The Workday subject matter expert will be responsible for maintaining, designing and innovating change specific to their functional area(s). They will engage with multiple teams at local, regional or global level and contribute to providing robust solutions against business priorities, and in line with the wider technical strategy, whilst ensuring system compliancy.
Job Description:
Key responsibilities:
Subject Matter Expert for Workday Reporting & Analytics functional ity , understanding of other modules, and general Workday system capabilities.
Ability to analyze business requirements and translate them into technical specifications.
Meticulous attention to detail, especially when configuring Workday and managing data.
Ability to c hallenge demand requests and provide alternatives when appropriate .
Stays up to date on Workday Releases/ new features /patches , assessing their impact for dentsu and is able to advise stakeholders accordingly .
Ensures platform compliancy.
Skills and Experience -
Overall 12+ years experience out of which 4+ years of experience in Workday platform and related ecosystem
Experience in gathering requirements, design, configuration, and testing of Workday Reporting & Analytics solutions.
Expert knowledge of Workday Custom Reports, Dashboards and Analytics, Insights, Discovery Boards, Eligibility Rules, Accrual Calculations, Business Processes, Calculated Fields, Surveys, MOM, Purge reports and EIBs, Scheduling, Web Services.
Strong knowledge of Workday Security/cross-functional architecture and testing strategies.
Ability to manage multiple projects and initiatives simultaneously.
Strong communication skills, both written and oral.
Ability to interact and collaborate effectively with the business and co-workers in a positive manner that engenders confidence and trust.
Good problem solver with ability to consider alternative and diverse perspectives.
Work s closely with cross-functional teams, including HR, Finance, and IT, to ensure seamless integration between Workday and other systems.
Contributes to the development of internal tools, methodologies, and knowledge sharing initiatives to enhance the Workday platform.
Exposure to Workday downstream integrations to ERP/CRM systems and associated challenges
Workday Certification (s) would be preferred.
Experience of other Workday Analytics modules - Prism, Extend
Exposure to Integrations such as Payroll .
Experience of at least one end to end Workday implementation project .