Workday Senior Consultant - Absence and Time Tracking

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In 2022, Armanino proudly expanded its capabilities by launching its Workday Consulting Group. This new practice enables us to offer specialized Workday deployment and support services, enhancing our ability to deliver comprehensive solutions for Human Capital Management, Payroll, and Financials. This strategic move underscores our commitment to leveraging leading cloud technologies to help our clients streamline operations and achieve scalable growth​

We are looking for an experienced and client-focused Workday Payroll Senior Consultant to join our team. As a key member of the team, you will have the opportunity to wear multiple hats and help shape the vision of Workday HCM Practice. You will be responsible for implementing Workday solutions, working directly with clients, and providing expertise in Workday functionality. Your consulting experience, in-depth knowledge of Workday, and client relationship management skills will contribute to the success of our projects. The ideal candidate has an entrepreneurial spirit with positive energy to drive to achieve results, a growth mindset, and focus on innovation. 

Job Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to define and deliver scalable Workday solutions.

• Independently executes implementation of Workday modules per project (Absence, Time Tracking) from Planning through Deployment and Post Go Live.

• Lead client workshops per engagement to gather requirements & design business processes.

• Drives quality and workstream success under leadership of HCM Delivery Lead.

• Ensures alignment between workstream execution and overall project plan

• Actively contributes to risk identification, scope management, and delivery improvements

• Mentor junior team members within the HCM team.

• Proactively support leadership and contribute to internal team initiatives.

Requirements

• Minimum 3 years of Workday consulting experience across 3–5+ full lifecycle Phase 1 implementations.

• Proven expertise in Workday Absence and Time Tracking across multiple deployments.

• Experience working with cross-functional teams (HR, IT, Finance) to deliver 5+ integrated solutions.

• Workday certifications in Absence and Time Tracking demonstrating system expertise.

• Experience managing 3–5 concurrent client engagements in a consulting environment.

• Strong analytical skills with experience solving complex business challenges across 5+ implementations.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

• Demonstrated success maintaining 95%+ client satisfaction in delivery.

• Ability and willingness to travel up to 20%.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience delivering end-to-end Workday implementations across multiple modules (3+).

• Advanced reporting expertise including calculated fields, dashboards, and analytics (15+ reports built).

• Workday certification(s) beyond required modules (e.g., HCM, Reporting, Scheduling, Payroll, etc.) demonstrating system expertise.

• Hands-on experience administering Workday security for 1K+ users.

• Familiarity with integration tools (e.g., SmartConnect, EIBs, APIs) supporting 5+ integrations.

• Strong change management and training experience supporting enterprise rollouts (100+ users).

• Experience optimizing business processes resulting in 20%+ efficiency improvements.

• Ability to translate complex requirements into scalable solutions across large enterprise environments (1K+ employees).

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Armanino has a robust offering of benefits, including: 

• Medical, dental, vision

• Generous PTO plan and paid sick time

• Flexible work arrangements

• 401K with Profit Sharing

• Wellness program

• Generous parental leave

• 11 paid holidays

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