SUMMARY

• Over 10+ years of professional IT experience with Workday HCM, and Payroll Experience.
• Expertise in all phases of the Workday implementation lifecycle namely - Requirement gathering, Analysis, Design, Development and Testing.
• Thorough understanding of all phases of the Software Design and Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and methodologies like Agile and Waterfall including prototype development etc.
• Developed Traceability Matrix for Workday HCM and Financial applications based on FDD and BRD.
• Hands on experience in successful full implementation of Workday by configuring and testing the Workday solution to meet the specific needs of customers.
• As a Workday Consultant, I have set up various Workday Integrations like EIB Integrations, Core connectors, Studio Integrations and created custom transformations, built complex XSLT, XML XPATH and REST based APIs in Workday.
• Worked on Payroll lifecycle process using Confidential HCM Cloud like hiring, element entries, W4, validating data and processing payrolls.
• Worked on various Workday modules with Techno functional experience in Core HCM, Payroll, Finance, Procurement, Recruiting, Compensation, Benefits, Time tracking and Absence management.
• Proficient in Workday with hands-on experience in large-scale, global, full-life cycle, domestic and international implementations.
• Proficient in Development of Advanced, Matrix, Composite Custom Reports and Workday Calculated Fields in Core HR, Benefits, Payroll, Expanses, Procurement and Finance.
• Thorough understanding of Integrations in regard to Web Services, SaaS, RaaS, Workday Architecture and Business Process Framework.
• Experienced in gathering requirements, designing, building, testing and delivering Workday integrations using CCB, CCW, CCTPP, EIB’s (Inbound, Outbound, Raas, XSLT, EIB Template configuration, SFTP, file), and Workday Studio (Assembly Project, Basic Inbound/Outbound, Raas, XSLT, Connector, WWS.).
• Strong document transformation skills and expertise in SQL, XML, XSLT, HTML, BIRT and other Web Services technologies.
• Well versed with functional knowledge of Workday HCM modules from configuration/setup to ongoing data maintenance.
• Proficient in Workday modules like Core HCM, Benefits, Compensation, Staffing, Recruiting, Payroll, Security Groups, Absence Management, Performance, Recruiting, Talent Management and Time Tracking .
• Good knowledge on HR processes such as Recruiting, Hiring, employee record maintenance, payroll, Benefits,, Pay Planning, Performance Management / Talent Management, Applicant Tracking / On-boarding, Manager / Employee self-service etc.
• Worked extensively on designing Workflow Application, Creating Workflow Maps, Defining Roles and Role Users, and Testing workflow .
• Assisted in System Integration, Regression, Performance and End-to-end testing of the Workday Applications .
• Experience in Functional Requirement Analysis, Gap Analysis, Production Support, Business Users, Testing, and Documentation.
• Research existing functionality for fit-gap analysis for new HCM requirements.
• Been responsible for the day-to- day HR systems support as well as implementing planned system enhancements in Workday Human Capital Management.
• Experienced on Workday system Updates.
• Provided HRIS support to HR, Finance and Payroll colleagues and end-user population .
• Good Working Knowledge on Advanced Confidential Excel skills, SQL, SSIS, SS Reporting services, and Tableau.
• Effective team player and excellent communication skills with insight to determine priorities, schedule work and meet critical deadlines.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Workday skills: Workday HCM, Core Connector, EIB (Enterprise Integration Builder), Workday Studio, Reports, Calculated Fields, iLoad s, Workday studio, Web Services, and Security Groups.

Development Tools: Workday Studio, My Eclipse, Java, and JIRA.

Document Processing: XML, XSLT, WEB Services (SOAP/REST) MS PowerPoint, MS Project, MS Visio, MS Excel, MS Word

Web Development: HTML, HTML5, CSS3, and Java Script.

Scripting: Python and Shell Script

Databases: Confidential, MySQL, SQL Server, SQL Navigator, SQL Developer, MS Access

Operating Systems: Confidential Windows XP, LINUX, and Confidential Windows Server 2012.

Software: Confidential Project, Visio, Confidential Visual studio, and Management Studio

Processes/Technologies: Rational Unified Process (RUP), SDLC, Waterfall technique, Use Cases Workflow, Storyboards, Scenarios, UML, Object Oriented analysis, and Agile Methodologies

SQL Server: SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS), SAS, Crystal Reports 10, Business Objects, WEBI, Tableau, and MS Excel

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Workday Project Manager Lead

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Involved in full cycle implementation projects with responsibilities including Core HCM, Workday Benefits, Configuration & Prototype Testing, Payroll, Time Tracking, Enhancements and Absence, Performance Management, Advanced Compensation and Recruiting.
• Learn & understand client’s business requirements & work with the Lead Functional architect to Design, build, Configure & test the HCM, Payroll, Compensation & Absence Management.
• Lead the Benefits integration project right from requirements gathering, developing the integrations, performing QA and UAT and then supporting the integrations.
• Worked and Coordinated with Technical Lead and Project Manager on large HR, Payroll, and HCM Workday implementations.
• Day to day support of Workday HCM, Integrations and reporting issues.
• Primary duties include developing Integrations using EIB, Core Connectors and Studio integrations to integrate with third party systems and to create Custom Reports for various functional areas
• Provide Production Support for PA/OM, Payroll, Benefits ESS/MSS and Time management modules of SAP
• Create and run EIB to perform mass data loads such as loading One time payments in Compensation .
• Created/Scheduled and maintained Complex Integrations to/from Workday to different third party vendors that includes different Benefit Providers (Insurance, Health care, Other services) and Financial Systems .
• Had knowledge on hire, terminate, data changes etc of employees.
• Designed and built inbound and outbound studio integration with RaaS reports. Used sequence generators, generating templates and validating inbound integration system results.
• Maintained Studio Integrations within the organization, Responsible for break fixing, debugging of the integration.
• Integrated Workday HCM data and created XSLT scripts for integrations to transform XML data.
• Involved in Development, Enhancement, Upgrade and Maintenance of Workday HR, Base Benefits, Benefits Administration, Absence Management, Payroll and Time & Labor.
• Maintain and support all the HR Business processes e.g. Compensation, Hiring, Performance and talent management etc. implemented in Workday.
• Worked on implementing all building blocks of the Workforce Time and Attendance module as well configure the web server and app servers for the Workday environment.
• Working on various types of integrations like EIB, Core Connectors, Cloud connectors & Studios.
• Worked on Simple & Advance Studio integrations & applied XSLT transformations.
• Developed several custom reports using Workday Report Writer and Workday Studio BIRT and Modified workday Standard reports according to client requirements.
• Developed reports with Workday Report Writer and created custom integrations with third party applications using Workday Cloud Connect and Enterprise Interface Builder (EIB).
• Create the conversion data in the Confidential specified formats and coordinate with Confidential to load the data(DFFs and few other data cannot be loaded by us directly, we need to take help of Confidential ).
• Designed and build both Inbound/Outbound EIB integrations in various segments of Workday system and worked with Core Connectors, Cloud Connector, Report Design, Data Conversions, iLoad's, XML, XSLT and SOAP web services, generated and developed Custom Reports, Advanced Reports as needed by the business.
• Responsible for maintaining and supporting HRIS and the integration of HRIS into HR related processes.
• Worked with the HRIS Team on setting up the entire framework of Time tracking including- Creating Time Entry Codes, Groups, Time Entry Templates and the Business Process for Entering Time, Setting up Period schedules, Worker eligibility rules.
• Analyzed client's HR/Payroll business needs through client working sessions and Day to day support of Workday HCM, Security, Compensation and Reporting issues.
• Worked with Core HR and Talent Management modules on planned activities and coordinate across offshore teams, tasks, issues and risks of functional process.
• Worked with sales team, to deliver professional and concise demonstrations of Payroll, Human Resources, Applicant Tracking and Time and Attendance software.
• Used EIB (Enterprise Interface Builder) for integrating location of employees, Performance ratings, assigning organizations and updating payroll Ids.
• Configured functionality for new areas within Workday HCM System and providing real-time planning and analysis visibility to all levels of management.
• Created custom reports on Advance compensation that includes merit plan, target bonus, compensation grades, grade profiles.
• Creating various complex calculated fields using different types of Business objects and functions.
• Created new integration to pull the new hires information using Core Connector Worker and Document Transformation which uses connector integrations XML Output as its data source input.
• Creating Security groups for the integrations like Benefits and payroll and maintained them with other groups like Employee as self and Intersection type security groups. Also, created security groups with given s to provide access required for various Business processes in the system.
• Prepare Test Scenarios & Test Cases for workday HCM Modules- Core HR, Benefits, Time & Labor, and Performance Management & Advance Compensation.
• Preparing QA effort estimates from Define Phase till Implement Phase for System Test Plan/Test Strategy based on Functional Design Documents.
• Worked on Production support of Workday HCM, which includes Core HR, Time Tracking, Absence Management, and Payroll Modules related to User access to Workday system.
• Worked on various unit testing, Preparing the test Scenarios for integration testing.
• Worked on creating pay groups, Payment election and rules.
• Configured workday compensation packages including salary, bonus, allowance, commission & merit plans for multiple departments including merit process & bonus plan processing.
• Worked on Studio Integrations with ICIMS, Netsuite, Muelsoft, ADP, Salesforce using SOAP, JASON & REST API's.
• Worked on Salesforce Studio integrations using create user API, update user API, & gathered information on Login API from Salesforce.
• Responsible for data migration from legacy systems to workday systems using iLoad and EIB.
• Configuration of Workday's business process framework configured conditional rules to guide workflow or validate data as required to accommodate desired outcomes.

Functional Consultant

Confidential, IL

Responsibilities:

• Maintain and day to day support of Workday HCM Business processes e.g. Compensation, Hiring, Performance, Security and talent management.
• Designed, configured and automate business processes to enhance the current application systems for HCM including Hire, Change Job, Termination, Propose Compensation etc.
• Configured Security objects including Management Hierarchies, Regions, Locations, edited Domain and Business Process Security Policies, Tenant setup and created reports to meet customer requirements.
• Developed outbound integrations using EIB, Web Services SOAP, WSDL, XML, and XSLT Document Transformation for several integrations from Workday to downstream internal and vendor systems and provided necessary security for related functional area to launch the EIB.
• Documentation of Workday processes/configurations/customizations.
• Created Technical and Functional Design documents for new interfaces.
• Generate different kinds of reports - Simple, Advanced and Matrix reports for client requirements within Workday Tenant.
• Created reports that extract Workday data and manipulate the data in other formats for various needs.
• Worked on setting up scheduling of reports and understanding the required permissions for report sharing and support the various reporting functions with Simple and Advanced Reports, defining columns, business objects, fields, columns heading overriding, multiple sorting techniques, sorting by secondary objects with respect to Workday functionality and client business requirements for new implementation initiatives.
• Configured and tested Workday Compensation including Packages, Salary & Hourly Plans, Bonus and merit plans.
• Changing the supervisory Organizations, Inactivating an Organization and moving the workers into different Supervisory Organizations.
• Experience in building integration systems.
• Experienced in creating custom reports, EIB, Calculated Field, XML and XSLT.
• Worked on Building outbound and inbound integration between workday and external systems using Studio.
• Experience in loading data into Workday through iLoad and EIB.
• Helped in troubleshooting integration issues and provided support in resolving defects.
• Worked on Setting up dashboards and worklets.
• Developed Core connector and Document Transformation integrations to get changes file of CSV format from XML Output.
• Developed integrations using web service SOAP, WSDL, XML, XSLT on the Workday cloud platform.
• Developed simple and secure integrations using Workday Enterprise Interface Builder (EIB).
• Experience in Data Conversions (Loading Data).
• Experience in Design, Develop, Test and Deploy of both Inbound and Outbound Integration using EIB, Core Connector and Studio.
• Worked with Workday Studio to fix integration related issues.
• Responsible for data migration from legacy systems to workday systems using iLoads and EIB.
• Developed various calculation fields on specific reports to pull the required data.
• Worked on setting up scheduling of reports and understanding the required permissions for security report sharing, performing specific authentications on reports.
• Developed advanced reports using compensation data sources and on understanding the data behaviors using the data sources developed the reports.

Workday Consultant

Confidential, Dallas, TX

Responsibilities:

• Involved in full life cycle including requirement gathering, analysis, design, development, testing, implementation, and maintenance.
• Worked with consulting partners on the Conversion tasks, Integration tasks, Security tasks, and Reporting tasks.
• Design, Build, Test and Deploy integrations and Reports in Workday.
• Worked on Post-implementation support and enhancements.
• As Workday Techno-Functional, have done Data Migration using EIB, Core Connectors and Workday Studio in addition to creating Simple and Advanced reports .
• Worked on Core HR, Compensation, Absence Management, Time Management, On boarding, Benefits, Payrolls, and Finance .
• Managing Data conversions, HR and Compensation related Custom Reports , Security Management, Business Process configuration and configuring the application according to customer requirements and developing system Integrations .
• Good knowledge on Functional configurations like Supervisory Organizations , Re Organization Events , Positions , Cost Centers , Locations of BOFA.
• Developed Inbound and outbound integrations using EIB, Web Services, SOAP, WSDL, XML, and XSLT Document Transformation for several integrations from Workday to downstream internal and vendor systems and provided necessary security for related functional area to launch the EIB.
• Developed a number of EIB integrations to load new hires, Compensation, Change Job, Change Benefits, Payroll Input data to the tenant. Mass EIB loads of employee information into Production.
• Developed Core connector and Document Transformation integrations to get changes file of CSV format from XML Output.
• Worked on the enhancement on the sub modules US, Canada ( Payroll, Time Management, Benefits ).
• Created new integrations to pull new hire information using core connector worker and delivered using document transformation, which uses core connector XML outputs as its data source input.
• Hands on experience in Standard Reports , Calculated fields and Custom reports .
• Created and maintained custom and ad-hoc reports as well as, run scheduled reports needed by end-users and Create custom Workday reports and modify/troubleshoot existing custom reports using Calculated Fields .
• Created Headcount report by using composite reporting and sub matrix reporting and created few reports for HR , Finance and Payroll .
• Worked with Workday Studio to fix integration related issues, and with the help of BIRT reporting created, modified various custom business form layouts.
• Worked with partners to help convert legacy data into Workday through creation of Solution tasks files.
• Built an integration to report taxes to ADP for periodic, monthly and quarterly tax filing.
• Updated the checklists and notifications in the On-boarding (Hire) business process to guarantee a great experience for the new hires.
• Configured business process for Hire, Create Requisition, Propose compensation, Assign Organizations and created web service in the integrations to replicate the BP automatically.
• Worked on system testing (Compensation changes, profile changes, Terminate Employee, Hire Employee, Hire Contractor, Transfer Employee, and Promoting Employee).
• Expertise in creating custom interfaces and custom Reports from scratch and successfully performing unit and integration testing of the same.
• Worked on configuring Domain Security Policy and Business Process Security Policy .
• Configurations of core compensation like Compensation Eligibility Rules, Grades/Grade Profile, Compensation Plans and Compensation Packages.
• Develop, maintain & troubleshoot data integrations with other systems including third party systems. Managed system security worked and updated on user roles.
• Developed test cases and test scenarios to perform UAT, SAT on the newly developed integrations.
• Served as Functional Analyst by analyzing PeopleSoft system functionality and partnered with the HR and Payroll teams to review system functionality to ensure accuracy.
• Worked as a core member of Workday Update team and providing feedback and documenting the process to help in future updates of the system.
• Day to day support of Workday integration and reporting issues on Core HR, Compensation, Absence Management, Time Tracking, Recruiting, Benefits and Payrolls .
• Worked on post-implementation support and enhancements.
• Creating custom reports according to the client requirements.
• Creation of various calculated fields to use in custom reports.
• Extensive experience in designing and developing Integrations, Creating Reports and Calculated fields.
• Used delivered ETV/XTT functions from a Custom XSLT file to transform the content into a CSV file format.
• Used sequence generators, generating templates and validating inbound integration system results.

Workday Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Created report writer reports, worked with standard and Custom Reports, using the security in the reports and created Security Segment Groups for Benefits Integrations and Payroll Integrations.
• Created reports on HCM- Headcount, salary range, operational hours, wage tax deductions, benefit plans and more.
• Experience in how to distribute to and collect feedback from your employees through the combination of feedback tools and performance processes.
• Involved in Creating Financial reports- Volume trends, Collection rates, P&L statement, Income statement.
• Having a good knowledge on strategic nature of talent and how it provides data to other Workday applications through information collected via talent and performance processes.
• Developed integrations using workday studio tool, Enterprise Interface Builder (EIB), document transformation, Core connector and deploying it into workday tenant.
• Analysed client's HR/Payroll business needs through client working sessions and Day to day support of Workday HCM, Security, Compensation and Reporting issues.
• Worked on Performance and Talent Calibration - to ensure ratings are being given fairly and consistently across the organization as well as to help identify your Top Talent.
• Involved in integrations in Workday using Studio, BIRT and with packaged integration models like Core connectors, Cloud connectors.
• Worked on BIRT layouts by creating pay slip designs, customer invoices, adding deductions and earnings.
• Worked on numerous attributes to track on employees that can be tracked and how to build talent pools and succession pools that will provide the information the organization needs to retain talent and build a healthy talent pipeline.
• Experience on how to decide which positions to plan for, reports that can help determine who to place on your plans, and reporting that can help determine when and how to manage your plans in succession planning.
• Developed Test plans to list out all activities based on the scope of business processes, integrations and Payroll.
• Integral in creating Workday reports via Workday Report Writer for inbound/outbound integrations using Workday EIB. These integrations fed data to/from Workday to proprietary HR systems
• Collaborated with Workday integration consultants in managing Workday assigned high profile integrations which involved XML messaging, Web Services APIs from Payroll for G/L interface within PeopleSoft Finance as well as third party vendors.
• Assigning user based security groups to the applicants.
• Prepared employee master data like Job details, Worker history and contact information.
• Connect Workday to hundreds of popular on-premises and SaaS applications.
• Implemented changes to existing HR/Payroll business processes for migrating to Workday.
• Implemented Workday and data migration using EIB and experience in building inbound and outbound integrations in Workday using web services like XML, XSLT.
• Experienced in Workday Functional testing and creating test cases and scenarios.
• Develop testing strategies and verification scenarios along with project Scope and Requirements documents.
• Performed Reverse engineering to gather unknown information about system applications and processes.
• Mapped HCM data in the outbound integrations systems, to deliver to cornerstone via web services. Created Core Connector integration to pull the new hire information.
• Completed fit-gap analysis of all current integrations and customizations to determine Workday solutions, and provided expertise in all functional design sessions during the Plan phase of the Workday implementation.
• Managed and mentored a team of HRIS Professionals including Associate HRIS and HRIS Analysts. Created business analyst, guided the Analysts when resolving production issues.
• Lead Workday Testing which includes System, Integration and End to End Testing, Parallel Acceptance Testing, Access Testing, UAT.

Business/Workday Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Worked closely with SMEs and Solutions Architects to discover and formulate the scope of requirements for Integrations and Reports.
• Worked on Simple and advanced Integrations with Workday Studio and applied XSLT.
• Worked with implementation partners in helping build and deliver much Workday Integration leveraging iLoad’s, Workday Studio, Outbound/Inbound EIB's and the Cloud Connect platform.
• Created and used calculated fields in reporting, business processes, integrations and other areas within Workday.
• Documenting HR related documents such as blueprint documentation, project charter, statement of purpose (SOPs), etc. Configured changes to business processes in Workday based on change requests.
• Create data flow diagrams for HCM Workday Business Processes like Request compensation change, Job change - Transfers, Promote, Termination, etc.
• Review and perform gap analysis technical and non-technical business solutions required for the successful development and implementation of new HR and payroll functionality and applications.
• Develop requirement documentation for all inscope business process, Talent and Performance module, Onboarding module, Compensation and Payroll by working closely with the HRIS team and global HR Partners
• Implementation of Core Confidential, Onboarding, Recruiting, Talent, Advanced Compensation, Benefits and Career Development modules of Workday.
• Provided design, configuration, and troubleshooting services (functional and technical) for Workday Human Capital Management solution.
• Created Supervisory Organizations, Cost Centers, Cost Center Hierarchies, and location hierarchies' maintenance, and modification of Workday Business Processes and definitions.
• Worked on the creation of benefit plans, supervisory organizations, job profiles, and job families.
• Provided troubleshooting support for functional and technical production issues, coordinated with Workday using their case management system .
• Strong knowledge on Service NOW Ticketing system to address tickets in a timely manner with excellent customer service attitude.
• Worked on Agile, Scrum methodology. Strong knowledge on Salesforce agile accelerator to create sprints and work in a timely manner.
• Communicate with the implementation partner weekly on the project updates.
• Attend weekly meeting with the offshore project sub leads and communicate the project status.
• Understand the requirements of the Client and analyze the current system and coordinate the integrations with the Workday team.
• Take a lead role in Regression testing of the build data in and also in User Acceptance Testing (UAT). Created many test cases as part of testing.
• Prepared User Acceptance Testing Documents and UAT scripts to test various test scenarios. Also have experience in using automation testing tool like Kainos to test business processes.
• Executed test scripts with use of Kainos, an automated testing tool for Workday
• Created new integration to pull the new hires information using Core Connector Worker and Document Transformation which uses connector integrations XML Output as its data source input.
• Designed and built inbound and outbound studio integrations with RaaS reports
• Implemented inbound and outbound integrations using Workday EIB with XSLT specifications to transform the document format into the desired file format such as CSV or Excel, Web Services SOAP, REST, XML and XSLT for Qualifying Events, changes for FSA files to Custom Benefit Solutions.
• Developed Applicant Inbound Integration using Workday Studio from iCIMS.
• Experienced to work with Workday Report Writer and creating custom integrations with third party applications using Workday Cloud Connect and Enterprise Interface Builder (EIB).
• Used delivered ETV/XTT functions from a Custom XSLT file to transform the content into a CSV file format. Participate in Workday Communities to remain connected with Workday and customers.
• Used sequence generators, generating templates and validating inbound integration system results.
• Created Outbound Integrations for Internal applications like Telecom, Security Badge etc using EIB and Send it to respective applications.
• Involved in Development, Enhancement, Upgrade, and Maintenance of HR, Benefits, and Payroll.
• Participate in the discovery sessions with client and vendors, create the design and mapping documents and submit the same for sign off.
• Analyzed client's HR/Payroll business needs through client working sessions and supported development of new business processes and a future stage design.
• Reviewed test plans and test documents (Test Scenarios / Test Strategy / Test Cases) to ensure all requirements are covered in scripts as part of HR.
• Documented workflow, configurations, business process for performance module using Excel, MS project and Visio.
• Daily Matrices report creation based on application usage across the Organization, Create the project support related documents, Update and Maintain Project Cycle Management (PCM).
• Automated integrations like ADP, Benefit Focus, PeopleSoft Financials, Active Directory, Demographics, etc.
• Designed and configured Workday BPs for HCM including Hire, Change Job, Termination, Propose Compensation, Termination, Reorganization, International Assignment, etc
• Experienced to work with Workday Report Writer and creating custom integrations with third party applications using Workday Cloud Connect and Enterprise Interface Builder (EIB).