Senior Workday HCM & Financials Consultant

SUNNYA AHSAN

Bethlehem, PA Email: **********@*****.*** Phone: 267-***-****

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Senior Workday professional with 7+ years of HR experience and 5+ years of expertise in Workday HCM and Financials. Experienced in HR and Finance Operations support including Supplementary Data, Security, Employee Data, Positions, Jobs, Supplier Invoices, Customer Invoices, Fixed Assets, and business process configuration and optimization. Proven experience monitoring and analyzing features delivered through regular HR application upgrades, along with hands-on support for large-scale, global, full lifecycle implementations. Strong background in Workday Financials including General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Fixed Assets, Cash Management, and reconciliation. Skilled in delivering Workday HCM and Finance technology solutions that improve efficiency across HR and financial processes.

CORE COMPETENCIES

● 5+ years of Workday HCM and Financials experience in HR and Finance Operations, Functional and Techno-Functional consulting, Production Support, and Functional Lead roles.

● Workday Core HCM: Compensation & Benefits, Recruiting (Find Candidates, My Candidates, Job Requisition, Job Posting, Candidate Shortlisting, Pre-Hire, Post-Hire) including End-to-End Recruiting processes.

● Functional experience: Custom & Advanced Reports, Calculated Fields, Leave of Absence, Time Off, Hiring Restrictions, Business Process Configuration, Requirements Gathering, Business Analysis, Security, Job Profiles, Compensation Packages, Eligibility Rules, Salary Plans, Allowance Plans, Percentage Payment Plans, and Localization.

● Full lifecycle implementation experience: Kickoff, Requirements Gathering, Scope Management, Process Analysis, GAP Analysis, Testing, and Post-Go-Live Support.

● Job Requisitions, Evergreen Requisitions, Job Postings, Career Sites, Recruiting Sub-Processes, Recruiting Agencies, and Recruiting Analytics.

● Workday Financials: General Ledger (GL), Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR), Fixed Assets, Cash Management, Supplier Invoices, Customer Invoices, Expense Reports, Bank Transactions.

● Financial Reporting: Headcount, Labor Cost, Budget vs. Actual, Variance Analysis Payroll Accounting and Financial Data Reconciliation Month-End and Year-End Close Support.

● Cross-Functional HR and Finance Data Alignment Ticket resolution via Jira and HP ALM HRIS planning to maintain system accuracy and data integrity.

● System Administration: Business Process & Security Configuration, Report Development, Tenant Setup, and overall system functionality.

● Global enterprise deployment: Company & Location Hierarchies, Role Assignments, Task Delegation, and Market Pricing.

● EIB (Enterprise Interface Builder — Inbound/Outbound), Data Migration, Data Conversion, Single Extract Instances.

● Report design: Advanced Reports, Custom Reports, Custom Fields, Calculated Fields, Crystal Reports.

● Other HRIS: SuccessFactors, ADP, ICMS, JobDiva, Taleo Tools: Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), macOS.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Carnegie Mellon University January 2024 – Present

Workday HR Technology Architect

● Design solutions based on requirements gathered by HR Business Analysts and HR Technology team colleagues to optimize the management of human resources at the university.

● Review and recommend solution options to facilitate optimal system functionality; offer feedback and suggestions to functional customers when requirements fail to align with best practices.

● Designed and implemented Benefits Open Enrollment project including system configuration, employee training, test coordination, and benefit elections reconciliation to ensure accurate payroll integration.

● Led Workday Release management activities including feature scoping, configuration updates, regression testing, testing coordination, and deployment of quarterly upgrades.

● Managed internal and external audit activities by coordinating documentation, validating system controls, and ensuring system compliance.

● Document and implement detailed solution designs including technical configuration, reporting requirements, security configuration, and scheduling.

● Collaborate with functional resources, process owners, and HR Business Analysts on test scenario design, unit testing, and system/end-to-end testing execution.

● Detail and complete cut-over and migration of technical solutions from test environments to production environments.

● Monitor features delivered via regular HR application upgrades; facilitate vetting, configuration, testing, and implementation of new releases.

● Collaborate with project teams and process owners to ensure delivery of optimal solutions.

● Adhere to documentation and control procedures for design, configuration, testing, and migration of technical solutions; support data access and privacy standards.

● Collaborate with Finance teams to support business processes and reporting requirements across HR and financial systems.

● Assist in financial reporting including headcount, labor cost, and budget vs. actual analysis using Workday reports.

● Partner with Finance teams to validate payroll accounting, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Fixed Assets, and Cash Management processes, ensuring accurate posting to the General Ledger (GL).

● Contribute to financial data audits and reconciliation between the General Ledger and other Financials modules.

● Support Workday Financials by maintaining cost center hierarchies and ensuring alignment with organizational structures.

● Support period-end activities by validating worker-related financial transactions and costing allocations.

Comcast Corp May 2021 – January 2024

Workday Functional Consultant (HCM + Financials)

● Created and configured Workday Business Processes including Hire, Job Change, Promote, Transfer, Terminate, and Hiring Restrictions, along with Supervisory Organizations, Cost Centers, Positions, Compensation, and Business Process setup.

● Strong experience in planning and designing Salary Plans, Allowance Plans, Unit Allowance, and Hourly Plans; handled HR transactions including Salary, Hourly, Allowance, Bonus, Stock, Commission, One-Time Payments, and Calculated Plans.

● Supported Workday Recruiting and led Workday HCM data extraction, including ERP training data, for integration into the Cornerstone training module aligned with Workday.

● Performed day-to-day Workday HCM support, maintaining data integrity, resolving trouble tickets, and creating Single Extract Instances and Calculated Fields.

● Participated in end-to-end design reviews, prototype reviews, and user acceptance testing (UAT).

● Hands-on experience in Core HR configuration including Eligibility Rules and Conditional Logic, along with creating and maintaining Custom Objects.

● Managed data conversions, custom reports, and security management including assigning and configuring security roles and groups with proper confidentiality and segregation of duties.

● Worked with staffing models, Job Management, Position Management, Job Profiles, and maintained Evergreen Requisitions.

● Supported HR processes including onboarding, compensation management, benefits administration, and performance evaluations to ensure consistent measurement across managers.

● Collaborated with business teams, business analysts, and end users to gather requirements, review reports, and define use cases; developed routine and ad-hoc reports and performed data analysis.

● Integrated third-party vendors for background checks including Sterling and HireRight.

● Used EIBs for mass data transfer (inbound/outbound), supported data transformation, and worked with MS Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Keynote).

● Configured and supported Workday Financials modules including General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Fixed Assets, and Cash Management.

● Supported cost center structure alignment between HR and financial data; assisted in financial and headcount reporting for business and Finance teams.

● Collaborated with Payroll and Finance teams to ensure accurate financial data reporting.

● Assisted in month-end and year-end close processes by validating and reconciling financial data and resolving discrepancies.

● Built and maintained financial reports including expense, budget tracking, and variance analysis.

● Supported business process configuration for financial transactions including supplier invoices, customer invoices, bank transactions, expense reports, and General Ledger entries.

● Partnered with Finance stakeholders to implement financial system enhancements; performed data reconciliation between Workday Financials and external systems. BuzzFeed July 2020 – May 2021

Workday HCM / Recruiting Consultant

● Led design sessions and configured the system to customer needs: Business Process workflows, Organizations, Security, and Reporting.

● Conducted various Training and Knowledge Transfer sessions; helped clients with HCM, Recruiting, and Security workbooks.

● Supported clients through all aspects of testing and led the issue resolution process.

● Provided project coordination across functional and technical teams as well as client team resources.

● Conducted Lunch & Learn and Demo sessions on Workday; helped mentor junior consultants and analysts.

● Implemented Software Quality Assurance development policies, test procedures, and testing methodologies; prepared Test Plans according to Business Specifications.

● Created custom reports based on client requirements including Headcount Reports, Open Position Reports, and others; produced Excel Reports, MS Word, and PowerPoint deliverables.

● Performed data migration from legacy systems into Workday using EIBs.

● Served as a key resource for regression testing and new enhancement testing for each Workday release.

● Supported account managers and clients in decision-making by conducting research, analysis, and data mining to deliver actionable recommendations.

● Addressed issues identified during go-live to ensure an error-free transition; worked closely with customers to ensure successful production go-live and necessary post-production support.

● Supported multiple projects via Advise & Assist roles. Clarity Pharmaceuticals July 2019 – July 2020

Workday HCM Consultant / HRIS

● Provided project support in testing and implementation of Workday HR and HCM projects and continuous application enhancements to support the business.

● Maintained the integrity of data in the HRIS by establishing and documenting standard processes, resolving errors using root cause analysis, and consulting with corporate system administrators.

● Performed report writing in Workday; maintained Access to Crystal Reports and its databases.

● Configured the system including HCM, Benefits, and Talent Management; documented work and walked through business processes with staff.

● Performed end-to-end UAT testing; supported payroll data integrity checks and reporting. EDUCATION

Bachelor of Health Science

Moravian University, Bethlehem, PA

CERTIFICATIONS & TRAINING

● Workday HCM Core Certification (Expected Sep 2026)

● Workday HCM Fundamentals Certification

● Training: Workday HCM Fundamentals, Security Configuration, and Business Process Configuration

TECHNICAL SKILLS

● Workday Modules: Core HCM, Compensation, Benefits, Recruiting, Time Off, Leave of Absence, Talent Management, Financials (GL, AP, AR, Fixed Assets, Cash Management), Payroll Accounting, Supplementary Data

● Reporting: Advanced Reports, Custom Reports, Calculated Fields, Headcount, Labor Cost, Budget vs. Actual, Variance Analysis, Crystal Reports

● Data & Integration: EIB (Inbound/Outbound), Data Migration, Data Conversion, Single Extract Instances, Third-Party Integrations (Sterling, HireRight, Cornerstone)

● Tools & Platforms: Jira, HP ALM, Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), macOS, JobDiva, Taleo, SuccessFactors, ADP, ICMS

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