Workday Payroll & Absence AMS Consultant

NIKHIL SAI POLLINENI

Workday Functional Consultant — Time Tracking, Absence Management & Payroll

+1-239-***-**** St. Louis, MO 63146 ******************@*****.*** linkedin.com/in/nikhilsaip SUMMARY

Workday Functional Consultant with 5+ years of experience configuring and supporting Workday Time Tracking, Absence Management, and Payroll processes for HR and production systems across healthcare, logistics, and retail environments. Strong emphasis on Time Tracking configuration, including business process and condition rule setup, time calculations, and eligibility rules, with additional depth in Absence accruals and carryover policies. Skilled in translating policy and business requirements into configured business processes, and in building calculated fields, LRVs, and advanced/matrix reports using Workday Report Writer to support Time Tracking operations and payroll readiness. Experienced across core Workday HCM, with working exposure to Workday Financial Management (cost centers/worktags) and HRIS data integrations (EIBs) supporting HR and Payroll data flows. Proven end-to-end delivery across sandbox configuration, UAT/regression testing, release validation, and production support, with strong SQL, Excel, ServiceNow, Jira, and Splunk skills, and a track record of partnering with technical and non-technical HR, Payroll, and Finance stakeholders to deliver reliable, audit-ready Workday solutions.

SKILLS

Workday Time Tracking: Time Calculations, Eligibility Rules, Business Process Configuration, Condition Rules, Time Off, Overtime Rules

Workday Absence Management: Leave of Absence, Accruals, Carryover, Eligibility Rules Workday HCM: Core HCM Data Elements, Business Process Framework, Organization & Staffing Support Workday Payroll: Payroll Support, Pay Component/Earning-Deduction Validation, Absence-to-Pay Data Reconciliation Workday Financials: Working exposure to Workday Financial Management — cost centers, worktags, financial/labor cost reporting

HRIS & Integrations: EIBs (Enterprise Interface Builder) for HR/Time data loads, working exposure to Workday Studio Reporting: Report Writer, Calculated Fields, Lookup Related Values (LRVs), Advanced Reports, Matrix Reports, Report Optimization

Tools: ServiceNow, Jira, SQL, Splunk, Microsoft Excel, Workday Community Testing: User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Regression Testing, End-to-End Testing, Release Validation, Production Deployment

Methodologies: Root Cause Analysis, Incident Management, Functional Analysis, Business Requirement Gathering, Process Improvement, Stakeholder Management, Documentation, Audit Support EXPERIENCE

Workday Functional Consultant – Time Tracking & Absence Management — DaVita Jul 2024 – Present

• Support end-to-end Workday Time Tracking and Absence Management functionality, gathering business requirements and translating them into configured business processes and condition rules

• Configure time calculations, time off, leave of absence, accrual, and carryover rules along with eligibility rules to align with organizational time and leave policies

• Build calculated fields and Lookup Related Values (LRVs) to support custom Time Tracking and absence logic, optimizing existing reports for performance and accuracy

• Develop advanced and matrix reports using Workday Report Writer to support Time Tracking operations, payroll readiness, and HR/operational reporting needs

• Partner with Payroll to validate time and absence data and support pay component/earning-deduction accuracy prior to pay calculation, reducing payroll discrepancies and rework

• Coordinate with Finance on Workday Financial Management data elements (cost centers/worktags) that feed labor and time-off cost reporting

• Test configuration updates in Sandbox and support release validation prior to production deployment

• Perform root cause analysis and production support for Workday incidents logged in ServiceNow, ensuring timely resolution

• Support UAT, regression testing, and end-to-end testing for Workday releases and enhancements

• Document business processes, configuration changes, and functional specifications to support audits and knowledge transfer

• Automate recurring reporting using SQL and Excel, reducing manual reporting effort by 20+ hours/month Workday Functional Consultant – Absence Management & Payroll Support — Mphasis Jan 2022 – Jul 2023

• Delivered Workday Absence Management, Time Tracking, and Payroll support for enterprise HR and payroll processes

• Gathered and documented business requirements (BRD/FRD) and translated them into Workday business process and condition rule configurations

• Configured eligibility rules, accrual schedules, and carryover policies for time off and leave of absence programs

• Built and maintained calculated fields and LRVs to support complex absence and payroll business logic

• Developed SQL queries and advanced reports to validate large-scale absence and time data (1.2M+ records)

• Supported Workday Payroll integration and reconciliation, including pay component validation, to ensure accurate absence-to-pay data flow

• Supported HRIS data loads via EIBs and coordinated with Finance on cost center/worktag alignment for absence and time cost reporting

• Conducted UAT, regression testing, and release validation for Workday configuration changes and system updates

• Investigated and resolved production incidents via ServiceNow/Jira, applying root cause analysis to reduce recurring issues

• Created user documentation and training materials to support Workday adoption across HR and Payroll teams Workday Functional Consultant – Time Tracking & Production Support — HCL (Citius Tech Project) Jan 2019 – Dec 2021

• Supported Workday Time Tracking and Absence Management modules across a large multi-site healthcare organization (220+ locations)

• Automated manual time and attendance tracking processes using SQL scripts and Excel macros, improving turnaround time

• Configured business processes, condition rules, and eligibility rules, reducing processing time from 6 days to 2 days

• Conducted impact analysis for configuration changes and supported functional testing prior to production releases

• Built tracking and compliance reports to monitor time off, leave, and accrual balances across the workforce

• Supported HRIS data exchange through EIBs for Time Tracking and HR data loads

• Provided production support, incident management, and defect resolution for Workday time and absence issues

• Collaborated with HR, Payroll, and technical teams on business process design and system integration

• Assisted with data migration and system upgrades, minimizing business disruption

• Maintained documentation for Workday configurations, business processes, and audit support EDUCATION

Master's in Information Technology Management — Webster University Aug 2023 – Dec 2024 Bachelor of Business Administration — Kalinga University Jul 2016 – Jun 2019

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