Workday Certified Payroll Consultant

Accenture; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 63,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Workday Certified Payroll Consultant to join their dynamic team. In this role, you will lead and support payroll workstreams on Workday implementation projects, ensuring that client needs are met with innovative solutions. You will collaborate with a team of over 2,000 Workday-certified professionals, driving enterprise-wide transformations. This is an exciting opportunity to take your consulting career to the next level while mastering complex projects and expanding your leadership skills in a supportive environment. Join a company that values diversity and fosters continuous learning and growth.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of consulting experience in a lead role.
• Experience with US and/or Canada Payroll Implementations.
• Workday Partner Certification is essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead or support Payroll workstream on Workday implementation.
• Support creation of work plans for complex global engagements.
• Research and resolve day-to-day Workday Payroll issues.

Skills

Workday Partner Certification

Consulting Experience

Payroll Implementations

Client Management

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Associate's Degree

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Who We Are

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

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:

Lead or support the Payroll workstream on a Workday implementation project.

Support the creation of work plans for large complex global engagements, owning risk, budget, resources, client relationships, etc.

Researching and resolving day-to-day Workday Payroll issues

Work with client to support the new requirements for Payroll in Workday

Creating and Updating Workday configurations based on requirement changes

Provide support for regular and special Payroll processes in Workday

Provide support for Payroll activities like posting, bank transfer and pay checks in Workday

Provide support for Legal and regulatory reports in Workday

Provide support for year-end reporting and other year-end activities in Workday

Manage small on andoff-shorefunctional teams

Identify strategies, risks, and options, recommend approaches and mitigations to meet client/functional requirements

Architect Workday Payroll solutions to ensure that all work streams are cohesive and cross functional impacts are considered and mitigated

Advise clients on industry standards and leading practices.

Demonstrate design optionsthrough the use ofprototyping.

Understand and apply Workday and Accenturemethodologies.

Provide the Project Manager with status updates and keep them apprised of overall project status.

Demonstrate strong client and stakeholder management to achieve project objectives

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:

Workday Partner Certification

Minimum of 2 years of consulting experience, most recently in a Lead or similar level role

Minimum of 2 years of US and/or Canada Payroll Implementations

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:

4 years of HCM, Time Tracking, Absence or Benefits Implementations

Expert knowledge of the HR function & processes

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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What We Believe

We have an unwavering commitment to diversity with the aim that every one of our people has a full sense of belonging within our organization. As a business imperative, every person at Accenture has the responsibility to create and sustain an inclusive environment.

Inclusion and diversity are fundamental to our culture and core values. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities. Read more here

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Accenture is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences, such as age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity and expression, religion or sexual orientation.

All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.

Accenture is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women.

For details, view a copy of the Accenture Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Policy Statement.

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If you would like to be considered for employment opportunities with Accenture and have accommodation needs for a disability or religious observance, please call us toll free at 1 [phone], send us an email or speak with your recruiter.

Other Employment Statements

Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States.

Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration.

Job candidates will not be obligated to disclose sealed or expunged records of conviction or arrest as part of the hiring process.

The Company will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. Additionally, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the Company's legal duty to furnish information.

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