Workday - Senior Consultant, AMS, Payroll

Avaap USA LLC; United States; Remote; USD 115,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Open PTO

Vision & Medical

Parental leave

401(k) match

Disability & life benefits

EAP & health services

Fitness stipend

Job summary

Avaap USA, LLC is seeking an experienced Senior Workday Payroll Consultant to join our AMS practice. This role supports Workday Payroll optimization, support, and enhancement initiatives for multiple clients across Higher Education and Government sectors. Strong Workday U.S.

Payroll expertise and a consulting mindset are essential. The ideal candidate will manage competing priorities across several projects, communicate effectively with clients, and contribute to Phase X implementations and

Qualifications

• Active Workday U.S. Payroll certification is required.
• Minimum of three years of consulting experience.
• Strong knowledge of Workday U.S. Payroll functionality.
• Ability to work with clients in a consulting environment.
• Experience handling multiple clients/projects concurrently.

Responsibilities

• Provide functional consulting for Workday U.S. Payroll clients within Avaap’s AMS practice.
• Troubleshoot with clients, assess requirements, and recommend Workday solutions.
• Configure, test, and support Workday Payroll enhancements and optimization.
• Manage multiple client requests, priorities, and deadlines.
• Collaborate with cross-functional Workday teams to address dependencies.

Skills

Workday U.S. Payroll

Consulting experience

Client relationships

Requirements gathering

Job description

Avaap is seeking an experienced Senior Workday Payroll Consultant to join our Application Management Services (AMS) practice. This role will support clients across ongoing Workday Payroll optimization, support, and enhancement initiatives while also contributing to Phase X and other client initiatives as needed. The ideal candidate brings strong Workday U.S. Payroll expertise, a consulting mindset, and the ability to effectively manage competing priorities across multiple clients and initiatives. Experience supporting organizations within Higher Education and/or Government is highly preferred.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide functional consulting expertise for Workday U.S. Payroll clients within Avaap’s AMS practice.
• Partner with clients to troubleshoot issues, evaluate business requirements, and recommend effective Workday solutions.
• Configure, test, and support Workday Payroll enhancements and ongoing optimization efforts.
• Manage multiple client requests, priorities, deadlines, and deliverables simultaneously.
• Collaborate with cross-functional Workday teams to address dependencies across Payroll and related functional areas.
• Support client releases, testing activities, issue resolution, and production support.
• Participate in Phase X implementations and other client initiatives as needed.
• Develop strong client relationships and serve as a trusted advisor on Workday Payroll functionality and best practices.
• Clearly communicate status, risks, dependencies, and recommendations to client and internal stakeholders.
• Contribute to knowledge sharing and continuous improvement across the AMS practice.

What We’re Looking For

• Active Workday U.S. Payroll certification required.
• Minimum of three years of consulting experience.
• Strong functional knowledge of Workday U.S. Payroll.
• Demonstrated ability to work directly with clients in a consulting environment.
• Experience supporting multiple clients, projects, or workstreams concurrently.
• Ability to effectively juggle competing priorities while maintaining attention to detail and meeting commitments.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with the ability to independently investigate and resolve complex issues.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with a client-service mindset.
• Experience within Higher Education and/or Government environments highly preferred.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across functional and technical Workday teams.

Pay Transparency

Compensation for roles at Avaap varies depending on a wide array of factors including but not limited to the specific business unit, team, role, skillset, and level of experience. As required by law, Avaap provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired. Base Salary Range is $115,000 to $160,000 plus an additional 20% variable compensation is available for this specific role. At Avaap it is not typical to be hired at the top of the base salary range. During the interview process, alignment to level will be determined and should level differ from position applied for, a new compensation range will be provided for the appropriate role.

Minimum Qualifications

Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills along with the ability to communicate effectively. Must be able to perform work indoors and remain stationary at a computer. Ability to work in a fast-paced and deadline-oriented environment. Passion for exceptional customer service and collaboration. Ability to work remotely or out of one of Avaap’s physical office locations. Current permanent U.S. work authorization required.

Featured Avaap Benefits

• Open PTO
• Competitive vision, dental, and medical, including fertility coverage
• Paid parental leave
• 401(k) match
• Company-paid disability and life benefits
• Employee Assistance Program, including behavioral health services
• Fitness stipend

Avaap is a cross-platform industry-focused technology management consulting organization. We offer a broad portfolio of services in Workday and Tableau to accelerate business goals, deploy technology solutions, and integrate current systems for business efficiency. Our consultants boast full life cycle expertise from system selection through post-production support, including data analytics and a strategic approach to change management powered by research, data, and experience.

Avaap USA, LLC is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Employment decisions are made based on personal capabilities and qualifications without unlawful discrimination because of race, creed, color, national origin, nationality, age, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, military service, mental or physical disability, or any other protected characteristic as established by applicable law.

Our EEO philosophy not only applies to hiring, but also to working conditions, benefits and privileges of employment, compensation, training, appointments for advancement, transfers, layoffs, recalls, and all other terms and conditions of employment.

Avaap USA, LLC is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability at any point during the job application process, you may contact us at [e-mail].

The safety and well-being of our employees continues to be the top priority, and our decisions around travel are informed by state and federal government response directives.

Compensation for roles at Avaap varies depending on a wide array of factors including but not limited to the specific business unit, team, role, skillset, and level of experience. As required by law, Avaap provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired. During the interview process, alignment to level will be determined and should level differ from position applied for, a new compensation range will be provided for the appropriate role.