88644-1 - Business Consultant

Alliance Search Partners; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Senior Consultant for Workday Solutions to enhance Data Quality Reporting. The role involves collaboration with HR and technology partners, focusing on reporting design, consultation, and change management. This hybrid position offers flexibility and the opportunity to develop skills in a motivated team.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of Workday Reporting experience and knowledge of the HR function.
• Extensive Workday Reporting knowledge including custom calculated fields and dashboards.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and functional support for Workday Data Quality Reporting.
• Collaborate with HR and business functions to optimize reporting.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Good communication skills

Education

Completed Workday 6 day Intro course for reporting

Tools

Excel

Job description

Job Description

Position Title: Business consultant (Workday Solutions Consultant)

Location Address: 81 Bay 34th Floor Hybrid: In office Monday and 1st Friday of every month (Open to searching outside of Toronto, those candidates would be remote, however, if they are located in GTA they would be required to come into office)

Contract Duration: 6 months

Rate: $90 to 95.00 PH

Line of Business: People, culture and brand - focus is on Workday data quality reporting

Extension/FTE: Potential for extension, not for conversion

OT: no

Number of Positions: 1

Schedule Hours: Mon - Friday, 9-5 - 37.5 hrs per week

Reason: Workload

Interview:

• 1st - Virtual interview with Hiring Manager
• 2nd - interview with Sr. Director/Director focusing on experience and fit.

Availability to interview: Flexible to interview May 20th to 23rd.

Project: Workday Data Quality and Governance

Team details: Highly flexible, collaborative team within AGILE environment. The immediate team is new and made up of the hiring manager/1 full-time employee.

Selling point of the position: Strong opportunity for developing your skills within a highly motivated and technical team. Data Quality and Governance is a relatively new and growing area within CIBC. The incumbent to this position will have the opportunity to help create critical reporting data that will help ensure our broader Workday Dataset is of high quality for key decision-making processes throughout CIBC.

Who will the candidate be working with on a daily basis: Working directly with the hiring manager on requirements and various HR Partners as required.

Job Description:

What You’ll Be Doing

As a Senior Consultant, Workday Solutions you will provide technical and functional support for the design, delivery, configuration, testing, and support of our Workday Data Quality and Governance reporting. Working at times collaboratively with partners across HR, related business groups, Technology, and external vendors, you will deliver key reporting for the Workday Solutions team. You will help ensure the ongoing solutioning and delivery of Data Quality Reporting from the Workday application.

At CIBC we enable the work environment most optimal for you to thrive in your role. You’ll have the flexibility to manage your work activities within a hybrid work arrangement where you’ll spend at least 1 day per week on-site, while other days will be remote.

How You’ll Succeed

• Design, Configure and Optimize – Collaborate with various HR and business functions, subject matter experts, vendors, and stakeholders to optimize Workday Data Quality Reporting, including the design, development, testing, implementation, and maintenance of reports in Workday. Identify opportunities to unlock the value of Data Quality Reporting through Workday's built-in functionality.

• Consultation and Advice – Leverage your deep understanding of Workday functionality and system experience design to build reporting aligned to various Data Quality Dimensions (Accuracy, Completeness, Validity, Consistency, Currency, Integrity, Timeliness, and Uniqueness). Understand the current state and future objectives of Data Governance and support leaders and partners to assess potential options and change impacts.

• Change Management – As a champion for change, consult with the Workday Solutions team to support change management and process improvement initiatives that will equip HR and the Data Governance functions with the necessary knowledge to support Workday Data Governance.

• Relationship Building and Management – Build and leverage strong relationships with internal and external partners to provide consultative advice and work collaboratively to find solutions, turning good ideas into great outcomes. Become a trusted advisor. Lead or participate in collaborative project teams on key initiatives. Proactively engage and communicate with key stakeholders, networks, and partners to get diverse perspectives, share information, and build alignment on strategies and plans.

Must haves:

1. 4+ years of Workday Reporting experience and knowledge of the HR function
2. Completed Workday 6 day Intro course for reporting (unless Workday experience is extensive)
3. Extensive Workday Reporting knowledge (Development of Matrix Reporting, Creation of custom calculated fields, Creation of Worksheets, Creation of Workday Dashboard and Discovery Boards)
4. Excel knowledge of V and X lookups, If Statements, Pivot Tables, Graphing/Charts, Trendlines

Nice to have:

• Workday Reporting certification
• HCM Workday Knowledge

Soft Skills

• Interpersonal skills
• Good communication skills