Workday HCM & Integration Specialist (8+ yrs)

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Around * years of experience in Workday Implementation, Integration, Reporting, EIBs and Production Support.

In depth Understanding of all the phases of Workday Implementation lifecycle – Requirement Gathering, Analysis, Design, Development, Testing and Change Management.

Worked on various HCM modules such as Compensation, Finance, Benefits, Security, Time Tracking, Recruiting and Absence Management.

Experience on Workday Business Processes, Notifications, Workday Reporting, Calculated Fields, Alerts & Dashboards.

Experience in developing Inbound/Outbound Integrations using EIB (Enterprise Interface Builder), Core Connectors and Document Transformation.

Experience on Workday Data conversion and Data Migration from one tenant to another tenant from various ERP systems to Workday.

Good Understanding with Business Intelligence Reporting Tool (BIRT).

Clear understanding on different modules of HR processes, actions involved in the life cycle of an employee such as recruiting, record maintenance, payroll, compensation, and other benefits.

Knowledge on working with different Staffing Models, Mass Transactions and Workday support.

Good Understanding of XSLT to convert Workday XML to a readable format to send it to the external applications.

Experience in Data Flow, Object Modelling, Data Migration, workflow analysis, testing and training services.

Exhibited consistent performance with excellent Analytical, Communication, and Leadership skills.

Designed and built both inbound and outbound EIB integrations in various segments of Workday system and worked with Core Connector, Cloud Connector, Report Designer, Workday Studio, Data Conversions loads, XML, XSLT, SOAP, and REST web services.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Workday Core HCM, Compensation, Benefits, Recruiting, Reporting, Time Tracking, Absence Management, Talent and Performance Management, Finance, EIBs, Core Connectors, Workday Studio, Document Transformation – XSLT, Tableau.

Programming HTML, CSS, SQL, XML, XSLT, XSD, Web Services, angular.

Tools SOAP UI, SQL Developer, Eclipse, Notepad++.

EDUCATION DETAILS

Masters in Information Technology (2017).

EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS

Client: DSG April 2024 – Present

Workday Consultant.

Responsibilities:

Worked on business as usual activities for HR reporting and analytics to design and develop the workday reports and setting up workday configuration responsibilities.

Primarily focused on creating custom reports and modify existing reports to the client using report writer.

Configuring workday for business process such as HCM, Benefits, payroll, Finance, compensation, Performance-Talent management and Absence management.

Worked on various unit testing . Prepared test case scenarios and Test cases for workday hcm modules like Core HR, Time and Absence tracking, Performance and Talent management.

Well versed in building advanced, composite, matrix and composite custom reports through understanding of workday data resources.

Configured core HR module, Including Basic setup personal data, Job Data and position management and compensation with additional focus on profile management.

Handled processing of employee benefits such as new hire enrollment, open enrollment, billing, termination, and qualifying changes using employee self service system.

Implemented workflow for Core HR, compensation, position and profile management functionality.

Created custom reports and worked for enhancement of integrations which are used as an input to build different integrations such as EIB, Core connectors and studio.

Created XSLT’s to manage format of output data and extract complex mappings.

Managed Absence / Time Tracking implementations through the various lifecycle stages, from business need through design and delivery.

Created the EIB’s( Enterprise Interface Builder) to run the custom reports, use XSLT’s and send reports to SFTP endpoint.

Moving custom reports withing workday application tenants and validating data for all tenants.

Involved in migration of multiple modules and process.

Configuration responsibilities include Creating Time entry codes, Create new time calculations per the Union Contract rules, Create New Time off plans, updates to Payroll earnings, update Time off Accruals, Modify BPs etc.

Performed unit testing and supported system testing and user acceptance testing.

Day to day support of workday HCM, security, compensation and reporting issues.

Worked on document distributions by the reports using BIRT tool.

Developed custom reports for financial modules like procure to pay, accounts payable, accounts receivable, business assets, endowments and gifts, financial accounting, non-sponsored AR and banking settlements.

Worked closely with implementation partners to fix the issues in the specs and assisted other developers in building financial reports and integrations.

Worked in financial modules like General ledger, fixed assets, procurement supplier invoices and accounts payable.

Client: MassMutual, Springsfield, MA May 2023 – March 2024

Workday Consultant.

Responsibilities:

Worked to develop and maintain functional and system documentation for Workday (PRD/ BRD/ TDD etc)

Responsible for development and management of Mass Update EIB’s

Keeps pace with new functionality from Workday as part of Release Management in order to influence the strategic technical direction

Coordinates with client to execute release

Assesses upcoming Workday release functionality and impacts to client business processes

Responsible for the generation of client requested reports and dashboards (not requiring Workday Studio or those considered higher complexity).

Configure the Workday system to meet each client unique business requirements.

Financial EBS implementations, reponsible for all development work including integration, reporting, data migration, testing and rollout.

Built integrations in the workday financial data module which includes data relative to accounts, accounting, business plans, financial reporting and tax.

Worked on financial modules like procurement, accounts management and asset tracking.

Client: Interior Logic Group Feb 2022 – April 2023

Workday Consultant.

Responsibilities:

Analysis of functional requirements of workday.

Created design documents for the various interfaces.

Configured business process security policies for business process like compensation, recruiting, job requisition, hire, rehire, transfer and Talent etc.

Involved with the team security configuration for employees.

Responsible for implementing Workday Core HCM, Recruiting, Finance, talent and performance, expenses.

Created custom, advanced and matrix reports for various employee data.

Created XSLT’s to manage format of output data and extract complex mappings.

Created the EIB’s( Enterprise Interface Builder) to run the custom reports, use XSLT’s and send reports to SFTP endpoint.

Managing, administrating and providing production support for existing workday implementations.

Worked on document distributions by the reports using BIRT tool.

Built core HR related integrations to send employee, positions and cost center data.

Built and distributed templates with benefits related information .

Worked on workday report writing and created custom integrations with third party applications.

Created various calculated fields to use in custom reports, business process, integration and other areas within workday.

Involved in integration testing while validating the integrations on periodical workday upgrades.

Client: DXC – Pfizer August 2021 – Jan 2022

Workday Consultant.

Responsibilities:

Responsible for implementing Workday Core HCM, Payroll and expenses

Built a payroll interface from Workday to ADP software payroll. Worked on building inbound interface.

HRIS Post Implementation Support for Workday HCM Suite. Mainly Business process, Compensation, and security

Built Core HR related integrations to send employee, position and cost centers data.

Served as a subject matter expert regarding Workday Prism Analytics.

Configured integration system security segments and integration system security groups to control the security for running and scheduling integrations.

Tested integrations and supported post productions support for reports and integrations.

Worked with Simple and Advanced Reports, defining columns, business objects, fields, columns heading overriding, multiple sorting techniques, sorting by secondary objects.

Generated customized reports for the HRIS team.

HRIS Post Implementation Support for Workday HCM Suite. Mainly Business process, Compensation, and security

Event Management, Finding the event, Task Reassignment and Requesting the reassignment manage delegation settings, Editing the tenant setups- Business Process and Notifications

Involved in production support on payroll, troubleshooting payroll/time and Labor errors, and providing solutions

Managing functional support for core HR process, Compensation, Business Process and Security Groups

Understanding the client requirements and involved in data migrations from PeopleSoft into workday

Configure time and labor rules based on functional requirements. Setup various timesheet edits and validation as part of enhancements

Designed and build cross application conversion and parallel validation process.

Collaborated with clients work stream leads, data migration lead and stakeholders to build a solid and executable test plan

Independently owned the process of preparing detailed Business Requirement Documents (BRD) and Functional Requirement Documents (FRD), and created wireframes/interactive prototypes

Created comprehensive Use Cases based on Business and Functional Requirements to include all possible scenarios. Documented Workday Business Processes (BPs) for Core HCM and Compensation module

Helping the client in developing requirements and even develop the respective fields required for the workday report.

Based on client requirement, create design documents for workday reporting and create Dashboard which gives all the information regarding those reports.

Developed reports with Workday Report Writer and created custom integrations with third party applications using Workday Cloud Connect and Enterprise Interface Builder (EIB)

Coordinate the identification of test data needs timely test data preparation

Ensure the assigned test cases and test scripts, required to test all system interfaces, are completed according to the project schedule

Monitor the integrity of Workday ATS data & reporting through regular audits, troubleshooting irregularities, as well as partnering with the HRIS team to research, correct discrepancies, and ensure data reliability.

Works with stakeholders and Reporting Senior Manager to develop and publish standard, recommended reports to support programs and establish reporting governance; has overall responsibility for developing the report catalog (published reports in Workday), ensuring available reports are accurate, current, useful and well documented so fellow team members can easily ascertain report design, purpose, content and use.

Data configuration in workday using core connectors. Developed complex custom reports and leveraged the workday built in report

Involved in design, development, and end–to-end of integration testing

Designed and built both inbound enterprise interface builders for pushing and pulling data from the legacy system

Collecting and analyzing the project's business requirements and transferring the same knowledge to development team.

Involved in implementation of workday by working with consultant partners for conversion tasks, Integration building and reporting tasks.

Facilitated walkthroughs of the Business requirement documents and Design documents to the project stakeholders.

Involved as a key resource in the following area during the implementation and post-production support activities of workday HCM: core organization setup configuration of business process and compensation configuration workday security configuration integration maintenance and modification enterprise interface builder (EIB), I load & report writer tenant setup activities, alert and notification configuration preparing the KAD document as key document for each release

Hire into head count and job management, approval of organization assignments, consolidated approvals

Staffing movements, employee changes in position, inbound process and outbound process

Termination process, initiate termination process, review termination process, to do tasks

Event management, finding the event, task reassignment and requesting the reassignment, manage delegation settings, editing the tenant setups business process and notifications

Designed and built both inbound and outbound EIB integrations in various segments of workday system

Assigning user-based security groups to the applicants. Hire into position management, hire into headcount management, and job management

Created mass compensation changes and modified allowance plans and US benefits

Worked with simple and advanced reports defining columns, business objects, fields, columns heading overriding, multiple sorting techniques, sorting by secondary objects

Developed migrations scripts to migrate data from PeopleSoft to workday. Responsible for deploying the objects to production tenant

Developed several complex XSLT Scripts for Integrations. Created Calculated Fields for Reports and Integrations

Designed, developed workday reports, integrations and dashboards using workday report writer. Developed different types of simple, advanced and matrix reports in workday modules like talent management, compensation, performance reviews, goals and payroll.

Worked on Business Process, Compensation and Custom Reports in Workday and generate simple report-based outbound integrations.

Client: OPTUM - United Health Group May 2020 – July 2021.

Workday Consultant

Helped customer implementing Workday Core HCM, Benefits, Compensation and Core Compensation.

Assisted with ongoing day to day Workday compensation support, creation of Job Profiles, Grade Profiles and Compensation plans, HCM, Finance, Recruiting and Security issues.

Served as compensation consultant for Workday Advanced Comp Implementation, ensuring the solution is designed holistically across modules.

Created new business processes and notifications in deployment and sandbox tenants based on the designed business flow diagrams which includes processes in Staffing, job benefits, compensation grades and packages.

Created test scenarios for testing all in scope many Business Processes like Hire, Job Change, Promote, Transfer, Terminate, Compensation changes, Employee Self Service process, Manager Self-service processes, etc. along with testing of security role mapping for each of the Business processes.

Generated custom Workday reports and modified the existing custom reports for HCM, Benefits, Compensation, and Core Compensation, Payroll.

Created Workday Reports like Simple, Advanced, Matrix, Composite Reports and Dashboards in different functional that involves complex calculated fields.

Worked with HCM data conversion process.

Involved in data conversion from legacy system and creation of iLoad files.

Generated Merit state plans using Workday BIRT reports for compensation

Interacted and Coordinated effectively with the HR and Payroll teams to ensure client is leveraging the full capabilities of Workday.

Providing pre and post production support for recruiting and other HCM modules like time tracking, Absence management, Benefits etc.

Analyzed client’s HR/Payroll business needs through client working sessions and supported development of new business processes and a future state design.

Responsible for the timely and accurate processing of company company payroll over many employees and establishing processes and procedures due to centralizing of payroll from divisions.

Proficiency in Setting up Business process in different functional areas by adding action, approval, To Do, Report, Review Document steps, added Custom Notifications and setup Condition rules on steps.

Involved in QA/UAT Testing of reports and helped client to determine errors before going live.

Scheduled Custom reports to run Weekly, Bi-Weekly and Monthly based on requirement.

Used solution migration to move reports from Gold to Production tenant.

Provide Engagement Manager with status reports and keep them apprised of overall project status

Identify and communicate continuous process improvements as identified in the normal performance of daily functional activities and Participated in the meetings with business process owners, SME (subject matter experts), and Security Audit team for requirements gathering and verification stage.

Managing and supporting the team members who involved in the analysis and testing efforts.

Expert in setting up Workday Security for Clients by creating security groups, assignable roles, setting up business process security policies, domain security policies, sharing Reports and setting up Integration security via ISU account.

Managed processing of semi-monthly domestic and international payroll.

Payroll administration of short term disability, claims and relocation payments.

Worked on testing the data and security issues with the data from the reporting prospective and troubleshooting Day to day production issues.

Served as a Workday Report Writer and created custom integrations with third party applications using Enterprise Interface Builder (EIB) and Workday Cloud Connect.

Experience in Data Conversion and Testing Process Meetings for both HCM and Payroll.

Responsible for the HR IT systems understanding how they work and the ability to assess integrations and interoperability with other existing and planned systems.

Produce varied integrations and used XSLT code to transform XML knowledge to varied files formats and to securely deliver files using SFTP server.

Client: NYSTECH (New York State Department) Mar 2019 – April 2020

Workday Techno-Functional Consultant

Responsible for requirement gathering, configurations, custom report creation and integration development.

Created several complex calculated fields for custom reports using various workday functions to deliver reports as needed.

Involved in configuring business processes for recruiting such as Job Requisitions, Job Application, Offer and Hire, Interview, Onboarding and set up questionnaires, offer letters and review documents.

Designed, configured, and modified the existing business processes for Hire, termination, Propose Compensation and notifications in sandbox and deployment tenants.

Configured Domain and Business Process Security Policy Changes in various functional areas.

Automated the New Hire integration to trigger the integration whenever an employee is hired in the applicant tracking system, which reduces the complete human interaction with the integration.

Create, test and document new benefit plans, rates, benefit groups, eligibility, and event rules configuration as new plans are introduced during Open Enrollment.

Setup and Manage Open Enrollment module as changes are made in the system.

Worked on Development and Customization of Time off plans and Absence plans.

Worked with absence related data, including Employee Time Off and Absence Inputs for time off and accrual adjustments and overrides and Leave Requests.

Worked on creation of Time Tracking Validation rules, Time Entry Codes, configuring Time Entry Template.

Developed several Outbound integrations using EIB, Workday Web Services, XML, XSLT document transformation for several integrations from workday to downstream vendor systems and provided required security for related functional areas to launch EIB.

Developed EIB’s to deal with the process of Hire/Terminate/ Retire Workers and create applicants before the actual hire with the help of skipping the approval process.

Worked with Report writing to create Advanced, Matrix Reports, and configure Worklets, Dashboards in Compensation, Benefits, Payroll, Time Tracking, Absence Management, Talent, Performance Management.

Involved in the implementation and post-production support activities.

Supported Workday releases, to include new functionality and educating the HR team on enhancements.

Configured integration system security segments and integration system security groups to control the security for running and scheduling integrations.

Client: PWC (Tampa, FL) Oct 2018 – Mar 2019

Workday Consultant

Involved in Requirements Gathering, functional design, testing and production support.

Designed and optimized all global HR processes and made sure workday is configured and

leveraged to support all the required HR processes.

Created Supervisory Organizations, Cost centers, Locations and their hierarchies, Job

Requisitions.

Created and maintained Staffing Models for supervisory organizations, Positions, Job profiles,

Job Families and Job Family Groups.

Thorough Comprehension of HR processes such as recruiting, hiring, employee record

maintenance, Talent and Performance Management, Time Tracking / On-boarding.

Configured Compensation packages comprising of Salary, Allowance, Bonus, Merit plans for

multiple countries.

Configured several compensation eligibilities rules for Job Profiles, Job Family groups.

Configured Custom Business processes for Hire, Propose Compensation, Termination, Job

Change and configured notifications, advanced routing restrictions, consolidated approval chains

as needed.

Created various User-based, Role-based security groups and worked on Domain and Business

process security policies.

Worked on creating Simple, Advanced, Matrix, nBOX Reports along with complex calculated

fields using Workday Report Writer.

Worked on scheduling the reports on a recurrent basis along with understanding the required

permissions for report sharing.

Maintained time off and absence plans in the system, created Time Tracking eligibility criteria,

Time Tracking and Absence calculation rules.

Worked on configuring Holiday Calendars for different countries and use those calendars in

different time off plans based on countries/regions.

Created and used calculated fields in reporting, business processes, integrations and other areas

within Workday.

Designed and implemented various Inbound and Outbound Integrations using Workday EIB, Core

Connectors.

Designed and developed a set of integrations to integrate Workday Benefits with Employee

system.

Created Custom Talent & Performance management Dashboards for internal team based on their management hierarchy to compare their Merit and performance Analytics.

Strong Knowledge of XML, XSLT transformations, and workday web services.

Client: Dynamic Technology Inc., (Ashburn, VA) June 2018 – Oct 2018

Workday Sr. HRIS Analyst

Responsible for Requirement Gathering, Analysis, Configurations, Setups, Testing, End User and Super User Training, and Post-production support.

Involved in the design and prototype development based on the client requirements.

Capable of working cross-functionally with different stakeholders and team members.

Designed Business Flow diagrams and processes that include staffing models, job benefits, compensation grades and packages.

Modify the existing business processes for new implementation initiatives.

Built Custom notifications in deployment based on the business flow diagrams.

Experience in configurations of multiple areas on HCM: Recruitment, Compensation, Benefits, Onboarding, Performance, Absence/Leave.

Worked on the system security and maintaining Role-Based, User-Based security groups.

Hands on Experience in creating Simple, Custom reports, Calculated Fields, Dashboard Configuration based on the business needs of the client.

Optimized report performance by eliminating unnecessary calculated fields in the report and moved custom reports within different Workday application tenants and validated data for all tenants.

Expertise in creating Allowance plans, Salary Plans, Bonus Plans, Compensation Eligibility Rules and maintaining compensation related business process.

Configure Compensation Eligibility Rules as per the job profiles and compensation grades.

Configured Earnings, Deduction, pay Component Groups and related calculations for Workday Payroll.

Process paperwork for the newly hired and record their information into the Payroll System.

Create Validation Rules for various Business Processes, test them in the sandbox and move them to production.

Monitor the integrity of the Human Resources Information System (HRIS) data with regular audits, troubleshooting, as wells as partnering the team to research development, correct discrepancies, and ensure compliance.

Worked on resolving the HCM configuration issues as a priority.

Provided Postproduction support.

Employer: Apps Guru Technologies, India Nov 2014 – Dec 2015

Workday Report Writer

Understand Business process flows, gathered requirements from the business meetings in order to deliver the reports as required.

Developed Advance, Matrix, Composite reports and understand the object-oriented concept.

Create custom reports using multiple data source and business objects.

A good understanding of different software development methodologies such as Waterfall, Agile, Incremental, Evolutionary.

Analyze the business problems and suggest the solutions within Workday HCM applications.

Experience on setting up scheduling of reports and deeply understanding the permissions required for sharing them.

Assisted teammates in the implementation of Workday.

Involved in discussion stakeholders and consulting partners on Reporting, Security tasks, Integration tasks, Conversion tasks.

Worked on creating Simple, Custom Reports and Ad-hoc workday reports as per the requirements of the clients.

Worked closely with the developers and the QA team to ensure the expected requirements are being delivered.

Prepared documentation to ensure the process in track before each release.

Developed test cases and test scenarios to perform UAT.

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