Workday HCM Consultant - Reporting & Integrations

NITHISHA YANALA Workday HCM

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SUMMARY

Workday HCM professional with 4+ years of hands-on experience in report development, integrations, security configuration, and business process design across large enterprise environments. Recognized for translating complex HR requirements into reliable Workday solutions — from Advanced and Matrix reporting to Studio-based integrations and domain security frameworks. Currently supporting HR data operations at Veolia, managing compliance reporting, payroll analytics, and Salesforce-driven case delivery. Prior experience at Discount Tire and Accenture strengthened a solid foundation in HCM configuration, SAP Payroll, and cross-functional UAT across compensation, absence, and time tracking modules.

SKILLS

Workday HCM: HCM Configuration, Business Processes, Staffing Models, Job Profiles, Organizations, Worker Data Management, Absence & Time Tracking, Supervisory Organizations, Position Management Workday Reporting: Advanced & Matrix Reports, Calculated Fields, Custom Report Writer, Data Sources (Trended Workers, All Workers, Payroll Results, Time Blocks), Workday Prism Analytics (Data Blending, External Data Integration, Prism Integration), Report Scheduling, Report Distribution/Sharing, Dashboard Creation

Workday Integrations: Workday Studio, EIB (Enterprise Interface Builder), Core Connectors, Compensation Packages, Grade Profiles, Pay Components, Eligibility Rules, Workday Web Services (WWS), Integration Monitoring & Troubleshooting Security & Compliance: Domain & BP Security Policies, Role-Based & User-Based Security Groups, Tenant Configuration, Bi-Annual Release Management, Segregation of Duties (SoD)

ERP & Payroll Systems: SAP Payroll, ADP Workforce Now, UKG Pro, Oracle Payroll, Paycom, Paylocity, SAP S/4 HANA (SD/MM) Tools & Platforms: Salesforce (Case Management), ServiceNow, Power BI, JIRA, HP ALM, Git, Microsoft Excel (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP, Advanced Formulas)

Soft Skills: Stakeholder Communication, Requirements Gathering, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Issue Resolution, Knowledge Transfer, Process Documentation

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

HR Data & Reporting Analyst Veolia North America Milwaukee, WI, USA Mar 2025 – Present

• Built enterprise workforce visibility using Workday HCM, Advanced Reports, and KPI reporting models, leveraging Calculated Fields across Trended Worker and Payroll Results to deliver actionable workforce insights for 18–22 plant sites supporting 3,500–4,500 employees.

• Architected a reusable Workday reporting framework by developing standardized report templates and calculated field logic across 15+ enterprise reports, improving data consistency for compliance, headcount, compensation, HR, Payroll, and Talent reporting while reducing ad hoc report development time by 40%.

• Integrated multi-source HR data using Workday Prism Analytics, leveraging Data Blending and External Data Integration to consolidate payroll and operational datasets covering 12,000+ workforce records across utilities and recycling units.

• Automated enterprise reporting workflows using Report Scheduling and Report Distribution/Sharing, ensuring timely HR insights through 20+ scheduled reports for regional HR teams across distributed plant locations.

• Strengthened the Workday security framework using Domain & BP Security Policies, Role-Based and User-Based Security Groups, and Tenant Configuration to enforce secure workforce data access and regulatory compliance across HR domains.

• Validated payroll alignment between SAP Payroll and Workday Payroll Results, ensuring financial accuracy and audit-ready compensation reporting across 10,000+ payroll transactions per cycle.

• Enabled executive workforce visibility through Power BI dashboards analyzing attrition, absence trends, and labor utilization, supporting strategic workforce planning across environmental processing facilities.

• Collaborated with HR operations, payroll controllers, and plant managers to standardize workforce reporting definitions, KPI governance, and reporting priorities across regional business units. Workday Analyst Discount Tire Scottsdale, AZ, USA Jun 2024 – Feb 2025

• Configured Workday HCM using Staffing Models, Job Profiles, and Supervisory Organizations supporting 8,000+ retail employees across 100+ stores while maintaining an accurate enterprise workforce hierarchy.

• Configured compensation architecture using Compensation Packages, Pay Components, Grade Profiles, and Eligibility Rules while designing Matrix Reports, Report Writer solutions, and Calculated Fields supporting recurring workforce reporting and employee lifecycle analytics.

• Implemented Workday Core Connectors, EIB, Workday Studio, and Workday Web Services (WWS) integrations across ADP Workforce Now and UKG Pro, ensuring reliable HR and payroll synchronization while processing 5,000–7,000 daily employee transactions.

• Resolved a post-release Workday security issue by auditing 50+ domain security policies, updating affected security groups, and restoring secure workforce access within 48 hours during a bi-annual Workday release.

• Validated hiring, job change, and absence management business processes through end-to-end testing while establishing a release readiness checklist covering security validation, business process verification, and integration testing, reducing post-release security regression issues across subsequent releases.

• Supported HR service operations through Salesforce Case Management, resolving employee workforce issues while coordinating with HRIS and payroll teams to maintain accurate employee records and workforce data consistency.

• Maintained centralized documentation for security groups, domain configurations, and deployment procedures, improving knowledge transfer and accelerating onboarding for new Workday analysts.

• Partnered with HRIS, payroll, and business stakeholders to support Workday enhancements, issue resolution, and stable HR operations across retail locations.

Application Development Analyst Accenture Hyderabad, India Mar 2021 – Sep 2022

• Delivered enterprise service automation using ServiceNow Case Management handling 3,500–4,500 IT and HR tickets annually across enterprise client environments, ensuring structured incident resolution and support tracking.

• Developed enterprise ERP integration support using SAP S/4HANA (SD/MM) processing 2,000–3,000 monthly transactional records across supply chain systems, ensuring continuity of business transactions.

• Executed Agile delivery processes using JIRA managing 6–8 sprint cycles per quarter across enhancements, defects, and production support activities, ensuring structured delivery timelines.

• Performed enterprise testing lifecycle using HP ALM executing 250–400 test cases per release cycle including defect tracking and regression validation for stable application releases.

• Built operational dashboards using Power BI tracking system performance KPIs across enterprise IT service delivery operations, supporting visibility into system health and incident trends.

• Developed analytical reporting models using Microsoft Excel (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP, Advanced Formulas) supporting 40–60 operational reports per cycle for business validation and analysis.

• Maintained version control discipline using Git across development, testing, and deployment environments ensuring controlled code movement and release stability.

• Collaborated with developers, QA engineers, and business analysts across delivery teams ensuring requirement alignment and defect resolution during release cycles.

EDUCATION

Master of Science, Computer Science GPA: 3.65 / 4.0 Concordia University Wisconsin, Milwaukee 2022 – 2024 Bachelor of Engineering, Electronics & Communications GPA: 7.2 / 10 JNTU Hyderabad, India 2017 – 2021

PROJECTS

Student Performance Analytics Dashboard Academic Project, Concordia University Wisconsin

• Built an interactive Power BI dashboard using SQL to track student grades, attendance, and progression trends across 1,200+ records, enabling data-informed academic interventions.

• Designed dynamic KPIs and calculated metrics to identify at-risk students, improving early intervention response by 25% during the pilot semester with faculty stakeholders.

• Created drill-through filters enabling educators to analyze performance by class, subject, and semester — adopted by department leads as a standard reporting tool after demo.

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