Workday Payroll Senior Consultant

Kognitiv Inc. seeks to be the best in the Workday® ecosystem in both customer and employee satisfaction. We believe happy employees go hand-in-hand with happy customers. We truly believe that if our employees feel engaged, challenged, and empowered every day, they will provide top-notch service for our customers. We encourage our employees to "act like an owner" each and every day in the work they do and their contributions to our fast growing organization.

Workday Payroll Senior Consultants work in partnership with clients and internal teams to ensure maximum value out of a client's Workday investment. The role is responsible for implementing Workday Post Production support initiatives across Workday Payroll module(s), whether independently, as a team member, or in a leadership capacity. Senior Payroll Consultants drive high client satisfaction through building relationships with clients and delivering impeccable customer service.

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.

Qualifications

4+ 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, Payroll Business Processes, 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).

Estimated Pay Range (USA only):

$76,000.00 - $150,200.00

Kognitiv Is Committed To A Transparent And Equitable

compensation structure. Our decisions on employment offers and

compensation levels are based on factors such as skill set,

experience,

education, market data, internal equity, certifications, geography, and other business and organizational needs. The presented base pay range considers a wide range of factors, but it's important to note it's not a guarantee. Bonus and incentive eligibility vary by role. For details on our comprehensive

benefits package, please visit our careers site at careers.kognitivinc.com/

benefits.

Kognitiv Is An

Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. Kognitiv will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in a manner consistent with the

requirements of the law, including any applicable fair chance law.

Applicants for employment in the country in which they are applying (Employing Country) must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the Employing Country and with Kognitiv.

Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Kognitiv or an affiliated Kognitiv business may not be eligible for consideration.

This job postings' application deadline is an estimate, but ultimately the fill date is flexible and the job will remain open until filled. Any updates on deadlines will be communicated through this job posting.

Estimated Application Deadline

2024-04-15