Workday HCM & Payroll Analyst

SURYA CHAITANYA JAKKA

USA (Open to Relocate) +1-973-***-**** **************.*****@***********.** Portfolio PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Workday Analyst with 4+ years of experience supporting HRIS administration, payroll, benefits, compensation, workforce reporting, and employee lifecycle processes across fintech, public health, and pharmaceutical healthcare environments. Experienced in maintaining worker records, validating payroll and benefits data, supporting compensation updates, preparing HR reports, and resolving employee data issues for HR, payroll, finance, and compliance teams. Brings practical Workday HCM experience with payroll reconciliation, benefits review, compensation support, EIB validation, audit reporting, and HR operations documentation. Known for helping teams keep employee, pay, benefit, cost center, and workforce records accurate, organized, and ready for payroll review, audit checks, and business decisions. TECHNICAL SKILLS

Workday Modules: Workday HCM, Payroll, Benefits, Compensation, Absence, Time Tracking, Position Management, Supervisory Organizations, Job Profiles, Cost Centers Workday Configuration & Security: Business Process Configuration, Business Process Testing, Approval Routing, Eligibility Rules, Compensation Plans, Benefit Plans, Pay Components, Workday Security, Security Roles, Domain Security, Tenant Testing

Workday Reporting & Data: Report Writer, Custom Reports, Advanced Reports, Matrix Reports, Calculated Fields, Payroll Audit Reports, Payroll Variance Reporting, Headcount Reports, Inbound/Outbound EIBs, Data Validation, Data Reconciliation

HRIS & HR Operations: HRIS Administration, Employee Lifecycle Management, Onboarding, Job Changes, Transfers, Promotions, Terminations, Worker Data Maintenance, HR Case Support, HR Data Integrity, HR Compliance, Audit Support, Production Support

Payroll, Compensation & Benefits: Payroll Processing Support, Gross-to-Net Validation, Earnings and Deductions Review, Retro Pay, Off-Cycle Payroll, Payroll Reconciliation, Payroll Tax Data, Garnishments, Open Enrollment, Benefits Administration, Benefits Eligibility, Compensation Administration, Merit Cycle Support Finance Operations & Controls: Payroll-to-GL Reconciliation, Cost Center Allocation, Payroll Accounting Support, Access Control Review, HRIS Audit Controls, Compliance Reporting Tools: SQL, Advanced Excel, Power Query, Power BI, Jira, Confluence, SharePoint, UAT, Defect Tracking, User Stories PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Workday Functional Analyst Jul 2024 - Present

Tala Finance Remote, USA

• Maintained Workday HCM worker records across onboarding, job changes, transfers, terminations, Position Management, Supervisory Organizations, Job Profiles, and Cost Centers, improving HR data accuracy by 28%.

• Validated payroll data in Workday Payroll across earnings, deductions, retro pay, off-cycle payroll, payroll tax data, garnishments, and pay components, reducing correction requests by 22%.

• Reviewed Workday Benefits and Compensation updates for open enrollment, benefits eligibility, merit cycle changes, bonus administration, and compensation plans, keeping employee rewards data audit-ready.

• Built Workday Custom Reports, Advanced Reports, Matrix Reports, and Calculated Fields for headcount, payroll audit, benefits, and compensation reporting, cutting manual report preparation by 20%.

• Refined Business Process Configuration, Approval Routing, Eligibility Rules, Security Roles, and Domain Security for hire, job change, payroll, and benefit events, reducing approval delays by 18%.

• Reconciled Workday Payroll outputs with payroll-to-GL files, cost center allocation records, payroll accounting support data, and Advanced Excel trackers, strengthening monthly finance control accuracy.

• Resolved HRIS and payroll exceptions involving duplicate worker data, access control review findings, benefit deduction mismatches, incorrect cost centers, and unusual compensation updates, tightening compliance reporting.

• Coordinated tenant testing, Inbound and Outbound EIB validation, Jira defect tracking, Confluence documentation, and SharePoint evidence reviews, supporting smoother release readiness for recurring HRIS changes.

HR Operations Analyst Intern Apr 2024 - Jun 2024

California Department of Public Health California, USA

• Reviewed employee lifecycle records in Workday HCM across onboarding, job changes, transfers, terminations, Job Profiles, and Cost Centers, lifting workforce data accuracy by 16% for public health HR reporting.

• Validated payroll support data for earnings, deductions, pay components, payroll tax data, retro pay, and off- cycle payroll through Data Validation and Advanced Excel, lowering correction follow-ups by 12%.

• Prepared Headcount Reports, Payroll Audit Reports, Payroll Variance Reporting, and Power Query trackers for HR, payroll, and finance operations reviews, saving 14% manual lookup effort.

• Reconciled benefits eligibility, benefit plans, compensation plans, merit cycle support, and worker status updates with HRIS Administration records, strengthening audit readiness for employee rewards data.

• Tested Approval Routing, Eligibility Rules, Business Process Testing, Tenant Testing, UAT notes, and Defect Tracking for HR operations updates, helping close 10 employee data and payroll issues before review.

• Organized Jira user stories, Confluence notes, SharePoint evidence, HR Case Support details, and Data Reconciliation summaries, giving HR, payroll, benefits, compensation, and compliance teams cleaner handoff visibility.

Workday HRIS Analyst Jun 2020 - May 2022

Augur Talentcare Client: Mylan Hyderabad, India

• Verified Workday Absence and Time Tracking records for leave balances, overtime, shift allowances, and worker status changes, strengthening payroll input accuracy by 24%.

• Audited Workday Payroll data across earnings, deductions, pay components, leave balances, overtime, shift allowances, and employee master records, decreasing monthly payroll mismatches by 18%.

• Processed Workday Benefits updates for benefits eligibility, enrollment changes, dependent records, benefit plans, and deduction files, keeping pharma workforce benefit records ready for HR compliance reviews.

• Aligned Workday Compensation records for salary revisions, role movements, Compensation Plans, merit cycle support, and bonus eligibility, ensuring rewards data matched approved HR documentation.

• Developed Workday Custom Reports, Advanced Reports, and Excel trackers for headcount, payroll variance, leave utilization, benefits enrollment, and Cost Center movement, cutting manual reporting work by 20%.

• Reviewed HRIS data quality across duplicate workers, missing mandatory fields, inactive access, incorrect Cost Centers, and mismatched payroll attributes, strengthening audit support for regulated workforce data.

• Tested Workday Business Process Configuration, Approval Routing, Tenant Testing, Inbound/Outbound EIBs, payroll file updates, and benefits corrections, closing 15 HRIS defects before release.

• Managed HR case support through Jira, Confluence, and SharePoint by tracking employee data issues with HR, payroll, benefits, compensation, and compliance teams, supporting faster service turnaround and cleaner case documentation.

PROJECTS

Workday Payroll, Benefits & Compensation Control Dashboard

• Mapped Workday HCM, Payroll, Benefits, Compensation, Cost Centers, and employee lifecycle fields into Power BI to give HR, payroll, and finance teams one view of pay, benefit, and worker changes.

• Built SQL, Power Query, and Advanced Excel checks for payroll audit reports, benefit deductions, compensation updates, inactive workers, and cost center mismatches, strengthening data validation before review cycles.

• Created dashboard filters for worker type, location, pay group, department, effective date, and exception category, helping teams trace payroll-to-GL, benefits eligibility, and compensation records faster. HRIS Fraud Risk & Finance Operations Analytics Project

• Analyzed Workday Payroll, HRIS Administration, and finance control data in SQL and Power BI to flag duplicate payments, inactive employee payroll activity, unusual pay changes, and cost center allocation gaps.

• Designed access control review and HRIS audit control checks using Advanced Excel, Power Query, and payroll reconciliation logic, helping compliance teams review high-risk employee and payment records.

• Documented Jira user stories, UAT cases, Confluence notes, and SharePoint evidence for payroll, finance operations, and HR compliance reviews, making each exception easier to test, assign, and close. EDUCATION

Master of Science in Computer Science Aug 2022 - May 2024 University of North Texas Denton, TX, USA

Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering Aug 2018 - May 2022 Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology Chennai, India CERTIFICATIONS

• Workday HCM Essential Training - LinkedIn Learning

• Human Resources: Payroll - LinkedIn Learning

• Human Resources: Compensation and Benefits - LinkedIn Learning

• Human Resources Analytics - Coursera

• People Analytics - Coursera

• Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst Professional Certificate - Coursera

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