SUMMARY

• High - performing, strategic thinking professional with 7 years of experience in Workday and PeopleSoft HRMS/HCM Module.
• Proficient in setting up/working on various modules of Workday like Workday HCM core such as Staffing models, Compensation, Advanced Compensation, Workday Security, Business process and Reports
• Detailed understanding of all aspects of HR processes, comprising the life cycle of an employee such as recruiting, hiring, employee record maintenance, payroll and other benefits.
• Extensively worked on Setting up Core Workday HCM, Business Processes, Reports/Report Writer, Workday data conversion and configuring new modules within the client systems.
• Insightful experience in preparing functional specification document, test scenario and review of functional test cases, resource administration and quality management of the software.
• Worked on the Object Management Systems like Role Based Security Group, User Based Security Group, and Job Based Security Group and have clear cut knowledge in provision of the accesses for the employees and customers as per requirement.
• Experience in handling Compensation Projects.
• Diversified functional knowledge of HCM modules - from configuration to maintenance of various Payroll schedules, Benefits, Allowances, Talent/ Performance and Absence Management.
• Experience in configuring and maintaining the various Compensation Packages with multi Allowances, benefits and bonus packages, and in setting up compensation segment security features.
• Strong background in SDLC methodologies such as the Traditional Waterfall Model as well as iterative approach to software development such as RUP (Rational Unified process) & Agile (Scrum) and solid knowledge of SDLC Phases which includes Requirement, Testing, Design, Development and Deployment.
• Experience in fostering strategic succession planning, recognizing the skill gaps and developing immediate action plans.
• Talent management sessions organized to raise the bar.
• Complete knowledge in Recruiting, New Hire trainings, Onboarding.
• Managed and used visual tools to set up succession plans for important positions.
• Experience in creating EIB Inbound/Outbound Integrations, Custom/Advanced Reports, Calculated Fields and Security Fundamentals.
• Demonstrated Project management skills by assisting Scrum Masters in developing Project Charter, PM Plan, Change & Problem Management, and performed various business analysis.
• Proficient in building HRMS modules like Talent, Time Tracking, Benefits, Compensation and Payroll in Workday.
• Workday HCM Reporting - Report Writer, creating Workday Calculated fields, Custom and Advanced reports.
• Fostered in understanding XML language, Web Services, Soap UI.
• Solid experience in relational database (RDBMS) design and development using SQL, PL/SQL.
• Experience in all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and project management methodologies like AGILE, SCRUM.
• Strong understanding of Business needs, excellent communications, can address at all levels of business, Task Prioritization, Attention to Detail, Quality Driven.
• A strong knowledge of Excel, Word, PowerPoint and a Field glass attitude
• Extensive experience and knowledge in Human Resources processes - Job requisitions, Cost centers and its allocations, Recruiting, Hiring, Employee record maintenance, Payroll, Compensation, Benefits, Training, Performance Management, Talent Management, Applicant Tracking, On-boarding, Employee self-service.
• Pioneered in several full life cycle HR system implementations. A consistent high performer with excellent client relationship management skills.
• Possess strong analytical, problem solving and programming skills.
• Excellent Team player with result-oriented, fast learner, excellent communication skills.
• Ability to converge technical skills and analysis methods to provide solutions to meet business needs.
• Continuously strives to cultivate technical development skills and to adapt industry best practices.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Cloud Technologies/ERP: Workday - Core Connector, EIB, Report Writer, Workday Studio and Security.

Document Processing: MS Office Suite

Web Technologies: HTML, XML

Web Services: SOAP, WSDL, XSLT

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Charleston, SC

Workday Techno/Functional Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Took a lead role in analyzing, configuring, testing and implementing the technical aspects of Workday projects.
• Worked on creating Workday Reporting writing for the compensation project like Budget Allocation, Bonus Allocation, Stock Allocation, Red Flag reports and complete compensation planning list reports.
• Involved in workday financial reporting.
• Worked on creating custom reports based on the client requirements.
• Development and succession planning done to raise the bar and set targets.
• Worked on EIB’s and iloads to load the new data and change the existing data.
• Worked on Compensation for the Reward focal plans for Manager, Manager plus one and HRBP.
• Lead functional teams in both requirements development and testing.
• Handling tickets and correcting requirements on a regular basis.
• Performed functional, usability, performance and security testing for a focal implementation project in Workday.
• Presented Field glass in a positive manner with knowledgeable answers and timely updates.
• Tracking the goal achievement and plan to increase the career growth.
• Succession planning with kaizen teams to increase productivity.
• Created complex, dynamically generated database schema based on iload templates. Continuing work to integrate with Workday Studio's Database Loader tool.
• Participated in local and regional Workday module review session, requirement gathering session, facilitate requirements meetings, development walk through, and user acceptance testing sessions with the client.
• Defined business processes and Proposed new or improved processes by Functional Analysis with validated new processes with the business process owners.
• Analyzed change and update requests, Coordinated the execution of tests and integration within the module.
• Created numerous custom reports, calculated fields and custom objects for reports using Report Writer tool provided by Workday.
• In depth understanding of calculated fields and creating complex calculated fields to use in the report.
• Understanding XpressO reports and guided client the need to use XpressO reports when necessary.
• Configured other aspects on Absence management - Flexible manager or supervisor approvals, Mass approvals and Exception management.
• Analyzed the functionality of Time and labor pages, components, records and menus. Tested the functionality of Time and Labor workflow related to payroll.
• Unified with Workday Human Capital Management, Payroll, Absence Management, and Project and Work Management. And Integrated with Cloud Connect for Third-Party Payroll.
• Experienced to work with Workday Report Writer, Business Intelligence Reporting Tool (BIRT), and creating custom integrations with third party applications using Workday Cloud Connect, and Enterprise Interface Builder (EIB).
• Creating validation rules for different business processes and moving them to production after testing them in sandbox. (Creating validation rule for required identifiers at the time of hire, Validation rules for Time off plans).

Confidential, Basking Ridge, NJ

Workday HCM Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Participate in the discovery sessions; create the design and mapping documents and submitting the same for sign off.
• Performed functional, usability, performance and security testing for a focal implementation project in Workday.
• Perform regression testing efforts to support release management and phased rollouts. Perform system, UAT, and regression testing, throughout the life of the implementation.
• Assist in testing of new releases. Coordinated in performing Unit testing and Integration testing.
• Created functional document for script development, testing execution, defect tracking and resolution.
• Analyzed targets and set strategies for the new hires.
• Succession planning and implementation at maximum level.
• Analyzed client’s HR/Payroll/Finance business needs through client working sessions and supported development of new business processes and a future state design.
• Designed, configured and automate business processes to enhance the current application systems for HCM including Hire, Change Job, Termination, Propose Compensation etc.
• Configured Workday compensation packages including salary, bonus, allowance, commission, and merit plans for multiple countries including merit and bonus plan processing.
• Developed and executed various Simple, Advanced, Matrix and Custom Reports as per the requirements.
• Worked collaboratively with the management team to analyze common issues, and Fieldglass support policies and develop and implement improvements
• Setting up schedules of reports - daily, quarterly, annually by understanding the required permissions for report sharing as needed by business and other systems, and provide data analysis and recommendations as needed.
• Performed filtration conditions which need to be added in specific Workday Reports as per the requirement.
• Sorting and summarization to get the counts in Workday Reports.
• Arithmetic calculation in Matrix report for counting, averaging, summing, ranging between maximum and minimum.
• Support account managers and clients in their decision-making by carrying out research, analyses and recommendations by data mining.
• Real-time calculations before payroll run (overtime, double-time hours, etc.). Support for weekly/daily/consecutive days overtime and holidays.
• Support Payroll when HR data integrity creates challenges with Payroll run.
• Worked on Performance Management, Pre-hire, On-boarding, Manager Evaluation, Succession Planning reports.
• Supported any issues with the reports in Production Tenant.
• Perform configuration work as needed to support new and existing functionality.

Confidential, New York, NY

HRIS Workday Implementation Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Involved in full cycle of Workday Implementation at Confidential - from the discovery phase to Project planning, Designing, Developing and Implementing interfaces (Workday HCM, Recruitment, Payroll, Compensation, Time Tracking, Benefits) with other internal and external systems.
• Worked along internal HR and Business stakeholders to identify requirements, design enhancements and functionality to meet organization requirements.
• Worked with global team to identify and provide best practice solutions to system design and architecture.
• Observe the standards and procedures established for the project and Track business needs during development phases in Business Life cycle.
• Provide accurate work estimations and target completion dates about his specific area of expertise, and be accountable for them.
• Workday systems integration experience building custom integrations using Workday Studio, Cloud Connect and Document Transformation.
• Experience building and managing integrations with the Workday Integration Cloud Platform - Integration Platform-as-a-Service (iPaaS).
• Organized and facilitated problem-solving discussions with internal operations team and project managers to resolve issues requiring a focused approach to maintain project continuity and requirements.
• Tuned SQL/SQR to improve performance using advance SQR features like Load lookup and Arrays.
• Addressed issues identified during the go-live process to ensure an error-free transition to ongoing support.

Confidential, San Diego, CA

PeopleSoft Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Gather business requirements for meeting data conversion and other business needs as they currently exist in the legacy system.
• Analyze data with various system/business users of the legacy system.
• Conduct Fit-Gap analysis of the data conversion efforts.
• Prepare detailed data maps spanning Human Resources, Benefits, Time & Labor and Payroll and performance systems.
• Identify gaps in business processes not met by delivered solutions in PeopleSoft HCM 8.8 system.
• Document gaps with details of resolution of gaps.
• Perform functional analysis and gather business requirements.
• Review functional specs with business sponsors for approval.
• Develop test plans for system and User Acceptance testing.

Confidential

PeopleSoft Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Worked with different HR groups to gather the requirements for the performance management module.
• Created business process flows based on discussions with HRIS and business partners.
• Communicated effectively with customers as appropriate.
• Created test models for release testing of the Performance management module including the identification, collection and/or creation of test data.
• Defined Release Test Plans and exit criteria for system integration testing.
• Actively participated in UAT cycle along with the business users.
• Developed, updated and maintained quality testing standards and procedures.
• Facilitated and/or participated in structured walk-through and peer reviews.
• Ensured the test plans includes all the test cases related to the customizations, data conversion, interfaces and reports.
• Extensively used HPQC tool to record and track the defects.

Confidential

HR Generalist

Responsibilities:

• Involved in Interviewing, Recruiting, Salary Negotiation, On-boarding and Exit formalities.
• Updated all the employee details like New hire, Rehire, Transfer, Termination, Data changes, Leave of Absence, Return from Leave and Applicant Tracked in PeopleSoft 8.8 login tool in AWF.
• Responding to Employee requests like Promotions, Relocations, and New Hires & Full-Final Settlements using PeopleSoft Tool through AWF.
• Contributed in Batch Process to generate the reports associate confirmation process, welcome Letters, Hire/Rehire, Arrears, Incentives, Head Count Report Termination reports. Processed of new hire information to termination/retirement includes payroll adjust.
• Very good with Position Management (Creating and Hiring an employee).
• Developed reports for HR Analytics for Attritions, Bonuses, Promotions, and Payrolls.
• Sending mails to the associate asking for corrected SSN documents from SSA (Social Security Administration).
• Deployment of resources, including allocation and distribution of work within the team. Oversee the work of the team, allocating and scheduling to ensure work is completed to time and standard.
• In-depth knowledge of Workforce Administration.
• Good Knowledge on entire Recruitment.