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Kognitiv Inc. · 20 hours ago

Workday Payroll Consultant

United States

Full-time

Remote

Mid, Senior Level

$76K/yr - $125K/yr

2+ years exp

Kognitiv Inc. is a rapidly growing company redefining the Workday partnership landscape. The Workday Payroll Consultant will implement and support Workday Payroll solutions, ensuring clients receive maximum value from their investment while fostering strong client relationships.

ConsultingHuman ResourcesManagement Consulting

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Responsibilities

Implement and configure Workday solutions for a global customer base. Design, configure, test, and deploy business requirements across multiple Workday Payroll module(s) while remaining flexible to clients' changing needs

Conduct working sessions with clients to gather, understand, and analyze business requirements. Assess actual client needs and propose recommendations and/or alternative solutions to meet client goals. Advise clients on best practices, recognize, and recommend process improvements, and implement system enhancements

Lead, consult, execute, and prioritize conflicting demands on medium to high complexity projects across multiple, concurrent clients without supervision for area(s) of expertise

Frequently discusses, and can articulate to clients, lessons learned from previous client experience, Workday best practices, as well as Kognitiv's Point of View. Ensure customers understand and take advantage of Kognitiv and Workday best practices

Manage the project scope, quality, and timeline for area(s) of expertise. Provide guidance, instruction, direction, and coaching to team members. Review team members' work as necessary to ensure quality

Perform research on problems, identify the true cause, and present/implement corrective measures to the client. Seek opinions and feedback on alternative solutions from team members to solve client needs

Contribute to the organization's knowledge management repository through formal and informal avenues (ex: Q&A, documented deliverables, facilitation of Workday knowledge sharing sessions, regularly posting best practices, etc)

Act as a mentor and coach for less experienced team members

Strive to innovate and suggest new approaches to deploy Workday efficiently and effectively

Gain an intermediate understanding of touch points, dependencies, and integration aspects across different Workday area(s)

Meet key performance indicators set for this role (ex: utilization target, service level agreements, customer satisfaction scores, etc)

Demonstrate Kognitiv's core value, "act like an owner", in all aspects of work

Qualification

Workday Payroll ModuleWorkday ImplementationsProject ManagementMicrosoft ExcelConsulting SkillsClient Relationship BuildingCommunication SkillsMentoring

Required

2+ years' experience leading and deploying Workday implementations, supporting Workday Post Production / AMS Services, or as a client of Workday

Deep knowledge of at least one Workday Payroll Module (Pay Component Configuration, Taxes, Accounting, Payroll Reporting, FLSA, Flat Sum Bonus, Retro, EIBs & Data Conversion) as well as Security and Reporting

Ability to lead medium to large projects (acquisitions, phase X, etc) for the full project lifecycle in areas(s) of expertise– from initial scoping/planning, discovery, design, testing, and go live

Ability to be effectively and actively engaged on multiple, parallel projects of all sizes in both supporting and leadership roles

Ability to prioritize and organize work to ensure overall timeliness and quality standards with no supervision. Ability to effectively manage against timelines, deadlines, and goals

Demonstrated commitment and achievement to delivery excellence and client satisfaction; strong client focus with the ability to understand client needs and build relationships

Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written. Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with customers and colleagues in a remote working environment

Strong consulting skills and a proven ability to influence a wide variety of audiences. Proven consultative skills to guide client and internal discussions to agreement of solutions in a timely manner

Willingness and ability to mentor and/or manage other consultants

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and to adapt to frequent change

Advanced Microsoft Excel skills required

Ability to meet travel requirements (<5% a year)