Senior Workday HCM/Payroll Consultant

Name: Sindhuja Kandi

Email: **************@*****.*** Mobile No: 512-***-**** Location: Melissa, TX, USA

Work Authorization: H-4 EAD Authorized to work in the U.S. No sponsorship required

Senior Workday HRIS Analyst Workday HCM Consultant Workday Payroll Workday Security Reporting Integrations

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Senior Workday HCM Consultant with 8+ years of experience delivering enterprise Workday HCM solutions across Healthcare, Banking, Finance, Insurance, and Retail industries. Experienced in HRIS Administration, enterprise Workday configuration, HR Operations, employee lifecycle management, workforce analytics, production support, and HR technology transformation initiatives. Expertise in Workday Core HCM, Payroll, Compensation, Benefits, Recruiting, Talent Management, Time Tracking, Absence Management, Security, Reporting, Prism Analytics, and Integrations. Extensive experience configuring Business Process Framework (BPF), Advanced Calculated Fields, Domain Security, Workday Studio, EIB, Core Connectors, RaaS, REST/SOAP Web Services, tenant management, Workday releases, and production support. Proven ability to partner with HR, Payroll, Finance, and IT leaders to deliver scalable HRIS solutions, optimize business processes, improve data quality, and support enterprise-wide digital transformation initiatives. Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex Workday issues, perform root cause analysis, and deliver sustainable solutions that improve system performance and user experience. Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and cross-functional collaboration skills with the ability to partner effectively with HR, Payroll, Finance, and IT teams to deliver successful Workday solutions.

Core Competencies

Workday Core HCM • HRIS • Payroll • Benefits • Compensation • Recruiting • Time Tracking • Absence • Talent Management • Advanced Reporting • Calculated Fields • Prism Analytics • Workday Studio • EIB • RaaS • Security • Tenant Management • Production Support • Agile • Jira

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Workday Modules: Core HCM, Payroll, Compensation, Benefits, Recruiting, Time Tracking, Absence Management, Talent Management, Job Architecture, Staffing Models, Supervisory Organizations.

HRIS: HRIS Administration, Workday Configuration, Business Process Administration, Employee Lifecycle Management, HR Operations, HR Compliance, Tenant Management, Release Management, Production Support.

Reporting & Analytics: Advanced Reports, Matrix Reports, Composite Reports, Calculated Fields, Prism Analytics, Discovery Boards, Dashboards, Workday Worksheets, KPI Reporting.

Integrations: Workday Studio, EIB, Core Connectors, RaaS, PECI, PICOF, REST/SOAP Web Services, ServiceNow.

Security: Domain Security, Business Process Security, Role-Based Security, Security Groups, Segregation of Duties (SoD).

Data Management: Data Conversion, Data Migration, Mass Data Loads, Data Validation, ETL/ELT, SQL, MS SQL Server.

Testing: Unit Testing, Integration Testing, Regression Testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT).

Tools: Workday Studio, Eclipse, Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, Git, MS Office.

Technologies: XML, XSLT, XPath, JSON, SOAP, WSDL.

Methodologies: ServiceNow, Azure DevOps, Jira, Agile, Scrum

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Client: UnitedHealth Group Minnetonka, MN, USA

Role: Senior Workday HCM Consultant August 2022 - Present

Responsibilities:

Led full-cycle implementation and configuration of Workday Core HCM, HRIS, and Payroll solutions by managing project timelines, deliverables, and cross-functional teams.

Configured and optimized Workday Core HCM to support employee lifecycle events, organizational changes, and HR business processes while ensuring data integrity and system efficiency.

Configured Supervisory Organizations, Staffing Models, Position Management, and Organization Assignments.

Supported Workday Release Management activities including feature validation, regression testing, and production deployment.

Configured Domain Security Policies and Business Process Security Policies to enhance system security and compliance.

Performed Tenant Validation and configuration comparisons across Sandbox and Production environments.

Supported employee lifecycle transactions, organizational changes, and Workday configuration updates while ensuring data accuracy and process compliance.

Built integrations between Workday and ServiceNow to automate onboarding, offboarding, and incident ticketing workflows.

Developed Workday Studio and EIB integrations with SAP and Oracle systems.

Developed Advanced, Matrix, and Composite Reports to support HR analytics and compensation planning.

Configured Business Process notifications, approval chains, condition rules, and validations based on business requirements.

Designed executive dashboards using Prism Analytics to support data-driven decision making.

Managed Role-Based Security Groups, ensuring SOX compliance and segregation of duties (SoD).

Supported Workforce Planning and Modeling for headcount forecasting, resource planning, and workforce optimization.

Achievements:

Reduced HR transaction processing time by 35% through Workday business process optimization.

Developed 80+ Advanced Reports and dashboards supporting executive HR decision-making.

Automated integrations that reduced manual processing by 60%.

Supported 18,000+ employees across multiple business units.

Delivered zero critical production defects during Workday releases.

Client: Fulton Bank Lancaster, PA, USA

Role: Workday HCM Consultant June 2019 - July 2022

Responsibilities:

Configured and supported Workday Core HCM, Payroll, Compensation, Benefits, Recruiting, Time Tracking, and Absence Management.

Configured Supervisory Organizations, Staffing Models, Position Management, Job Profiles, and Organization Assignments.

Developed and maintained Business Process Frameworks (BPF), approval workflows, condition rules, validations, and notifications.

Configured Compensation plans, eligibility rules, bonus plans, and merit processes.

Supported Payroll configuration, payroll processing, and payroll reconciliation activities.

Developed Advanced, Matrix, Composite, and Trending Reports using Calculated Fields for HR and executive leadership.

Configured Domain Security Policies, Security Groups, and Role-Based Security to ensure compliance and segregation of duties (SoD).

Supported biannual Workday releases by performing impact analysis, regression testing, tenant validation, and production deployments.

Developed and maintained Workday Studio, EIB, Core Connector, and RaaS integrations with third-party payroll and financial systems.

Resolved complex production issues, performed root cause analysis, and implemented long-term configuration improvements.

Supported employee lifecycle transactions including hires, promotions, transfers, organizational changes, and terminations.

Collaborated with HR, Payroll, Finance, IT, and business stakeholders to gather requirements and deliver Workday enhancements.

Managed data conversion, mass data loads, and validation activities to ensure data integrity.

Participated in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog grooming, demos, and retrospectives.

Achievements:

Improved payroll accuracy to 99.8% by optimizing payroll configuration and validation processes.

Developed 70+ Advanced Reports and dashboards supporting HR and executive decision-making.

Reduced HR support tickets by 30% through business process automation and workflow optimization.

Supported Workday solutions serving 25,000+ employees across multiple business units.

Successfully delivered multiple Workday releases with zero high-severity production issues.

Client: Health First Tyler, TX, USA

Role: Workday HRIS Analyst / Workday Consultant June 2016 – April 2017

Responsibilities:

Configured Workday Core HCM solutions supporting employee lifecycle and organizational management.

Designed and deployed Performance Management processes (goal plans, review templates, calibration cycles).

Supported employee lifecycle transactions including hires, transfers, promotions, organizational changes, and terminations while ensuring data integrity within Workday.

Configured Job Architecture and Position Restrictions to support workforce planning initiatives.

Developed reusable Business Process conditions and validation rules for HR transactions.

Assisted in Workday Tenant Management, configuration migration, and deployment validation.

Developed workforce analytics solutions using Workday Worksheets, Trending Reports, and Prism Analytics to support HR decision-making.

Set up Payroll including pay components, deductions, taxes, pay groups, and vendor integrations.

Collaborated with cross-functional Agile teams to deliver Workday enhancements and production releases.

Configured Time Tracking (entry codes, schedules, rules, time-off plans).

Built advanced reports, dashboards, and Prism Analytics insights for HR/Finance leadership.

Supported Hypercare activities following Workday production releases.

Developed calculated fields for business validations, report filters, and integrations.

Managed integrations via EIB, Workday Studio, RaaS, Core Connectors, and Web Services.

Applied security models, role-based access controls, and compliance standards.

Achievements:

Successfully supported Workday implementation and post-production stabilization activities.

Developed 40+ reports and dashboards to improve HR operational reporting.

Automated HR data loads using EIB, reducing manual effort by 40%.

Improved employee data accuracy through validation and reconciliation processes.

Streamlined employee lifecycle business processes, reducing HR processing time.

Supported successful Workday deployments and Hypercare activities with high user satisfaction

Education

Bachelor of Technology (B. Tech), Information Technology

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad

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