroll history, you’ll remember that up was down and down was up. Employees were either enormously overpaid, erroneously underpaid, or, in some cases, not paid at all.

Stepping in as a temporary employee, I quickly identified opportunities to use reporting and data analysis to restore accuracy. Those tools became the foundation for reconciling pay and rebuilding trust, turning what was meant to be a two-week assignment into a long-term and rewarding career in USIC’s payroll department. Although this role shifted me away from my original HRIS focus, it perfectly fit my family’s needs at the time and allowed me to continue leveraging my HRIS expertise behind the scenes.

HRIS has always been my first career love. In every position I’ve held, I’ve sought opportunities to apply my database knowledge, advanced report writing, and process design skills to enhance system efficiency and accuracy. Whether configuring payroll dependencies or auditing system logic, I’ve always aimed to turn complex compliance rules into seamless, automated accuracy. This continues to be my guiding approach: Analyze. Automate. Deliver Accuracy.

Expertise Snapshot

Workday
Time Tracking, Absence, HCM Core, Payroll dependencies
Configuration
Business processes, eligibility rules, accruals, work schedules
Reporting
Report Writer, Calculated Fields, audit dashboards
Compliance
FLSA, state OT & final pay, meal/rest rules, union rules
Integrations
Clocks, payroll vendors, benefits & 401(k), SFTP flat files
Collaboration
HR + Payroll + IT enablement, training & comms

Case Study: Stabilizing Payroll During Crisis (USIC)

When a legacy payroll integration failed, USIC faced 1,000+ pages of broken payroll data and widespread pay inaccuracies. I proposed a data-driven recovery: secured report-writer access, reconstructed the electronic register to the penny, and produced under/overpayment analysis so employees could be made whole swiftly and accurately.

Impact: restored employee trust, reduced financial exposure, and created durable audit practices.

Workday Projects – Highlights

Time Tracking Configuration
  • Eligibility rules for worker types and schedules
  • Work schedules & meal/rest policy mapping
  • Validation steps embedded in business processes
Absence & Accruals
  • Accrual formulas & carryover rules
  • Proration logic for LOA, terminations
  • Balance audits & variance reports
Reporting & Calc Fields
  • Audit dashboards for exceptions
  • Pay impact previews for OT and differentials
  • Compliance KPIs for leaders
Integrations & Interfaces
  • Outbound files to payroll & benefits
  • Inbound clock data validation
  • Release testing & controls
Note: Examples are representative and non-proprietary; real data is never displayed.

Interactive FLSA Overtime Calculator

Weekly regular-rate method with nondiscretionary bonus included in the week it applies.

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Overtime premium (0.5×)$0.00
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Contact & Next Steps

I truly appreciate you taking a few minutes out of your busy day to review my qualifications and explore this interactive portfolio.

While the Workday Time Tracking examples shown here reflect experience gained at other organizations, I was part of the original Workday implementation team at USIC and understand firsthand how essential clean data and efficient configuration are to a successful system launch.

I would welcome the opportunity to bring that same analytical rigor and cross-functional collaboration back to USIC, helping the organization continue to optimize and innovate its systems infrastructure.

Indianapolis, IN · mrslorraina@icloud.com