Workday Consultant with 7+ Years Experience

Prathyush Pulla

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– Workday Consultant with 7 years of experience implementing and supporting Payroll, HCM and Integrations.

– 3x Workday Certified – Workday Pro Platform Administrator, Workday Pro Core HCM, & Workday Pro Payroll.

– Experienced in configuring Financials,Integrations, Payroll, Compensation,Time Tracking & Absence, Benefits.

– Proficient in building integrations using Workday Studio, Core Connectors, EIB, XML/XSLT and calculated fields.

– Built REST & SOAP integrations, third-party interfaces(PICOF & PECI), data conversion and post-go-live support. Skills

Integrations & Tools: Workday Studio, Workday

Orchestrate, Dell Boomi, MuleSoft,

SnapLogic, Informatica ICS, Core

Connectors, EIB, XML, XSLT, XPath,

REST/SOAP Web Services

Enterprise Platforms: ADP Workforce, SAP S/4HANA,

Concur, Oracle Fusion Cloud,

PeopleSoft, Salesforce, Service Now,

Microsoft Dynamics 365, Paychex,

Azure AD

Ticketing & Testing: Service Now, Jira, HP ALM, Zephyr, Regression Testing, UAT Testing,

Scrum, Kanban

Workday Modules: Financials, Benefits, Payroll,

Recruiting, Absence & Time Tracking,

Compensation, Advanced

Compensation, Talent Management

Cloud & Technical: AWS (Certified), Azure, Linux, Shell Scripting, Python, Java, Snowflake,

Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL,

Terraform, Docker,Jenkins, Git

(GitHub/GitLab/Bitbucket)

Reporting & Analytics: Workday Reporting, Power BI, Tableau, Microsoft Excel (Advanced

formulas, Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP,

Macros)

Experience

Cisco Systems,Austin, USA Jul 2025 – Present

Workday Consultant

– Achievement: Improved payroll efficiency, accuracy, and employee experience by optimizing payroll systems, workflows, and compliance processes across enterprise environments.

– Configured payroll workflows, approval chains, and processing calendars to streamline end-to-end payroll.

– Managed user roles, permissions, and security access for payroll administrators and finance stakeholders.

– Designed end-to-end payroll lifecycle processes, including payroll input, validations, and post-payroll activities.

– Translated business requirements into scalable payroll solutions, aligning payroll processes with operational goals.

– Built pay groups, pay components, earnings, deductions to improve standardization and efficiency.

– Troubleshot payroll issues and process defects, partnering with internal teams and vendors for timely resolution.

– Identified automation opportunities that reduced manual payroll tasks and improved processing speed.

– Partnered with HR, Payroll, Finance, and IT teams to drive payroll enhancements and system adoption.

– Maintained data integrity and payroll accuracy across employee records, payroll outputs, and audit controls.

– Developed reports and dashboards for payroll registers, variance analysis, reconciliation, and compliance metrics.

– Configured employee communication workflows, including payslip notifications, tax updates, and payroll reminders.

– Managed year-end payroll activities, including tax forms, balancing, reconciliations, and statutory reporting readiness.

– Supported payroll implementations, enhancements, and migrations, ensuring minimal disruption to operations.

– Coordinated integration activities between payroll systems, time tracking, benefits, banks, and finance applications.

– Applied multi-country payroll process knowledge to support regional payroll rules and compliance requirements.

– Evaluated and supported payroll automation tools for calculations, validations and reconciliation.

– Delivered training sessions and documentation including SOPs, payroll guides, and support materials for end users.

– Managed multiple priorities, payroll cycles, and stakeholder requests in fast-paced environments.

– Used strong analytical and problem-solving skills to identify root causes and continuously improve payroll operations. 3M (Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing), Bangalore, India Jul 2019 – May 2023 Workday Techno functional Consultant

– Achievement (Integrations): Improved system connectivity, automation, and data accuracy by optimizing Workday integration processes.

– Configured Workday Integrations, including EIB, Core Connectors, Workday Studio, and Cloud Connect solutions.

– Designed inbound integrations to load worker, payroll and organizational data into Workday from external systems.

– Built outbound integrations to extract employee and financial data for downstream vendors and enterprise systems.

– Developed Workday Studio integrations using XML, XSLT, XPath, and web services for complex requirements.

– Implemented EIB solutions for mass data loads, scheduled outbound extracts, and file transfers through SFTP/HTTPS.

– Configured Core Connectors such as Worker, Benefits, Payroll, and Custom Connectors for seamless data exchange.

– Developed REST and SOAP API integrations to connect Workday with HRIS and third-party applications.

– Built calculated fields and mapping logic to derive, transform, and validate data based on business rules.

– Monitored integration events and schedules, resolving failed runs, file delivery issues, and transformation errors.

– Supported payroll and benefits integrations, ensuring accurate outbound data feeds and inbound results processing.

– Managed integration security, including ISU setup, domain permissions, authentication methods and file transfers.

– Conducted testing and validation for new integrations, enhancements, Workday releases, and regression cycles.

– Troubleshot production integration issues, endpoint failures, mapping mismatches, security errors, and scheduling conflicts.

– Configured time entry codes and time types to support diverse workforce and pay scenarios.

– Implemented shift scheduling and rotation patterns, ensuring accurate tracking of employee work hours.

– Supported retro time adjustments and corrections, ensuring accurate recalculations for payroll.

– Configured holiday calendars and work schedules to align with regional labor requirements.

– Optimized time tracking processes and approvals, reducing delays and improving data accuracy.

– Maintained data integrity and audit compliance, performing validations and resolving discrepancies in worker data.

– Assisted in integration support for Core HCM data, ensuring accurate flow of employee data to downstream systems.

– Configured notifications, alerts, and approvals within business processes to improve workflow efficiency.

– Collaborated with cross-functional teams to support HR transformation initiatives and system optimization.

– Configured Position Management vs Job Management frameworks, aligning with organizational workforce planning.

– Implemented organizational assignments and reorganization processes, supporting business restructuring.

– Configured defaulting logic and validation rules to ensure accurate data entry during hiring and job changes.

– Supported employee lifecycle reporting and headcount tracking, assisting HR and leadership with workforce insights.

– Configured Compensation plans including merit, bonus, and stock plans aligned with organizational policies.

– Managed Advanced Compensation cycles, including setup, eligibility rules, budgeting, and approval workflows.

– Designed compensation guidelines and matrices based on performance ratings and compa-ratio to standardize pay.

– Configured salary structures, grade profiles, and compensation packages to support global workforce planning.

– Implemented proration rules for merit and bonus calculations, handling mid-cycle hires and leaves of absence.

– Built compensation review processes and worksheets, enabling managers to plan and allocate budgets effectively.

– Configured compensation eligibility rules and defaulting logic to ensure compliance with company policies.

– Developed compensation statements and total rewards visibility, improving transparency for employees.

– Configured Benefits plans including medical, dental, vision, and retirement plans with eligibility and enrollment rules.

– Managed Benefits enrollment processes, including open enrollment and life event changes.

– Configured benefits eligibility, coverage types and rate tables, ensuring accurate employer contributions.

– Supported integration of Benefits providers ensuring accurate data exchange and enrollments.

– Performed UAT testing for Compensation and Benefits modules, validating calculations, eligibility, and approvals. Siemens Healthcare Pvt Ltd, Bangalore, India Jul 2017 – Jun 2019 Workday Consultant

– Achievement (HCM & Talent Management): Streamlined HCM processes, enhancing accuracy and efficiency.

– Supported organizational reconciliations and workforce changes to maintain accurate structures and data.

– Standardized supervisory organizations across APAC, improving reporting and ensuring accurate workforce planning.

– Configured Talent Acquisition workflows, like requisition approvals and offers, reducing onboarding delays.

– Configured Talent Management workflows, like goals and performance reviews, to support succession planning

– Configured and optimized business processes for hire, termination, and job changes, reducing approval delays. Education

Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas Aug 2023 – May 2025 Master of Science in Computer Science & Information Systems GPA:3.75 VIT University, Vellore, India Jul 2014 - May 2018 Bachelor of Technology in Information Technology GPA:3.45 Academic Projects

AI Quiz Bot using LLM and Vector Search Jan 2024 – Apr 2024

– Built an AI-driven quiz bot using LLaMA 3.1-1B for automated question generation.

– Implemented text extraction from lecture slides using PyMuPDF for content processing.

– Integrated nano-vector DB with nomic-embed-text embeddings to enable semantic search and accurate retrieval. Certifications

– Workday - Workday Pro Platform Administrator(Link), Workday Pro HCM Core, Workday Financial Management for Business users (Link), Workday HCM for Business Users (Link), Workday Basic Series (Link)

– Cloud & Security - AWS Solutions Architect Associate (Link), CompTia Security+ (Link), ISC2 CC (Link), Achievements

– Merit-Based Scholarship – Texas Tech University: Awarded for outstanding academic performance for academic year

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