Workday HRIS Analyst, HR Data & Reporting

LAHARI KARNATI

Workday HRIS Analyst HR Data & Reporting HCM, Benefits, Absence & Compensation Workforce Analytics Open to HRIS, HR Data Analyst & Workday Roles

St. Louis, MO 314-***-**** **************@*****.*** LinkedIn

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Workday HRIS Analyst with 5 years of experience supporting implementation, configuration, reporting, integrations, data management, testing, and post-production support.

Hands-on experience with Core HCM, Benefits, Absence, Advanced Compensation, Talent, Recruiting, Time Tracking, Security, and Open Enrollment.

Supported the complete Workday development lifecycle, including requirements gathering, configuration validation, SIT, UAT, deployment, stabilization, and production support.

Developed more than 70 Workday Advanced, Matrix, Composite, and Audit Reports supporting HR operations, compliance, Benefits, Compensation, and leadership.

Experienced with EIB inbound and outbound loads, Core Connectors, XML, XSLT, JSON, integration testing, and transactional input/output validation.

Reconciled PeopleSoft and Workday records for more than 16,000 employees, improving migrated Benefits, Compensation, demographic, and Absence data quality.

Skilled in configuring and supporting Workday business processes, approval routing, eligibility rules, validations, notifications, and employee lifecycle transactions.

Experienced in Workday security, including security groups, domain policies, business process policies, access reviews, audit reporting, and role-based permissions.

Partnered with HR, Benefits, Payroll, Compensation, Talent Acquisition, Compliance, IT, vendors, and business leaders to deliver scalable Workday solutions.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Workday HCM Modules: Core HCM, Benefits, Absence, Advanced Compensation, Talent, Recruiting, Time Tracking, Open Enrollment, Retirement, Payroll Data Support

Business Process Configuration: Business Process Framework, Approval Routing, Condition Rules, Validation Rules, Notifications, Eligibility Rules, Supervisory Organizations

Workday Reporting: Advanced Reports, Matrix Reports, Composite Reports, Audit Reports, Calculated Fields, Dashboards, Worklets, Scheduled Reports

Workday Integrations: EIB Inbound and Outbound, Core Connectors, Workday Studio Fundamentals, Integration Testing, XML, XSLT, JSON

Data Management: PeopleSoft-to-Workday Conversion, DCDD Validation, Mass Data Loads, Data Auditing, Data Cleansing, Reconciliation

Security Administration: Security Groups, Domain Security Policies, Business Process Security, Role Assignments, Access Reviews, Segregation of Duties

Testing and Deployment: SIT, UAT, Regression Testing, Defect Management, Release Testing, Production Validation, Command Center Support

Compliance and Controls: HIPAA, SOX, Audit Controls, Change Management, Configuration Documentation, Data Privacy, Security Audits

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Baptist Health Florida Jacksonville, FL

Workday HRIS Analyst July 2025 – Present

Supported an enterprise Workday HCM implementation across Benefits, Absence, Retirement, Recruiting, Security, HRIS, and Reporting through post-go-live stabilization.

Participated throughout the Workday implementation lifecycle, including requirements review, configuration validation, conversion, testing, deployment, and Command Center support.

Reconciled PeopleSoft and Workday records for 16,000+ employees, validating Benefits, Compensation, demographic, disability, and Absence information.

Built more than 70 Advanced, Matrix, Composite, and Audit Reports supporting Open Enrollment, headcount, retirement eligibility, FMLA, and compliance.

Prepared and validated inbound EIB mass loads for demographic, contact, Benefits, and worker-data corrections involving more than 400 records.

Achieved approximately 99% EIB load accuracy by performing post-load reconciliation with Workday reports, Excel validations, and exception analysis.

Developed Command Center audit reports that identified data discrepancies and supported the resolution of more than 60 post-production issues.

Maintained governance documentation for over 40 Workday reports, including ownership, security, data sources, testing status, refresh schedules, and change history.

Served as the Workday Recruiting SME, providing knowledge transfer for candidate management, offers, pre-hire processing, onboarding, and employee conversion.

Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN

Workday HCM Analyst March 2024 – June 2025

Supported configuration, administration, and optimization of Core HCM, Compensation, Benefits, Absence, Talent, Security, and Reporting for 50,000+ workers.

Reviewed HR workflows and Workday business processes to identify configuration improvements, reduce manual activities, and increase platform utilization.

Supported Benefits configuration involving eligibility rules, life events, Open Enrollment, FSA/HSA administration, ACA tracking, and employee reporting.

Maintained Absence Management plans, accrual calculations, carryover rules, eligibility criteria, FMLA tracking, and leave-related business processes.

Developed Advanced, Matrix, Composite, and Audit Reports supporting workforce analytics, compliance, Benefits, Absence, Compensation, and HR operations.

Gathered business requirements and translated them into functional specifications, calculated fields, report requirements, test scenarios, and configuration recommendations.

Executed SIT, UAT, regression testing, and defect validation for configuration changes, integrations, business processes, reports, and feature releases.

Led Workday security reviews covering security groups, domain policies, business process access, role assignments, and compliance requirements.

Supported biannual Workday feature releases through release-note reviews, impact analysis, regression testing, documentation, and production validation.

Cleveland Clinic Remote

Workday HRIS Specialist March 2021 – December 2022

Supported daily Workday HCM operations across Benefits, Compensation, Talent, Security, Reporting, worker data, and HR production support.

Assisted business partners with employee lifecycle transactions, organizational changes, compensation updates, Benefits corrections, and worker-data issues.

Developed custom Workday reports and dashboards for HR, Talent Acquisition, Benefits, Compliance, Compensation, and leadership teams.

Created and processed inbound EIB data loads for compensation changes, worker updates, Benefits corrections, and organizational maintenance.

Validated EIB and integration inputs and outputs using Workday reports, audit files, Excel reconciliation, and transactional-data comparisons.

Supported Workday security administration involving security groups, constrained access, role assignments, audit reporting, and remediation activities.

Coordinated UAT and regression testing for Workday enhancements, compliance updates, integrations, business processes, and feature releases.

Assisted with Talent Management processes, including employee goals, performance reviews, succession planning, development plans, and reporting.

Partnered with HR, Benefits, Compensation, Talent Acquisition, Compliance, and IT teams to gather requirements and resolve production issues.

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

Supported a large-scale Workday implementation and post-go-live stabilization across Benefits, Absence, Retirement, Recruiting, Reporting, and HRIS operations.

Developed more than 70 Workday reports supporting compliance, Benefits, Compensation, workforce analytics, executive reporting, and operational decision-making.

Reconciled PeopleSoft-to-Workday data for 16,000+ employees, improving conversion accuracy across demographic, Benefits, Compensation, and Absence records.

EDUCATION

Master of Science in Computer Information Systems

Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO Dec 2024

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