Workday HCM Payroll - Principal Consultant

Huron; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,100,000 - 1,700,000; Full time

Job summary

Huron seeks a Senior Associate Workday HCM and Payroll Functional Consultant to drive the successful implementation of Workday Payroll solutions for US/UK/Canada. You will design end-to-end payroll configurations, validate data, and coordinate with partners to deliver results.

The role requires deep knowledge of Workday Payroll, active certification, and strong client-facing communication to gather requirements, test solutions, and ensure seamless integrations within India, Bengaluru.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of Workday workstream experience.
• Current active Workday US/UK/Canada Payroll Certification.
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.

Responsibilities

• Ensure successful implementation of Workday Payroll solutions.
• Design and implement end-to-end payroll configurations.
• Conduct client working sessions to gather requirements and ensure adoption of best practices.
• Assist in data conversion and testing of integrated Workday solutions.
• Coordinate with partners and integrations teams for smooth deployment.

Skills

Workday HCM

Payroll configuration

Client communication

Requirement gathering

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent

Tools

Workday

Job description

Job Description:

Huron is a global consultancy that collaborates with clients to drive strategic growth, ignite innovation and navigate constant change. Through a combination of strategy, expertise and creativity, we help clients accelerate operational, digital and cultural transformation, enabling the change they need to own their future.

Join our team as the expert you are now and create your future.

At Huron, we’re redefining what a consulting organization can be. We go beyond advice to deliver results that last. We inherit our client’s challenges as if they were our own. We help them transform for the future. We advocate. We make a difference. And we intelligently, passionately, relentlessly do great work…together. Huron is fully committed to providing equal employment opportunity to job applicants and employees in recruitment, hiring, employment, compensation, benefits, promotions, transfers, training, and all other terms and conditions of employment. Huron will not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, religion, veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, creed, citizenship or any other status protected by laws or regulations in the locations where we do business. We endeavor to maintain a drug-free workplace.

Are you the kind of person who stands ready to jump in, roll up your sleeves and transform ideas into action? Then come discover Huron

Requirements:

• As a Workday HCM and Payroll Functional Consultant, you will be responsible for ensuring the successful implementation of Workday’s Payroll solutions.


• Certification in Workday US/UK/Canada Payroll is a must.
  You will provide Workday product, subject‑matter, and implementation expertise; and work with partners to understand their business requirements and help configure and test the derived solutions.


• In‑depth knowledge of Workday Payroll framework, taxes, compliances, and legislation
  You will work effectively individually and with team members toward customer satisfaction and success.


• Design and implement requirements in the Workday Payroll solution, building end‑to‑end solutions.


• Demonstrate the configurations through the development of a prototype.


• You will assist in creating solutions for clients and/or internal review.


• Conduct working sessions with clients to gather, understand, and analyze business requirements; ensure client takes advantage of Workday standard methodologies.


• Help convert legacy data into Workday and assist clients in testing the designed solutions.
  Assist the integration team in configuring and testing integrations between Workday and other third‑party or custom solutions.


• Resolve complex tasks/requirements and understand and implement complex business scenarios.


• Analyze Workday release updates to understand impacts of feature changes, in relation to clients existing configuration.


• Facilitate clients intellectual and practical adoption of Workday best practices for Workday Payroll.


• Innovate and suggest new approaches and tools to deploy Workday efficiently and effectively


• Substantial and measurable delivery of 2 or more End‑to‑end US/UK/Canada Payroll implementations.

Preferences:

• Minimum 3 years of experience in Workday workstream.


• Current active Workday US/UK/Canada Payroll Certification.


• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent with work experience.


• Must be able to setup Earnings, Deductions and Tax Calculations.


• Excellent communication skills, oral and written, and the interpersonal skills needed quickly to establish relationships of trust and collaboration.

Position Level

Senior Associate

Country

India

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