Workday Solutions Architect and Finance Specialist

Gnan Deep Koneru

Email: **************@*****.***

Phone: 512-***-****

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

Experienced Workday Consultant with 5+ years of experience, including 4+ years specializing in Workday HCM, Financials, and Integrations. Expertise in EIB, Workday Studio, Core Connectors, and Workday Reporting (Advanced & Composite) with strong technical skills in XML, XSLT, and Web Services. Proven ability in business process configuration, security, and end-to-end system implementations across HCM and Financial modules. Recognized for delivering scalable solutions, strong analytical skills, and adaptability in fast-paced environments.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Category

Skills

Workday Expertise

Workday HCM, Workday Financials, Workday Integrations, Workday Reporting, Workday Security, Business Process Framework

Integrations

Workday Studio, EIB (Inbound/Outbound), Core Connectors, PECI, Third-party Integrations (Payroll, Banking), Data Conversion & Mapping

Reporting& Analytics

Advanced, Matrix, Composite, Trending, Dashboard Reports, Calculated Fields (LURV, ESI, Arithmetic, T/F), Report Scheduling

HCM Modules

Core HR, Compensation, Recruiting, Absence & Time Tracking, Learning, Talent Management

Financial Modules

Financial Accounting, Accounts Payable/Receivable, Procurement, Expenses, Banking & Settlement, Projects, Business Assets

Security & Config

Role-based, User-based Security, Security Groups, Segregation of Duties, Organizational Structures, Supervisory Orgs

Integration Tech

XML, XSLT, SOAP, REST, WSDL, Web Services

Testing & Tools

UAT, Integration Testing, Parallel Testing, Workday Tenants (Sandbox, Implementation, Production), Defect Resolution

Databases/Tools

SQL, Oracle, MS Excel (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP), MS Office Suite

Other Skills

BRD/FRD Documentation, Data Migration, Production Support, Audit & Compliance, Process Optimization

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Optum, Eden prairie, MN Feb 2025 - Till

Workday Finance Analyst

Supported the ongoing implementation of Workday Financials modules, including Financial Accounting, Accounts Receivable, Financial Data Management, Procurement, Accounts Payable, Expense Management, and Banking and Settlement.

Validated Financials configuration and security matrix to ensure accuracy and compliance with organizational requirements.

Contributed to various phases of Financial Testing to verify system functionality and performance.

Generated complex reports (Advanced, Matrix, Composite, Trend, Dashboards) with diverse calculated field functionalities, providing insightful analysis and decision-making support across various modules including Customer and Supplier Accounts, Projects, Financial Accounting Banking and Settlement, Business Assets, Journal Lines, Procure to Pay, Expenses and Taxes, Account Payable, Gifts and Endowments.

Served as Security Administrator, adjusting business processes and system security settings to uphold data integrity and system stability. Proactively addressed customer and system issues, including error messages, login difficulties, access denials, data discrepancies and process failures.

Created and managed inbound/outbound Workday Finance integrations to third party systems including payroll, banks and external systems using Studio and Specific vendor delivered templates throughout the integration lifecycle. Conducted Data Conversion and mapping using EIB and Customer Invoices, Bank Account Conversion Data from Quest system into Workday.

Configured Business process and Workday security roles and groups to ensure confidentiality and segregation of duties, resolved critical issues and defects like data issues, integration mapping issues, discovered during integration testing to implement end to end security solutions in workday.

Conducted post-production testing and configuration of financial business processes to optimize efficiency and accuracy.

Developed comprehensive job aids to streamline the procure-to-pay process and facilitate user understanding.

Drafted Technical documents outlining development standards for Workday projects, ensuring consistency and effectiveness from development through post-production support.

Newell Brands, Atlanta, GA June 2024 – Feb -2025

Workday HCM Consultant

Spearheaded the Workday implementation project, replacing the legacy system SAP with Workday HCM, covering modules such as Compensation, Recruitment, Learning, and Time and Absence management.

Developed and maintained a comprehensive process and work plan for gathering, documenting, and validating conversion requirements, including development and testing of conversion extracts and transformations.

Played a key role in the data conversion process from legacy systems SAP and Peoplesoft, creating complex calculated fields tailored to meet business requirements.

Configuring end-to-end business process for hiring, from position creation to job requisition posting on internal and external career sites.

Conducted extensive application testing across various environments, including Implementation and sandbox tenants, covering system, integration, end-to-end, parallel acceptance, and user acceptance testing (UAT).

Enhanced report functionalities by developing advanced reports from simple reports, utilizing features such as calculated fields, sorting, filtering report fields, advanced filtering options, and sub filters.

Designed and configured Workday HCM and Security objects including Organizations, Subordinate Organization, Management Hierarchies, Positions, and Security Groups

Collaborated in the design and optimization of global HR processes, ensuring alignment with business requirements and effective utilization of Workday HCM system capabilities.

Prepared and executed EIB data loads for loading various types such as Positions, New Hires/Rehires, Change Job, Terminations, Absence, and Compensation changes.

Managed various types of paid and unpaid leave types across different plants and regions

Assisted HRIS members in testing activities and created workbooks for performing various HR tasks in Workday, such as Hire, Change Job, Termination, Create Position, Job Requisition, and Personal Information Change.

Developed and published custom and ad-hoc reports in collaboration with business users and HR, utilizing calculated fields such as Evaluate Expression, Look Up Related Value, Arithmetic Calculation, and scheduled reports per business requirements.

Validated integration output files and provided production break-fix support for Workday integrations, troubleshooting issues and designing appropriate solutions.

Configured report scheduling and permissions for report sharing, supporting various reporting functions with Simple and Advanced Reports tailored to client business requirements.

Provided Tier 2 post-production support for core HCM modules after go-live, handling post-implementation support and enhancements.

Participated in functional and technical knowledge transfer meetings with implementation partners to ensure smooth transition and knowledge sharing.

Careernet, Bangalore, India Jan 2020 - July 2023

Workday Integration Developer

Actively participated in cross-functional meetings to gather requirements during the migration of HR systems.

Designed and modified Business Processes, Configurations, Reports, Security, and Integrations to meet end-client requirements for enhancements, changes, and break-fixes.

Updated Supervisory Organizations, created Applicants, managed hiring procedures abd assigned Organization Roles and user-based Security Groups.

Developed Matrix reports providing analytics on Recruiting Activity, Trending data, Key Transactions, Compensation data, New Hires, and Terminations.

Edited, validated and customized Business Processes, ensuring correct configuration and appropriate notifications.

Supported configuration specialists and team members in creating complex reports and calculated fields.

Understood intricate Business Processes and their requirements, identifying robust and innovative development solutions adhering to system architecture principles.

Demonstrated solid understanding of Workday calculated fields, effectively utilizing them in development tasks.

Formulated test plans and scenarios for subject matter expert (SME) testing, ensuring comprehensive coverage.

Crafted custom reports across functional areas such as HCM, Payroll, Time, Compensation, Benefits.

Leveraged advanced reporting tools in Workday to generate matrix, advanced, search, transpose and trending reports.

Utilized Workday dashboard features to create drill-down dashboards and analytics, ensuring appropriate access control for end-user audiences.

Adapted web-based reports and dashboards for effective operation on Workday’s mobile application.

Developed calculated fields using functions such as Lookup Related value, Evaluate Expression, True/False Conditions, and Extract single and multi-instance.

Cultivated client relationships throughout the project lifecycle, maintaining post-go-live support and engagement.

Collaborated with business process owners, SMEs and the Security Audit team to gather requirements and develop metrics, reports and dashboards to meet business needs.

Generated Audit reports to identify data inconsistencies and assisted the production support team in resolving issues while maintaining and monitoring the Business Process Monitoring Dashboard.

Co-led the audit process to ensure the removal of temporary reports from the system.

Scheduled Custom reports to run on a Weekly, Bi-Weekly and Monthly basis as required.

Facilitated the migration of Custom reports between different tenants such as Implementation, Sandbox and Production using Solution Migration.

Conducted business process configuration and EIB analysis to support enhancements and process improvement initiatives.

Provided client support in understanding custom report functionalities and facilitated knowledge transfer sessions with HR partners on building complex Custom reports.

Education Details: Master of Science (Texas State University)

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