Workday HCM Payroll - Principal Consultant

Huron Consulting Group Inc.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,000,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

401(k) plan with employer match

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Huron Consulting Group is seeking a Senior Associate in India to lead Workday HCM and Payroll implementations. You will ensure successful Payroll solution deployments, design configurations, and work closely with clients to capture requirements.

Certification in US/UK/Canada Payroll is essential, with a strong focus on data migration and integrations. Join a global consultancy that values excellence, collaboration, and client outcomes, and contribute to multi-country payroll projects across the

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills, oral and written.
• Ability to establish relationships of trust and collaboration.
• Demonstrated ability to work with clients to understand business requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide Workday product, subject-matter, and implementation expertise; work with partners to understand business requirements and configure solutions.
• Design and implement requirements in the Workday Payroll solution, building end-to-end solutions.
• Assist in converting legacy data into Workday and support client testing of designed solutions.
• Coordinate with integration teams to test Workday integrations with third-party or custom systems.

Skills

Communication skills

Relationship building

Client collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent

Workday Payroll certification

Tools

Workday

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.

Position

Workday HCM and Payroll Functional Consultant

Position Level Senior Associate Country India

Position Level Senior Associate Country India

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.

Benefits

Huron Consulting Group offers a competitive compensation and benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage to employees and dependents; a 401(k) plan with a generous employer match; an employee stock purchase plan; a generous Paid Time Off policy; and paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Our Wellness Program supports employee total well-being by providing free annual health screenings and coaching, bank at work, and on‑site workshops, as well as ongoing programs recognizing major events in the lives of our employees throughout the year. All benefits and programs are subject to applicable eligibility requirements.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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.