Workday Payroll Consultant

PwC Service Delivery Center; Bengaluru, Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,000,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in Bengaluru is seeking an experienced professional to optimize Workday HCM and Payroll solutions. The role requires collaboration with multiple teams to implement technology capabilities and enhance operational efficiencies. Ideal candidates should have 6-9 years of experience, an active Workday Payroll certification, and expertise in various HR processes. This offers a chance to drive transformation and innovation while maintaining high standards in handling employee records.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6-9 years of experience in relevant fields.
• Active Workday Payroll certification essential.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with teams to implement new capabilities.
• Drive design sessions and configure various HCM/Payroll areas.
• Analyze Workday updates for client configurations.

Skills

Active Workday Core HCM

Payroll certification

Configurating Withholding orders

Tax processing expertise

Audit and Payroll input knowledge

HR processes functional experience

Creating and troubleshooting EIBs

Workday security framework knowledge

Data analysis and report building skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

BE / B Tech / ME / M Tech / MBA

Job description

Job Summary

A career in our Managed Services team will provide you an opportunity to collaborate with a wide array of teams to help our clients implement and consulting new capabilities, achieve operational efficiencies, and harness the power of technology. Our Application Evolution Services team will provide you with the opportunity to help organizations harness the power of their enterprise applications by optimizing the technology while driving transformation and innovation to increase business performance. We assist our clients in capitalizing on technology improvements, implementing new capabilities, and achieving operational efficiencies by managing and maintaining their application ecosystems. We help our clients maximize the value of their Workday investment by managing the support and continuous transformation of their solutions in the areas of human resources, talent management and finance operations.

Minimum Degree Required (BQ) *

Bachelors Degree

Degree Preferred

Bachelor's degree

Preferred Field(s) of Study

BE / B Tech / ME / M Tech / MBA / ME

Minimum Year(s) of Experience (BQ) *: US

Minimum of 6-9 years of experience

Certification(s) Preferred

Active Workday Payroll certification

Preferred Knowledge/Skills *

• Active Workday Core HCM, Payroll certification.
• At least 4 years of relevant Workday HCM experience and ability to work on multiple projects.
• Hand on experience in configuring Withholding orders, Taxes, Validations and Arrears.
• Subject Matter Expertise in payroll processing framework, Banking and settlement while identifying opportunities for automation and process improvements.
• Expertise on Payroll input and Audit, Off-cycle and on-cycle payments.
• Functional experience in multiple HR processes like Time Tracking, Talent, Recruiting, Compensation, Absence, Benefits.
• Perform HRIS operational duties for Workday HCM and Payroll.
• Ability to work with the client and drive design sessions for various HCM/Payroll areas and hands‑on experience in business process configuration and building validation/condition rules.
• Understanding of HR programs and policies along with a commitment to HR principles of confidentiality required data analysis and report building skills is essential.
• Hands‑on experience creating and troubleshooting EIBs (Enterprise Interface Builder).
• Ability to help customers resolve functional issues requiring in depth expertise in the Workday solutions.
• In‑depth knowledge of Workday security framework, calculated fields, custom reports like Advanced/Matrix/Composite and setting up notifications.
• In‑depth knowledge of various data sources available and how to use them.
• Analyze Workday release updates to understand impacts of feature changes, in relation to clients existing configuration.
• Ability to maintain the highest regulatory and compliance standards in handling employee records.
• Ensure effective engagement and collaboration with cross functional teams (HRIS & Digital, P&C, People Analytics).