Sr. Workday Consultant Resume
Nyc, NY
SUMMARY:
- 7+ years of experience as Workday Techno - Functional Analyst and having strong experience in Implementation, Up-gradation and Production Support of ERP Applications with Hand on experience in HCM, Compensation and Benefits and close with a focus on Workday implementation projects
- Expertise in implementation and support of Workday HCM application
- Experience in Business Process and configurations of the Compensation, Time and attendance, Time and Labor, Absence management, Performance Management, Payroll, Talent Management, Recruiting, Benefits for having the thorough understanding of pulling information to the report.
- Hands on Implementation of Workday and Data Migration using EIB, Core Connectors and Workday Studio in addition to creating Simple and Advanced reports.
- Knowledge in Core HR in understand of client business requirements, Organizational Hierarchy setup, configurable Security setup, Tenant setup, Custom field mapping, and system process designs.
- Experience managing enterprise wide, complex projects; ability to organize and prioritize multiple project tasks.
- In depth knowledge of the Human Resources business processes which comprises the life cycle of an employee from recruiting, training, identifying and developing talent, employee record maintenance, payroll, and benefits.
- My approach to change management begins by understanding clients needs during structured interviews. It is important to me to maintain the integrity of the partnership and assist in optimizing their vision.
- Experience successfully leading projects and programs to on-time, on-schedule, within budget close.
- Experience on various Workday integration tools such as EIB, Document Transformation, Workday Studio and library of Workday Cloud Connect.
- Skilled in creation of standard/custom quarterly, annual and ad-hoc reports as needed by business and transform existing PeopleSoft reports to Workday Reports as part of migration.
- Analysis, Design, Requirement gathering, Configure, apply bundles/patches, Tax updates, test (unit, Integration, UAT), and support PeopleSoft HCM application modules HR, T&L, Ben Admin and Payroll.
- Good Knowledge in testing of Converted Data in Workday Tenant, Test Cases, System testing, UAT, System Integration testing and Regression testing throughout the life of Workday implementation.
- Served as functional analyst by analyzing PeopleSoft system functionality and partnered with the HR and Payroll teams to review system functionality to ensure accuracy.
- Worked on HCM, Benefits, Payroll, Time Tracking, EIB Loads, Absence Management
- Broad knowledge/experience with multiple SaaS HR technology platforms and tools.
- Ability to use Quality tools and metrics to solve issues and drive business results (ACE)
- Good understanding of Integrations including Web Services, SaaS, Workday Architecture, Business Process Framework and iLoads.
- Specialization in PAYROLL Module, Tax Computation and PAYROLL integration with Leave Management, Time Management and Reimbursement modules.
- Expertise in Back-End/Front-End Testing, Functionality Testing, Regression Testing, Data Driven Testing, Integration Testing, and User Acceptance Testing.
- Extensive experience in test designing, test planning, test automation, functionality testing, system testing, integration testing, regression testing, load testing, performance testing, usability testing, user acceptance testing and test execution of Client Server and Web Applications.
- Hand on SQL Queries, Requirement traceability Matrix, Mockups and Wireframes.
- Deep understanding in Analytical exposure of UML such as Class Diagrams, Activity Diagrams, State Diagrams, Sequence Diagrams, Data Flow Diagram and Entity Diagram.
- Extensive experience in SQL Server database design and maintenance by developing T-SQL queries, stored procedures, functions, tables, indexes, constraints, views and triggers.
- Excellent understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Test Methodologies from project definition to post-deployment documentation.
- Expertise in Requirement gathering, Documentation, Writing Use Cases, Workday- Functional specification, Business Case analysis, Quality Assurance and Testing including Cloud Connects, Core Connectors, EIBs and Studio.
- Technically competent with various software programs, including but not limited to Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio), Microsoft Projects, Service-Now, Basecamp or similar Project management tool.
- Knowledge of System, UAT, Integration, and Regression testing throughout the life of Workday implementation.
- Knowledge of medical terminology, ICD10 codes and HIPPA
- Highly proficient in working with users and stakeholders to elicit, analyze, communicate and validate requirements using User interviews, JAD and Brainstorming workshops.
- Worked with methodologies like Agile/Scrum and Waterfall including prototype development etc.
- Experience at working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Business Tools: Rational Suite (Requisite Pro, Rose, Clear Quest, Clear Case), MS Visio, MS Project, MS Access, MS Office Suite, Visual Paradigm, DoorsErwin Data Modeler 4x, Business Object (Crystal Reports).
ERP: -Oracle applications 11i, R12 & Active Marshal (Virtual Works),Oracle Financials Ebs 115102 And R 1211, SQL, PL-SQL, Forms And Reports.
ORACLE: 9i & 10g, MS-SQL Server 2000.
Oracle Reports,: Crystal Report 9.x/11.x
Oracle Business: Intelligence (BI) Publisher and Forms
SQL Navigator:, PL/SQL Developer and Dream weaver.
Entity Design:, Erwin tools
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Confidential, NYC, NY
Sr. Workday Consultant
Responsibilities:
- Work as single point of contact for all activities related to Workday and HR systems - configuration planning, requirement analysis, data privacy, data validation, testing of business processes and integrations, post production plan and maintenance.
- Configured Workday HCM and Time Tracking modules, create/run reports, design job aides, and develop training documentation for Workday end users.
- Responsible for project scheduling, staffing plans, creation of Communications plan, and creation of change management plan.
- Developed integrations using web service SOAP, WSDL, XML, XSLT on the Workday cloud platform such as Payroll integration, ADP inbound/outbound and Taleo integration. Worked to fix integration related issues.
- Manually completed the HCM workbook and worked with payroll and benefits resources to complete the Payroll, Benefits and Absence workbooks.
- Created custom calculated fields for Time Tracking, Absence Management.
- Actively involved in full life cycle of employee recruitment, retention, staff development, employee record management and policies development
- Defined flexible recruiting process in which candidate can be moved from one stage to other flexibly according to company legal requirements, Conduct design and testing sessions for Workday Advanced Compensation implementation.
- Configured Time Tracking in Workday to record "Worked hours" for employees that were eligible and developed Time calculations to capture the time entries based on location and Job families.
- Reviewed and upgraded the SOX policy and procedures.
- Workday courses completed in Peoplesoft HCM, Report Writer, Calculated Fields, Security, Integrations, and Core Connectors and Document Transformation.
- Created complex, dynamically generated database schema based on iLoad templates. Continuing work to integrate with Workday Studio's Database Loader tool Involved.
- Developed different custom reports including matrix reports, advanced reports, composite reports on all modules, which includes Compensation, Benefits, Core HR, Recruiting and Payroll.
- Developed simple and secure integrations using Workday Enterprise Interface Builder (EIB) and worked with Workday Studio and Cloud connectors to fix integration related issues.
- Manually completed the HCM workbook and worked with payroll and benefits resources to complete the Payroll, Benefits and Absence workbooks.
- Worked extensively on Business Process condition rules, Calculated Fields, Advanced Reports, setting up Alerts & Notifications, Dashboards & Worklets.
- Worked with HIPPA compliant ANSI X12 837 formats for all the types of claims.
- Provided competitive market research and prepared pay studies to help establish pay practices and pay bands that help to recruit and retain superior staff.
- Ensured data sets were formatted within the guidelines of the HIPPA polices
- Manage the Workday functional team activities and Workday integrations technical team activities.
- Worked on EIB’s and iLoads to load the new data and change the existing data
- Involved in data conversion from legacy system and creation of iLoad files.
- Worked on few enhancements in modules like Performance Management, Time Tracking (Early Close Day functionality, Overtime)
- Leveraged robust Workday Web Service API framework to load payroll inputs into Workday via Workday Studio development.
- Updated Time Tracking Eligibility Rules to provide Time Calculations access for employees.
- Expert in PeopleSoft HCM (8.3 - 9.1) and Workday HCM(18-23) using modules such as HR, Benefits, Total Compensation, Base Compensation, Variable Compensation, Position Management, Profile Management, Performance Management, Recruiting, Payroll and Manager and Employee Self Service modules (eProfile, eCompensation, and ePay).
- Developed Test plans to list out all activities based on the scope of business processes, integrations and Payroll.
- Understanding and knowledge with retrieving data using Web services APIs. Used SOAP UI for testing service oriented architecture. Develops, maintains, manipulates and analyzes databases for department, extracting data from other systems as necessary and developed metrics to track performance plans.
- Involvement with Analysis, Setup and Configuration of Workday HCM conducted an internal evaluation of current HRIS environment, identify short comings and risks.
- Configured Leave Plans for multiple international locations. (configure annual leave, sick, etc. with some requiring approvals).
- Upon completion of the project, summarize lessons learned and transfer process knowledge to HRIM team.
- Created reports and made them available as Worklets
- Identified business process improvements to avoid potential defects and SOX compliancy issues
- Developed different custom reports including matrix reports, advanced reports, composite reports on all modules, which includes Compensation, Benefits, Core HR, Recruiting and Payroll.
- Actively involved in the configuration of work flows, data load in Orange HCM (HRIS software) for Personnel Management, Recruitment and other modules.
- Configuration of Workday Absence and Leave, Time off and Time Tracking
- Supported various HR modules such as Core HR, Benefits, Payroll, Compensation, Absence Management, Time Tracking, Talent Management, Recruiting, and Finance.
- Verified and validated data feeds into Peoplesoft 8.9 from legacy benefits and payroll interfaces. Developed PS queries for data validation
- Have created the test scenarios for HCM Workday Business Processes like Request compensation change, Job change - Transfers, Promote, Termination, etc.
- Ensured the Workday HCM system is configured and leveraged to support HR/Payroll business processes.
- Evaluated cloud HRIS software currently available on the market to replace old legacy HR system.
- Support and partner with HR/Finance, Security, and Release Management to implement new functionality and enhancements while maintaining workflow and security standards.
- Contacted vendors, send out RFP’s, meet and evaluate HRIS product offerings.
- Audit data for accuracy and partner with end users and HR as appropriate for resolution.
- HCM upgrades, patches, enhancements, testing, validation and overall performance management of the system.
- Developed interface from Financial Speed charts to HCM Time and Labor Task Profiles, using integration Brokers technology and component interfaces with PeopleTools 8.48.
- Supported the entire application development and Implementation process, including the definition of business requirements, functional design, and user acceptance testing.
- Worked with implementation partners to configure Payroll and Time Tracking application in US, Canada and UK. Leading design sessions for system configurations.
- Worked closely with IT Development and Application Development teams for new application installations, releases, and testing - as well as - enhancements and defects.
- Function as the General Ledger Super user with setup responsibilities, as well as defining and creating FSG reports used for SEC reporting.
- Present to Senior Management recommendation for HRIS software.
- Support technology implementations from a technical perspective (i.e. planning, process design, configuration, user acceptance testing, etc).
- Depending on the skills and experience of the consultant, potentially help implement the new SaaS software.
- Generated bug reports using bug -tracking tools for business software's and web Applications.
- Researched software application errors by issue re-creation, reading/diagnosing log files; and interpreting source code which has sharpened my technical troubleshooting skills.
Confidential, NYC, NY
Sr. Workday HCM Consultant
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for configuration planning for Workday functionality, requirement analysis, data privacy, data validation, testing of business processes and integrations, payroll and hypercare as part of full life cycle implementation.
- Served as data management expert in data migrations from PeopleSoft HCM to Workday and delivered data mapping and transformation documents.
- Responsible for Build and Delivery of Workday Integrations that were built using EIB's, Cloud Connect and Workday Studio.
- Have utilized market data for salary, benefits and hiring trends to create programs and solutions for optimized workforce.
- Developed/configured HR applications mainly in Absence Management and Time Tracking
- Re - Configured the different associated Business Processes for Workday Recruiting.
- Involved in Creating Custom Recruiting Reports and Custom Security Groups.
- Primary role as Integrations expert and Data reporting design for Workday Recruit Applicant Tracking System and Workday HCM for conversion from BrassRing ATS to Workday Recruit ATS and Testing the system functionality and Business processes to ensure smooth transition.
- Created custom reports to pull Benefits data into the Benefits Workbook for client.
- Attended the Workday Rising conferences and attended several of their classes to include calculated fields, report writing, Workday Studio, and EIB/iLoads.
- Part of implementation in Talent Management and Recruiting modules, did data validations before loading into Workday Interface.
- Attended the Workday Rising conferences and attended several of their classes to include calculated fields, report writing, Workday Studio, and EIB/iLoads.
- Gathered and designed global and local requirements for Workday BPs for Core HR functionality including Hire, Change Job, Termination, Propose Compensation, Termination, Reorganization, International Assignment, Time Tracking, etc based on the blueprint documentation.
- Documenting HR related documents such as blueprint documentation, project charter, statement of purpose (SOPs), etc. Configured changes to business processes in Workday based on change requests.
- Worked with Custom reports, Calculated fields, EIBs, Core Connector, Cloud Connector (CCB), BIRT, Report Design, Business form Layout, data conversions, Solutions and iLoads.
- Partnered with CIO and other stakeholders and governance team to evaluate current Workday security across all Workday Modules, and optimize the overall Workday security and configuration model.
- Involved in data transfer from tenants to SFTP, FTP Server, iLoads and Solution.
- Ensured compliance with SOX and liaised with internal control groups for annual testing as well as annual audit requests.
- Involved with QA team on regular basis Developed and owned overall Test Plan. Reviewed test plans and test documents (Test Scenarios / Test Strategy / Test Cases) to ensure all requirements are covered in test scenarios.
- Made security changes in Workday, create new roles, and permission list. Setup new users or make modification to existing user’s access by assigning roles within Workday.
- Created test scenarios for testing all in scope Business Processes like Hire, Job Change, Promote, Transfer, Terminate, Compensation,global processes, Access Testing, Talent and Performance, Employee Self Service process, Manager Self-service processes, etc.
- Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations.
- Determine the frequency and content of status reports from the project team, analyze results, and troubleshoot problem areas.
- Define success criteria and disseminate them to involved parties throughout project life cycle.
- Identify and develop trusted advisor relationship with project stakeholders, sponsors and university stakeholders.
- Installed and configured HP-ALM Site Scope, TD, QA Automation servers.
- Used specific test scenarios and conducted testing in Lawson and Workday for Payroll testing due to Payroll engines being replaced by Workday Payroll.
Confidential, St. Louis, MO
Workday HCM Analyst
Responsibilities:
- Create data flow diagrams for HCM Workday Business Processes like Request compensation change, Job change - Transfers, Promote, Termination, etc.
- Extracted data from HCM 8.9 via Application Engine and send to PeopleSoft Budgeting via Integration Broker to be loaded by Budgeting module. This asynchronous integration allowsPeopleSoft Budgeting to receive HCM data on a daily basis.
- Part of implementation in Talent Management and Recruiting modules, did data validations before loading into Workday Interface.
- Capture all ESB new hire errors by running SFDC (Saleforce) reports weekly out of the Global - Peoplefluent Support queue, for manual compilation of Master Summary data metrics used to cross reference data with break fix issues or recruiter management system training as needed to minimize recruiter user errors.
- Support and implement Workday modules (HCM, Compensation, Talent Management, Recruiting, Dashboards)
- Review and perform gap analysis technical and non-technical business solutions required for the successful development and implementation of new HR and payroll functionality and applications.
- Develop requirement documentation for all inscope business process, Talent and Performance module, Onboarding module, Compensation and Payroll by working closely with the HRIS team and global HR Partners.
- Gathered requirements, document specifications, create test cases and do system testing. Documentation will use the ODOT methodology and templates.
- Configure Workday HCM and Time Tracking modules, create/run reports, design job aides, and develop training documentation for Workday end users.
- Designed and configured Workday Business Processes for HCM including Hire, Change Job, Propose Compensation, Termination and Recruiting Business processes including Job Application in Dynamic Label.
- Reviewed analyzed and modified programming systems including encoding, testing, debugging and installing to support an organization's application systems.
- Lead HRIS team in reporting, ensuring effective and timely headcount and other reports as required.
- Responsible for the Build and delivery of many Workday integrations that were built using Workday Studio, Outbound/ Inbound EIB's and the Cloud Connect platform.
- Worked with different country Payroll/HR leads to understand their current Payroll set up.
- Evolved end to end work flow testing of all in-scope Business processes. Business requirement gathering on Time and Labor & Absence Management.
- Designed changes to legacy applications and interfaces within ODOT to support the integration, into the ODOT environment, of the DAS HRIS WorkDay system.
- Worked on Sales Cloud interjecting with Marketing Cloud using Pardot. Drives the efficiency and effectiveness of Change Management process.
- Understand current compensation set up in workday for different countries and analyze to map payroll set up.
- Ensures that business justification exists for all changes which are submitted for approval. Ensures Service Level Agreements are met. Ensures Change Process Documentation is updated.
- Responsible for improvement of Change Management process. Communicates Change Management service procedures, working practices, changes to internal standards, processes, procedures and technology.
- Coordinates and sets annual service requirements, objectives and targets for the Change Management service in conjunction with other IT Business Owners.
- Development of design documentation for inscope interfaces to and from Workday. Work on creating and maintaining security groups through domain security policy and business process security policy.
- Advised on industry standards for Compensation in order to provide suggestions to achieve clean configuration and streamlined processes.
- Designed and implemented requirements in the Workday HCM Compensation solution.
- Used Workday Studio for inbound and outbound integrations. Responsible for creating and reviewing Test strategy, Test plans, documentation for Business Process testing, Integration testing and Payroll testing.
- Demonstrated configurations through the use of prototyping, Understand different Global Compensation plans and elements.
- Lead and responsible for Functional testing, Integration testing including PICOFs, Unit testing, End to End testing, User Acceptance testing, Regression testing.
- Pilot survey served as a tool to implement a change-model for the structure of the current business mode.
- Configured, troubleshoot, and administer all Workday Benefits and Compensation processes, Compensation report configuration - as needed.
Confidential, San Jose, CA
Business Analyst/Data Analyst
Responsibilities:
- Facilitated client meetings to determine requirements for implementing solutions using an Agile methodology.
- Interfaced with clients and conduct presentations around project kickoffs, requirements, governance and other related tasks
- Worked on simple integration with Workday Studio. Knowledge of Domain, Role and User based security.
- Defined and documented customized business requirements and functional specifications.
- Translated documented business requirements and migrated them into technical requirements (specifications for developers) by way of user stories.
- Recorded, maintained and updated tasks, goals and assignments in JIRA. Acted as liaison between developers and client to clarify requirements.
- Tracked and Monitored the progress of the project activities and reported status, risks, issues, action items; recommended adjustments to ensure the successful completion of project
- Facilitated Sprint Demos and Retrospectives, Supported the Project Manager in ensuring that the project deliverables are on time, within budget and at the required level of quality and achieved the expected outcomes of the project.
- Configured Workday compensation packages including salary, bonus, allowance, commission, and merit plans for multiple countries including merit and bonus plan processing.
- Helped to update salary structures for different countries using Put compensation grade EIB in production And able to create Custom reports to verify the EIB updates.
- Analyzed and developed Use Cases for Core HR module, Compensation, Absence Management, Benefits.
- Drafted requirement document to capture global and local requirements for reports for Compensation, Stock, Merit, Bonus, etc. capturing the used and calculated fields.
- Created test scenarios for testing all in scope Business Processes like Hire, Job Change, Promote, Transfer, Terminate, Compensation changes local and global processes, Access Testing, Talent and Performance, Employee Self Service process, Manager Self-service processes, etc.