Workday Payroll Consultant
Kainos
About the role
Bring at least five years of UK operational payroll experience and strong Workday Payroll knowledge to enterprise implementations and configuration for global customers. You’ll work directly with customers, manage your own workload, and support junior team members while rotating between Consulting and Application Management Services. The role is remote, with possible travel to customer sites in your region and minimal travel outside it; Workday certification is desirable.
MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE BUSINESS:
As a Workday Payroll Consultant (Senior Associate) in Kainos, you’ll work to implement and configure enterprise-scale Workday solutions for our global customer base. You will work closely with team members, as well working independently and confidently to manage your own workload. You’ll be able to understand customer requirements, designing and delivering solutions that are aligned to their needs. You’ll support more junior members of the team and share your knowledge with them.
MINIMUM (ESSENTIAL) REQUIREMENTS:
Strong experience of UK Operational Payroll - minimum 5 years
Very good understanding of Workday Payroll, as well as any specialist Capability
A very good customer focus, with experience in a customer-facing, consulting environment. Able to understand customer needs and build relationships. Able to understand when to escalate issues.
Clear and effective communicator, able to communicate with customers and colleagues with credibility and empathy, including in a remote working situation.
Capable of working within (remote) teams and alongside customers, as well as on your individual tasks with no supervision
Able to plan own workload and meet deadlines
Able to apply all relevant standards and procedures to your own work, maintaining high quality, accuracy and attention to detail
Aware of the importance of confidentiality and non-disclosure policies and/or agreements and ensures security of information at all times
Awareness of the Kainos story and wider business offering
Awareness of company strategy and how to support it
Able to come up with improvements in tools and/or processes to help the practice
Willing to learn in depth about relevant subject matter e.g., international regulatory requirements
Able to rotate through various Workday delivery services, specifically Consulting and Application Management Services
For Application Management Services, able to deliver work to meet defined Service Level Agreements
Able, if required, to travel to customer sites in the same region (minimal out of region travel may also be required)
DESIRABLE:
Workday HCM, Financials or Payroll Certification
Professional qualifications in your area of expertise
Good commercial awareness and sound understanding of project and business dynamics
Consulting skills e.g., presenting, participating in workshops, explaining functionality or solutions to customers