Access Your W-2 in Workday
W-2 and tax information is now available in Workday. Check out this recent Early Bird Article for updates to W-2s.
Read the Early Bird Article
Workday: Navigating Past, Present, and Future
It’s now been over a year since Metropolitan State University of Denver went live with Workday ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), a comprehensive human resources and financial management system that brought together a wide range of HR (Human Resources) and Finance functionality into a shared platform. With a calendar year under our collective belts, we have now performed most major ERP functions at least once and have learned new tips and tricks with each step.
The project set out to reimagine the business of the University, enabling organizational efficiency and empowering the MSU Denver community to make timely strategic decisions, support our students and core mission, and become one of Colorado’s most desired places to work by implementing an agile, sustainable, and modern system. The runway is long for Workday to provide all the tools, resources, and capacities to allow MSU Denver to fully achieve this goal – but the reimagining has become reality and continues to take shape daily.
As MSU Denver’s ERP Product Manager, I joined the University in late July 2023, seven months after go-live. In that time, I have seen feature enhancements, business process refinement, and a world of firsts (e.g., first W-2s, first open enrollment). In the coming months, we aim to complete many of the stabilization activities on which we’ve focused to date and begin shifting our attention to delivering new capabilities that enhance the tool and your collective experience at MSU Denver. I’m looking forward to adopting brand new features and ways of working that continue to modernize the University.
The Workday project and product team members appreciate the community’s continued insights, as well as your patience while we work through the remaining challenges. We are also hugely appreciative of the University community’s thoughtful feedback submitted as part of the Workday Retrospective process recently highlighted in the Early Bird.
Stay tuned to the monthly Window on Workday for updates on new features, tips for enhancing your user experience, and important announcements. Here’s to another year of Workday accomplishments!
— Sam Aghbashian
February's Featured Tip
New Feature! Record your name pronunciation and add a phonetic spelling for your name in Workday. Learn how by reviewing the Name Pronunciation Job Aid.
Quick Reminders
Access Your 1095-C in Workday
To access your 1095-C form, search “My ACA Forms” in Workday.
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Update Your Tax Elections for 2024 in Workday
If you need to update your tax elections for 2024, check out this Job Aid.
Review the Job AidWhat's New?
What new features were recently released?
- New Business Process Administration and Security Administration reports
- Additional salary plans for emergency faculty hires
- Record and view Name Pronunciation (see Featured Tip)
What's recently been improved?
Automates PERA when applicable and ensures accurate reporting.
Ensure that the Trial Balance and Actuals in Budget vs Actual reconcile. Watch the Office of the Budget website for important updates.
Ensures accurate posting for financial statements for new payroll transactions.
Allows for timesheets to be edited.
Looking Ahead
What are the anticipated changes or plans for Workday in the near future?
- Biannual Workday Release March 9, 2024
- Continued evaluation of solutions partnering to optimize work-study payroll, Banner integrations and reporting for auditing as well as student employee management
- Continued implementation of the Grants module
- Finalize review and maintenance of Total Rewards integrations