Workday HCM Functional Analyst

CHRISTIAN EREWELE

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Workday HRIS Functional Analyst with 7+ years of experience configuring, supporting, and optimizing Workday HCM and Financials solutions. Experienced in Core HCM, Benefits, Compensation, Recruiting, Payroll, Time Tracking, Absence, Security, Business Processes, Reporting, Integrations, and EIB data loads. Skilled in Workday configuration, requirements analysis, testing, release management, production support, and translating business requirements into scalable Workday solutions

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Vertex Inc Dec 2024 - Jan 2026

Workday Configuration Analyst

Configured and maintained Workday HCM modules, HRIS including Core HR, Benefits, Compensation, Recruiting, Payroll, Absence & Time Tracking, ensuring alignment with business policies and regulatory compliance standards.

Supported end-to-end Workday implementation lifecycle, including requirements gathering, business process design, configuration validation, data migration, integrations, SIT/UAT testing, deployment readiness, cutover activities, and post-go-live stabilization.

Applied strong functional knowledge of Workday, including supervisory organizations, staffing models (job and position management), and organizational structure configuration.

Managed inbound and outbound EIB integrations to support accurate data exchange across systems.

Configured and maintained Workday security Policy, security groups, business process approvals, and role assignments to support HR operations and compliance requirements

Configured and maintained role-based and user-based security to ensure data integrity and compliance, and provided Tier 2/3 support.

Developed test plans, executed system testing, and validated configurations against documented requirements.

Implemented Workday HCM staffing models, including job and position management frameworks.

Configured and optimized Workday Business Processes for Hire, Job Change, Compensation Change, Onboarding, Termination, and other employee lifecycle events.

Configured compensation packages and established eligibility rules aligned with business policies.

Partnered with HR, Payroll support, and Benefits stakeholders to gather business requirements and translate them into effective Workday solutions.

Automated dunning letters within Workday to improve Finance collections notice processes and participated in integrations across Workday domains

Maintained and prioritized incident backlog based on business needs using tools like service now Jira.

Developed and enhanced standard and custom Workday reports, including calculated fields and prompts; assigned appropriate security to primary and related business objects.

Led system testing, validation, and system documentation efforts, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT), resolving 95% of Tier 2/3 UAT tickets within SLA as the primary Workday point of contact.

Implemented Finance Contract-to-Cash enhancements, including invoice adjustment reason codes, justification note fields, dunning letters, collection notice automation, and collection notices for Accounts Receivable.

University Of Southern Florida Jan/2023 Nov/2024

Workday Functional Configuration Analyst / Product Owner

Utilized Agile methodology practices to plan, manage product roadmap, business value, and objectives, and deliver solutions to Multiple stakeholders.

Configured and maintained Workday security groups, business process approvals, and role assignments to support HR operations and compliance requirements

Collaborated with the development team and Stakeholders to define new dataset security layers and governance for new data sets

Planned system testing and release plans for Power BI data sets, ensuring alignment with quality standards, Governance, security, and data access request processes.

Assisted data management scrum teams in organizing instructor-led and data literacy training for Data owners on New Power BI Self-service data sets.

Automated dataset access requests and implemented processes and Compliance for data security

Used SQL for data validation and reporting support for Enterprise applications supporting HR, Finance, and business operations.

Managed HRIS, Workday security groups and maintained data integrity, ensuring compliance with SOX and HIPAA regulations.

Supported Workday release upgrade design, impact assessment, testing, and decision-making.

Prioritized and managed stakeholders' needs in student course analytics and product backlog incidents, ensuring timely communication and reporting.

Analyzed business processes and reengineered those processes to improve business and/or clinical needs

Automated dataset access requests and implemented risk and compliance monitoring processes for data security

Conducted quarterly audits of security roles and business process approvals to minimize risk exposure.

Spearheaded automation of new hire onboarding in Workday Recruiting, reducing manual processing time by 40%.

Implemented on-account reason code for multiple reports for Workday Finance stakeholders

Implemented EIB data upload for the Accounts receivable team

Created dashboards for leadership reporting

Streamlined compensation process by implementing custom eligibility rules and validation checks, improving accuracy by 30%.

Reduced manual reporting efforts by 50 hours per quarter

Documented system changes and provided end-user training materials to support the adoption of new features.

Provided support for decisions, workflows, new initiatives, and other duties as assigned

Fictiv Apr. 2022 –Jan 2023

Workday ERP Product Owner

Managed Workday ERP and business application enhancements by collaborating with cross-functional teams and global stakeholders to define product vision, roadmap, backlog priorities, and user stories in an Agile environment

Implemented system knowledge base (Odoo, Workday ERP, platform, manufacturing, and shipping processes) by replicating cases and scenarios, and walking through the entire B2B process

Automated the verification of on-account payment within billing circles

Collaborated with other Product owners and cross-Sales force and Workday to ensure product Value-driven roadmap establishment.

Automated manual invoice adjustment process for project time and expenses

Developed and maintained reports based on customer contract to cash needs

Implemented Odoo, Robotic process automation (RPA), Workday integration for the finance team and continuous performance monitoring.

Automated the validation and verification of billing schedules and billing ramps against sales orders in the sales order line in Workday.

Conducted competitive analysis, user research, and identified product gaps to inform product strategy and direction.

Facilitated Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, and reviews, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality products using our Feedback loops.

Managed UAT test coordination, including communications and release plans, participants, timeline, and go-live

Conducted risk assessments and developed risk mitigation strategies to minimize project risks.

ensuring timely and effective communication throughout the project's progress.

Documented detailed testing plans and business impacts for Workday release

Guaranty Home Mortgage Mar. 2018 –Apr 2022 Product Owner

Partnered with underwriters, stakeholders, and the development team to define product enhancements, new features, and bug resolutions, resulting in a 30% increase in OKR efficiency

Implemented migration and API integration of external platforms into the Open-close LOS /AUS underwriting system from the mortgage bot LOS/AUS system.

Collaborating cross-team with the Cybersecurity team to meet access and control guidelines.

Analyzed access management and Privileged Access Management within open-close

Coordinated UAT with stakeholders, Dev team, and underwriters to ensure data accuracy in the LOS/AUS systems.

Groomed, periodized, reviewed, and tracked meetings with internal and external communication, and improved transparency

Monitoring of the project progress with the security team, including identifying and mitigating team risks during migration and removing impediments daily

Improved team velocity and OKR by incorporating capacity planning into sprint planning sessions.

Provide coaching and training in Scrum methodologies and assist the Scrum team in driving process and contentious improvement.

Conducted user research and market analysis to understand the needs of loan officers and make informed decisions about product features.

Analyzed, managed, and communicated risks and their impacts,

Implemented Agile Scrum methodology throughout the organization to improve communication between departments

INTEGRIS HEALTH Feb 2016 – Mar 2018

Project Manager

Managed project activities including milestone tracking, dependency management, risk identification, stakeholder communication, testing coordination, and deployment readiness

Facilitated team’s Agile Scrum ceremonies (Release Planning, Sprint Planning, Backlog Refinement, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review/Demo, Sprint Retrospective). On-site and remotely

Ensured that requirements were clearly defined with the INVEST criteria and sprint-ready.

Supported workflow optimization, process improvement, and application support activities within Epic inpatient and outpatient healthcare operations.

Conducted workflow validation, acceptance testing, and issue resolution for Epic healthcare operational systems enhancements.

Facilitated Agile ceremonies, requirements discussions, release planning, and project coordination activities.

Assisted with training coordination, end-user communication, and change management activities related to Epic healthcare application upgrades.

Supported business process automation and Epic workflow redesign initiatives for clinical operations teams.

Maintained Epic project documentation, testing documentation, release communications, and status reporting

Maintained and prioritized product backlog based on business needs using Jira or Rally Azure DevOps

Supporting and communicating release plans and downtimes while working with the Infrastructure AWS team.

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION

Business Administration (MBA) – Texas A&M University-San Antonio

Civil Engineering (BSc) – Ambrose Alli University

CERTIFICATIONs/TRAININGs

Project Management Professional Certification (PMP)

Workday Financials

Workday Integrations/Reporting/Security

Workday Calculated Fields

Workday Business Processes

Certified Kanban Expert

WORKDAY CONFIGURATION & TECHNICAL SKILLS

Workday Modules:

HCM, Core HR, Recruiting, Benefits, Compensation, Payroll, Absence, Time Tracking, Talent & Performance, Financials

Configuration:

Business Processes, Business Process Security Policies, Supervisory Organizations, Staffing Models, Job & Position Management, Compensation Eligibility Rules, Compensation Packages, Security Groups, Domains

Integrations & Data:

EIB, Core Connectors, Workday Studio, SOAP/REST APIs, Data Loads, Data Validation, Integration Troubleshooting

Reporting & Analytics:

Advanced Reports, Matrix Reports, Composite Reports, Calculated Fields, Prism Analytics, Power BI, SQL

Testing & Support:

SIT, UAT, Regression Testing, Workday Releases, Defect Management, Production Support, Issue Resolution

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