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This engagement will support a major university system as it transitions from a heavily customized PeopleSoft environment to Workday.\nThis is a hands-on consulting opportunity for a Workday professional with strongPayroll and Core HCM expertise who enjoys working through complex requirements, configuring solutions, and collaborating with clients and implementation teams. The selected consultant will work closely with Workday leadership and functional teams to support solution design, tenant configuration, testing, documentation, and issue resolution throughout the implementation.\nThe role will provide exposure to a complex Workday environment and the opportunity to contribute directly to key implementation deliverables, including tenant build, user stories, configuration workbooks, business process documentation, and defect resolution.\nThe position is remote, with limited travel to the client site in New York.\nPer contract requirements, candidates must be U.S. Citizens or Green Card Holders and be able to pass the client’s background check.\nResponsibilities\nSupport the design, solutioning, configuration, and implementation of Workday Payroll and Core HCM, with support for Compensation as needed.\nWork closely with the Payroll/HCM Lead and implementation team to translate business requirements into Workday solutions.\nParticipate in client meetings, workshops, and working sessions that drive requirements, design, and configuration decisions.\nSupport tenant build and configuration activities within Workday.\nDevelop and maintain user stories and related implementation documentation.\nIdentify, document, and help resolve configuration and testing defects.\nMaintain and update design documents, decision documents, and RAID items as the implementation progresses.\nContribute to the development and maintenance of Configuration Workbooks and Business Process Workbooks.\nSupport updates to Gap Definition Documents based on evolving requirements and solution decisions.\nCollaborate with functional and technical teams to identify downstream impacts and integration touchpoints related to Payroll and HCM.\nAssist with testing activities, issue analysis, and defect resolution.\nHelp identify opportunities to improve processes and leverage Workday functionality to reduce manual or highly customized legacy processes.\nProvide knowledge transfer and support to client stakeholders and project team members as needed.\nQualifications\nActive Workday Payroll Certification\nActive Workday Core HCM Certification\nHands-on experience supporting Workday Payroll and HCM implementations\nExperience with Workday configuration, business processes, and implementation documentation\nExperience participating in a full-cycle Workday implementation preferred\nStrong understanding of Payroll and Core HCM business processes\nAbility to work effectively with both functional and technical project team members\nStrong analytical and problem-solving skills\nExcellent client-facing communication skills and the ability to participate in discussions that lead to clear requirements and decisions\nAbility to manage multiple priorities and deliverables within a complex implementation environment\nPreferred Qualifications\nWorkday Compensation Certification\nExperience supporting a PeopleSoft-to-Workday implementation\nExperience in Higher Education, State Government, or other SLED environments\nExperience working with complex, multi-entity or multi-organization structures\nExperience with Workday Payroll configuration in a large or highly customized environment\nExperience developing or maintaining Workday configuration and business process documentation\nExperience with Workday testing, defect management, and implementation deliverables\n4 Reasons to Join The Squires Group, Inc.: 1. Our Commitment to You - We offer competitive pay, multi-year projects, and a list of exciting clients.2. Work-Life Balance - We work hard; we work smart and have quality time for family and \"life.\" 3. Golden Rule - We treat our consultants the way we want to be treated: with integrity, professionalism, and trust.4. We Care About You - We help you meet your career goals and continuously support your efforts in the field.\nCheck out our Referral Program!The Squires Group will pay you for every qualified professional that you refer and we place. If you see a position posted by The Squires Group and know the perfect person for the job, please send us your referral. 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