Senior Workforce Software Implementation Consultant

Accenture UK & Ireland; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture UK & Ireland is seeking a senior Business Consultant specialising in Workforce Software implementations to lead workforce management transformations for multi-industry clients in London and beyond.

You will combine deep product knowledge with consulting expertise to design and deploy solutions across Time & Attendance, Scheduling, Absence Management, and Analytics, ensuring smooth integration with payroll, HRIS, and ERP systems.

Qualifications

• Hands-on implementation experience with Workforce Software (WorkForce Suite / EmpCenter) or equivalent enterprise WFM platforms such as UKG, Kronos, or Ceridian Dayforce.
• Strong understanding of workforce management concepts including pay rule configuration, scheduling algorithms, leave accruals, and labour law compliance.
• Proven ability to gather and document complex business requirements and translate them into functional design specifications.
• Experience configuring time and attendance rules, shift patterns, overtime policies, and absence entitlements within a WFM platform.
• Familiarity with integration frameworks connecting WFM tools to payroll, HR, and ERP systems.
• Solid project delivery experience, with the ability to manage workstreams, track milestones, and proactively manage risks.
• Strong data skills, including experience with data mapping, transformation, and validation during system implementations.
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills, with confidence presenting to senior client stakeholders and operational teams.
• Experience supporting testing phases including SIT, UAT, and parallel run activities.
• Knowledge of relevant employment legislation, award interpretation, or enterprise agreements relevant to WFM configuration is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead the full implementation lifecycle for Workforce Software, acting as the senior functional lead for client engagements.
• Partner with client HR, Operations, and IT teams to understand workforce management challenges and define optimised future-state solutions.
• Facilitate discovery workshops and process mapping sessions to capture scheduling rules, leave policies, pay rules, and compliance requirements.
• Design and configure Workforce Software modules including Time & Attendance, Scheduling, Absence Management, Forecasting, and Analytics.
• Develop integration designs for connections between Workforce Software and payroll, HRIS, and ERP platforms.
• Manage UAT cycles, coordinate test scripts and defect resolution, and drive client sign-off activities.
• Produce high-quality project artefacts including functional specifications, configuration workbooks, data migration plans, and training content.
• Support data migration activities including extraction, transformation, and validation of historical time and attendance records.
• Provide hyper-care support post-go-live and ensure effective knowledge transfer to client system administrators.
• Contribute to internal capability building through mentoring, knowledge sharing, and participation in practice development initiatives.
• Support business development by contributing to RFP responses, solution demonstrations, and client workshops during the pre-sales process.

Job description

Accenture UK & Ireland is seeking a senior Business Consultant specialising in Workforce Software implementations to lead workforce management transformations for multi-industry clients in London and beyond.

You will combine deep product knowledge with consulting expertise to design and deploy solutions across Time & Attendance, Scheduling, Absence Management, and Analytics, ensuring smooth integration with payroll, HRIS, and ERP systems.