Workday Analyst/ Testing Lead Resume
Houston, TX
SUMMARY:
- Over 9 years of experience in Information Technology includes implementing, configuring, analyzing, customizing, maintaining and administering ERP software systems. Have 5 years of extensive experience as a Workday Consultant.
- Thorough working knowledge and experience with the Workday eco - system including both technical -functional aspects of Workday, specializing in integrations and reporting.
- 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 , Training, Pay Planning , Performance Management / Talent Management , Applicant Tracking / On-boarding, Manager / Employee self-service etc.
- Worked on inbound/ outbound integration issues Using EIB , Core Connector , Workday Studio , managing business processes , Report Writer (Advanced , Simple , Matrix , Transpose and Composite ), Creating Custom Object , Calculated Fields and Custom Advance Reports for both HCM and Financials Management .
- Developed several custom reports in Finance Project modules like Project Validation, Hours and Cost for Project etc.
- Worked on PICOF integrations.
- Created custom Workday reports and modify/troubleshoot existing custom reports.
- Experienced in Data Migration through Object Transporter and Solution task .
- Experienced in implementing Custom Integration , Studio Integration and Packaged Integrations .
- Good working knowledge on Security group administration, Business process configuration for Workday implementation.
- Experience working on Workday implementations/Support/Maintenance projects and training end users.
- Well-versed in designing/development of Interfaces with legacy and third party systems.
- Good Knowledge on Organizational Setup, configurable Security setup , Tenant setup , Custom field mapping , and system process designs and customized specific roles based on requirements.
- 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, Training 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 Microsoft 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, Custom Reports, Calculated Fields, Packaged Integrations, EIB, Core Connectors, XSLT,Workday Studio
Integration Technologies: XML, XSLT, SOAP, REST, WSDL, Web Services
Databases & Tools: Oracle, MySQL, SQL Server, SQL Navigator, SQL Developer, MS Access
Document Processing: MS PowerPoint, MS Project, MS Visio, MS Excel, MS Word
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Confidential, Houston, TX
Workday Analyst/ Testing Lead
Responsibilities:- Worked on Workday HCM/Financial Management with Substantial functional and Technical expertise in Financials solutions and HR Business Processes.
- Worked in all phases of the Workday implementation and support after go live namely - Requirement gathering, Analysis, Design, Development, Testing, deploying and scheduling.
- Lead for testing of an 8 -member workday team in developing and implementing quality-assurance and quality-control methodologies for Confidential to ensure compliance with QA standards and customer specifications.
- Supported various HR modules such as Core HR, Benefits, Payroll, Compensation, Absence Management, Time Tracking, Talent Management, Recruiting, and Finance.
- Designed and implemented customer requirements into our Financials solutions (general ledger, Projects, Suppliers, Banking, Cash Management, payables, purchasing, receivables, Procurement and assets).
- Analyzed business requirements, conducted gap analysis, estimated project scope and worked closely with fellow onshore and developers to deliver high-quality software solutions using Workday.
- Coordinated with vendors and made sure they receive the Integrations output files via SFTP.
- Good Understanding and created inbound/ outbound integrations Using Core Connector, Workday Studio , EIB, managed business processes, Report Writing, Creating Workday Calculated Fields, Custom Reports and converted legacy data into Workday.
- Worked on complex XSLT, XML, XPATH and REST based APIs in Workday.
- Generate different kinds of reports - Simple, Advanced, Matrix and Composite reports to meet client requirements within the workday.
- Create calculated fields, used filters, sub filters and sort for Custom Reports to ensure required report delivery.
- Troubleshoot integrations and reporting issues to identify and fix root causes.
- Hands on experience in configuring and updating workday business processes for different functional areas.
- Responsible for Creating the Test Strategy , Test Plan, Conducting Daily Triage Meetings, Providing Test Metrics, Escalating and following up on Issue Resolution.
- Provided client developer teams with detailed reports on quality metrics, identified bugs/flaws and recommended fixes.
- Conducted formal and informal product design reviews throughout the software development life cycle to provide input on functional requirements, product designs, schedules and potential issues.
- Troubleshoot integrations and reporting issues to identify and fix root causes.
- Leveraged end to-end expertise to provide a business perspective to developers, quickly gaining their respect and becoming a valued, “go-to” team member on challenging test cases.
- Served as trusted advisor and Workday expert to the client, providing recommendations, best practices, and lessons learned to enable a successful Workday project.
- Deployed integrations and solutions from Sandbox to Production.
- Worked with Workday Change Management in creating change management documentations like Implementation plan, Test plan, Test Evidence, Backout Plan to present to change board.
- Created multiple Gemini and Service now requirement Tickets and Workday change management tickets (requesting change board to deploy changes to production).
- Created roadmaps and timing of upgrades and maintenance for Confidential development environment.
- Developed and stepped through test scripts to evaluate new releases of Workday, and determine impact to Confidential .
- Created detailed system specifications, field mapping, and system process designs and document the detailed functional design.
- Experienced with Workday Security, creating Integration's security groups, custom security groups, Integration systems user.
- Developed Test Scenarios and Test scripts for Integrations, Business processes and custom reports.
- Assisted end users and Mentored about configuration, report development and Integrations.
- Created different BIRT Layouts such as Customer invoice Layouts and employee letter.
- Created business and technical requirements documents for enhancements and configuration change.
- Working on Workday upgrades testing.
- Documented and updated support tickets for production and break fix scenarios.
Environment: Workday, Workday EIB, Workday Studio, Core Connector, XML, XSLT, XPath, Web Service, RaaS, SOAP, WSDL, BIRT, Report Designer
Confidential, Brunswick, NJ
Workday Consultant
Responsibilities:- Translate customer requirements into formal requirements and design documents, establish specific solutions, and leading the efforts including programming and testing that culminate in client acceptance of the results.
- Worked with consulting partners on the Conversion tasks, Integration tasks, Security tasks, and Reporting tasks.
- Involved in implementation and support of Workday HCM for various HR modules such as Benefits, Payroll, Compensation, Absence Management, Talent Management, Performance Management, Recruiting, and Finance.
- 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.
- Responsible for loading Newly Merged Employee Data, GL data , Compensation Data , and Commissions Data etc Workday using different EIB’s , and Web services .
- Developed different custom reports including matrix reports , advanced reports , composite reports on all modules, which includes Compensation, Benefits, Core HR, Finance and Payroll.
- Assist in development of new reports for ongoing customer needs and conversion of SAP , PeopleSoft reports to workday reports during conversion.
- Created new integration to pull the new hires information using Core Connector Worker and Document Transformation that uses connector integrations XML Output as its data source input.
- Worked on Simple and advanced Integrations with Workday Studio .
- Worked on PICOF+ Studio integrations with Payroll provider ADP.
- Created various test cases for Payroll and Non Payroll Integrations which involved different Staffing Events and data changes for the employee records.
- Worked on Setting up dashboards and work lets.
- Worked on developing security groups - assign user based security groups, domain security and business process security.
- Worked on web services like request compensation change, termination, rescind business process, create positions, compensation plans, EIB and change job.
- Creating the new business processes and notifications in deployment and sandbox tenants based on the designed business flow diagrams. Created and engaged in validating and customizing BP’s for Integrations.
- Developed integrations using web service SOAP, WSDL, XML, XSLT on the Workday cloud platform such as Payroll integration, ADP inbound/outbound and Taleo integration. Worked to fix integration related issues.
- Helped in testing of Workday Compensation including Packages, Salary & Hourly Plans, Bonus and merit plans. Proposed for New Hire, Edit Government Ids, Edit workday Account.
- Configured Workday benefits including groups, plans, coverage types, event types, and eligibility rules.
- Configured absence management including vacation, parental leave and other LOA types.
- Involved in Performance Tuning for Population (1+ lakh employees) and Complexity Perspective.
- Configured performance management including goal setting, midyear, and year end processes.
- Experienced in creating advanced reports and using those reports as RAAS (report as a service) REST calls to extract data from workday to studio and use it as per the integration requirements.
- Created Report design (BIRT report) for workday Electronic Verification Employment letters.
- Created and used calculated fields in reporting, business processes, integrations and other areas within Workday.
- Created reports in various functional areas such as New Hires, Talent Management Systems, Absence Management, Benefits, Compensation, Payroll, Finance and Recruiting.
- Worked on custom report writing: Advanced report, Filters, Sub filters, Columns, Prompts and scheduling reports .
- Worked on auto process of pulling data from to workday and feed into tableau using Workday report writer.
- Worked on Validating and loading data into different Workday tenants such as implementation, Gold and Production tenants.
- Worked on interfaces, conversions and customization . Involved in the conversion of master data and transaction data.
- Supported the organization in Maintaining and modifying existing workday integrations by building custom EIB's to enable processing of large-volume transactions and CCB integrations as needed .
- Involved in supporting of test planning execution, developing test case scenarios, data validation, data transfer, Parallel testing for HR, Payroll and finance.
- Supported Workday HCM System Testing, End-to-End testing, and UAT through phased rollout of Workday across the organization. Involved in Bi-annual Upgrade support.
- Provide day to day support of current HR System related issues and weekly updates to the peeps regarding new implementation process.
Environment: Workday, Workday EIB, Workday Studio, Core Connector, XML, XSLT, XPath, Web Service, RaaS, SOAP, WSDL, BIRT, Report Designer.
Confidential, Boston, MA
Workday HCM Consultant
Responsibilities:- 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.
- Analyzed complex sets of data to identify quality issues and proactively initiated steps for improvement.
Environment: Workday, Workday EIB, Workday Studio, Core Connector, XML, XSLT, XPath, Web Service, RaaS, SOAP, WSDL, BIRT, Report Designer.
Confidential, Framingham, MA
SR. Workday Developer
Responsibilities:- Responsible for gathering and documenting customer requirements, designing, tracking, reporting and analyzing.
- Assist in testing of new releases from pre-production to post production.
- Configured various aspects of workday HCM such as Core HR , compensation , Payroll, Benefits , Performance , Time and attendance .
- Worked on the creation of benefit plans, job profiles, and job families.
- Provides functional expertise for system issues and resolution with functional end users
- 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
- 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.
- Excellent Knowledge in functional areas in Workday, good experience in navigations and core concepts.
- Worked on Business Process , Compensation and Custom Reports in Workday and generate simple report-based Outbound Integration .
- Creating the report writer reports, worked with standard and Custom Reports, using the security in the reports.
- Worked on Reports to create custom reports using Workday Report Writer to meet the business needs of HR and Payroll application report consumer groups.
- Led activities for retiring old legacy systems supporting compensation/payroll.
- Created Simple and Advance reports on Time, Attendance, performance, Compensation, Payroll and Benefits.
- Thorough understanding of calculated fields and efficiently using calculated fields in custom reports to enhance report performance.
- Implemented Workday performance management including goal setting, midyear, and year end processes.
- Worked extensively on Payroll Interfaces and have designed and developed integrations in EIB
- Understanding Workday data sources , business objects and related business objects which play a significant role in developing custom reports in Workday.
- Scheduled Custom reports to run Weekly, Bi-Weekly and Monthly based on requirement.
- Used solution migration to move reports from Gold to Production tenant.
- Understand complex business processes , requirements and rapidly find robust and innovative development solutions respecting systems architecture .
- Involved in QA/ UAT Testing of reports and helped client to determine errors before going live.
- Go-Live Planning and Post-Implementation support.
Environment: XML, XSLT, Workday EIB, Workday Custom reports, Workday Core Connect, Workday Studio, Workday Document transformation, Workday Calculated Fields, Workday Services.
Confidential, Kansas City, MO
Workday HCM Consultant
Responsibilities:- Involved in application requirements gathering and design, Process and Analysis meetings for new Workday Implementation project.
- Worked directly with customers to research , troubleshoot , and lead resolution for integration issues in a timely manner.
- Worked with team in functional configuration of the Workday application.
- Developed SOAP web services, concur expense management using EIB and Workday Report Writer.
- Participate in Workday Report build activity for estimated reports for Time Warner and related divisions including Staffing, Events, Compensation, and Payroll reports.
- Worked on customizing Business Process (BP’s) and other Condition rule within BPs.
- Experience with Organization Management , Self-Service , and Compensation .
- Using Workday Studio to bring in daily worker data changes to Workday.
- Developed assemblies for transactions such as Hire, Terminate, LOA, Data changes, Edit Position etc.
- EIB’s - outbound and inbound with custom transformation using XML, XSLT, XPath.
- Hands-on involvement with Analysis, Setup and Configuration of Workday HCM.
- Workday Studio (Inbound) - Worked on a global inbound integration using nine different transactions like Hire, Terminate, LOA, and Compensation Changes etc. Developed to bring in daily worker data changes to Workday using workday studio.
- Working on Core Connectors for Worker and Payroll (PICOF).
- Worked on Compensation Components and created compensation eligibility rules based on management levels, job profile, and job family. Setup Compensation Eligibility Rules based on compensation grades and job profiles.
- Partially involved in creating benefit plans , benefit groups , benefit eligibility rules as per the client requirement and add them into enrolment plans and manage the enrolment rules.
- Working on the Design, Build and Testing/ Go Live support in Core HCM and the entire Compensation framework of Compensation Management in Workday including creating Compensation Elements, Compensation packages.
- Managed job description and workflow of employee data for compensation module including job families, pay ranges, bonus scales, grading and supervisor setup.
- Created Supervisory Organizations , Cost Centers , Cost Center Hierarchies , and location hierarchies maintenance , and modification of Workday Business Processes and definitions.
- Setup business process steps , such as Action , Approval , Approval Chain and Checklist, and how they work and integrate with security groups.
- Responsible for driving Implementation which includes Configuring system, Security, Roles, Business Processes, Payroll Testing, Reporting, Data Integrity, & Upgrades.
- Worked closely with SMEs and Solutions Architects to discover.
- Involved in different upgrades of Workday. Manage incoming case queue and maintain focus on resolving customer cases quickly and effectively in line with our service level agreements.
- Test customer problems and log issues to development, working with developers to determine a solution.
- Collaborate with Development, QA and other Technical Analysts to research, identify and validate issue resolutions.
- Assist team in implementation of Workday. Work with consulting partners on the Conversion tasks, Integration tasks, Security tasks, and Reporting tasks.
- Provide day to day support of current HR System related issues and weekly updates to the peers regarding new HRIS implementation process.
- Utilized weekly meetings, reporting, and call trending to identify knowledge gaps and opportunity for knowledge transfer/training.
Environment: XML, XSLT, Workday EIB, Workday Custom reports, Workday Core Connect, Workday Studio, Workday Document transformation, Workday Calculated Fields, Workday Services.
Confidential, New York, NY
PeopleSoft HCM Technical Consultant
Responsibilities:- Involved in doing the changes to data conversion Application Engine programs and also involved in running the data conversion in the upgrade.
- Worked on the development tool Application Engine, by creating and modifying main Sections, Steps and Actions using State Record and Temporary Tables.
- Used Application Engine to transfer the data from flat files to PeopleSoft tables.
- Customized different Online Objects (records, record fields, Pages, Components, component record fields) according to the specifications, and also modified Search Record dialog box.
- Involved in the regular Tax updates to the system during the upgrade. Created an exhaustive upgrade document for the client.
- Involved in retrofitting the public queries to take the changed records in to account.
- Involved in all phases of upgrade such as upgrading tools, application and customization.
- Part of the team during the final move to the production phase.
- Involved in the development of the Application Engine program and component interface to load the Job codes in to PS Application.
- Involved in the design and development of one new customized module named FOCUS application from scratch.
- Handled various types of tickets as a support activity. And also handled technical components in People Tools.
Environment: PeopleSoft HRMS, Payroll, Benefit Administration, People Tools, Oracle 9i., Windows.
Confidential
PeopleSoft HCM Technical Consultant
Responsibilities:- Worked on modules HR, Payroll, Benefits.
- Created Technical design documentation for different customizations.
- Involved in Project Planning, design, develop, and schedule all activities and exercises related to system and application testing for the PeopleSoft modules and Campus Solutions module.
- Responsible for creating new PeopleSoft objects such as Menus, Components, Pages, and Records using Application Designer and modified the existing objects like Components, Pages, Records and Menu definitions.
- Worked extensively on People Code to implement the new required business rules of the client and also to validate the data entry process also modified the Delivered People Code as Business requirements.
- Setting up Benefit plans and Benefit programs.
- Configured the Base Benefits module by enrolling employees in benefits and calculating deductions.
- Involved in creation and maintenance of Roles and Permission list for all account users in the HR/Payroll system.
- Created new SQRs and Customized existing SQRs as per the requirement.
- Developed Run control Pages as per corporate requirements and attached to menus to run the SQRs online through Process Scheduler server.
- Developed customized SQR process to read data from flat files and process Employee Transfers, Terminations, Promotions and New hires.
- Analysis of the functional Requirements and converting them into Technical Design Specifications.
- Preparation of Unit Test Cases and Test Plan along with customer support.
Environment: PeopleSoft HCM 8.9, Payroll, Application Designer, People Code, HR, Benefits, SQR's, Oracle 10g, SQL .