Workday Certified Payroll Consultant

Accenture; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 59,000 - 196,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Workday US/Canada Payroll Consultant/Team Lead, where you will be part of a dynamic team dedicated to transforming HR and finance operations through innovative cloud solutions. In this role, you will lead the Payroll workstream on Workday implementations, ensuring seamless integration and optimization of corporate functions. You will have the opportunity to enhance your skills through specialized training and work alongside industry leaders in a collaborative environment. This position offers a chance to make a significant impact on client organizations by delivering tailored Workday solutions that drive efficiency and effectiveness in payroll processes. If you are passionate about technology and eager to tackle new challenges, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of consulting experience in a lead role.
• Workday Partner Certification required.

Responsibilities

• Lead Payroll workstream on Workday implementation projects.
• Support creation of work plans and manage client relationships.

Skills

Workday Payroll

Consulting

Client Management

Problem Solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Associate's Degree with experience

Tools

Workday

Job description

Who We Are

We are Accenture, a global professional services company, searching for a Workday US/Canada Payroll Consultant/Team Lead.

This individual will be part of a team of advisory professionals focused on cloud-based data-reporting operations that integrate and optimize the essential corporate functions of finance, analytics, planning and HR. For many of our clients, successfully getting their data operations into cloud environments is a major focus. The enterprise data-reporting software of Workday is a critical component of many of the cloud solutions we design, which is why Accenture has assembled a team of more than 2,000 Workday-certified professionals.

What’s in it for You

Help HR and Finance leaders define and execute their strategy and give them the adaptability they need in a fast-changing world. To help you take your skillset beyond Workday technology, our Transformation Powered by Workday Training will help you take your consulting to a whole new level. Take your Workday skills and career to the next level, mastering complex projects while expanding your leadership and advisory skills with a market-leading team.

As a Workday Certified Payroll Consultant, your primary responsibilities may include:

1. Lead or support the Payroll workstream on a Workday implementation project.
2. Support the creation of work plans for large complex global engagements, owning risk, budget, resources, client relationships, etc.
3. Researching and resolving day-to-day Workday Payroll issues.
4. Work with client to support the new requirements for Payroll in Workday.
5. Creating and Updating Workday configurations based on requirement changes.
6. Provide support for regular and special Payroll processes in Workday.
7. Provide support for Payroll activities like posting, bank transfer and pay checks in Workday.
8. Provide support for Legal and regulatory reports in Workday.
9. Provide support for year-end reporting and other year-end activities in Workday.
10. Manage small on and off-shore functional teams.
11. Identify strategies, risks, and options, recommend approaches and mitigations to meet client/functional requirements.
12. Architect Workday Payroll solutions to ensure that all work streams are cohesive and cross functional impacts are considered and mitigated.
13. Advise clients on industry standards and leading practices.
14. Demonstrate design options through the use of prototyping.
15. Understand and apply Workday and Accenture methodologies.
16. Provide the Project Manager with status updates and keep them apprised of overall project status.
17. Demonstrate strong client and stakeholder management to achieve project objectives.
18. Support innovation through the creation of new industry leading methods and assets.

Why should I join the Accenture Workday team?

Innovate every day. Be at the forefront of designing and delivering Workday solutions that push boundaries and create new opportunities for our clients.

Lead with the industry’s best. Join an industry-recognized global cloud leader with more than 2000 Workday certified professionals collaborating to drive enterprise-wide transformational projects on a global scale. Accenture has worked with more than 600 clients to deliver Workday deployments to unlock the potential of their organizations.

Learn and grow continuously. Harness unmatched training and professional development to help you build and advance your Workday, consultative and delivery skills. With learning resources, interactive classroom courses, real-life client simulations and ongoing mentoring available when you need it, you’ll expand your thinking beyond the core Workday implementation.

Who will be successful at Accenture?

It’s not just what you know or where you’ve been that propels success at Accenture: It’s who you are, fundamentally, as a person. We prize diversity in backgrounds and perspectives. Whatever your unique qualities, a few key traits should apply: You’re passionate about technology and motivated to apply the latest technology trends. You’re proactive and collaborative; a leader with effective communication skills. You’re driven by new challenges and are motivated to improve. You’re a creative problem solver with the flexibility to navigate uncertainty. You’re focused on the future with a desire to develop inclusive, responsible and sustainable solutions to complex challenges.

Travel may be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary from 0 to 100% depending on business need and client requirements.

Here's what you need:

1. Workday Partner Certification.
2. Minimum of 2 years of consulting experience, most recently in a Lead or similar level role.
3. Minimum of 2 years of US and/or Canada Payroll Implementations.
4. Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years work experience). If Associate’s Degree must have an equivalent minimum 6 year of work experience.

Bonus points if you have:

1. 4 years of HCM, Time Tracking, Absence or Benefits Implementations.
2. Expert knowledge of the HR function & processes.
3. Experience in Education & Government implementations.

Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New York or Washington as set forth below. We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.

Information on benefits is here.

Role Location Annual Salary Range

California $63,800 to $196,000

Colorado $63,800 to $169,300

District of Columbia $68,000 to $180,300

Illinois $59,100 to $169,300

Minnesota $63,800 to $169,300

Maryland $59,100 to $156,800

New York $59,100 to $196,000

Washington $68,000 to $180,300

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