Workday Data Senior Analyst

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Through Transformation Powered by Workday, we help HR and Finance define their strategy, technology and approach to become agile, strategic advisors that drive critical business outcomes and revenue. By automating day-to-day tasks, then uniting and orchestrating the data and planning abilities of Finance and HR in one seamless system, organizations can better align to business strategy and ensure that the right skills and resources are available when they are needed.

With in-depth specialization in more than 40 industries and an unmatched, global delivery network, Accenture is uniquely positioned to guide its clients in this transformation, tailoring each journey to your specific needs. For more information, please visit Accenture + Workday

 

Key Responsibilities:

As a Workday Data Senior Analyst, you should expect to participate in a Workday Data Conversion effort and have the following responsibilities:

• Assist with converting data from legacy systems and spreadsheets into the Workday Cloud HCM & Financials system
• Converting Data into Workday using Workday provided loading tools
• Create ETL scripts to transform and load data in preparation to load to Workday
• Validate data loaded into Workday
• Assist clients in mapping legacy data, identifying data quality issues and overall responsibility over conversion activates on the project
• Responsible for key communication to project and client leadership
• Closely follow the strategic direction set by leadership when establishing Workday project goals
• Collaborate with client counterpart to successfully deliver on shared objectives
• Responsible for timely identification and escalation of risks and development of alternative technical and functional approaches when necessary
• Be involved with identification of process improvements and changes to our methodology based on project experience undefined

 

Your Skills and Qualifications:

• 1+ years’ previous consulting experience or congruent professional experience either as an internal Analyst or with a consulting/software company
• 2+ years of experience in HRIS field with Workday related experience in data migration from SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft, or similar applications
• 1+ years of experience with XML, XSD, XSLT or XPath 
• Experience with ETL Software including Informatica, SAS, Clover or Pentaho.
• Experience with MySql or other database products
• Formula and macro experience in Microsoft Excel
• Experience with at least 2 full life cycle ERP implementations in a Data Conversion role
• 1+ years project workstream experience
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work 4 days onsite
• Willingness to travel as required

Preferred Skills:

• Existing and current Workday HCM or Fins Core Certification
• Four-year college degree in a computer related or engineering field or equivalent work experience.
• Keen understanding and demonstration of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
• Demonstrated experience in Reporting/Analytics
• Consulting-based leadership experience on specialized projects with overall knowledge of information systems
• Ability to lead teams of consultants and clients to reach the goals around data conversion
• Self-starter with proven ability to work within a team-oriented environment
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and to adapt to frequent change
• Demonstrated ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment
• Demonstrated experience with Excel, Visio, MS Project (or equivalent) and PowerPoint

Mandatory Requirements

As the resource will be accessing sensitive data on the client site, they will need to be anAustralian Citizen with current or ability to gain Baseline Security Clearance 

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Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

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We encourage applications from all people, and we are committed to removing barriers to the recruitment process and employee lifecycle. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, religion or sexual orientation and we do not tolerate discrimination. If you require adjustments to the recruitment process or have a preferred communication method, please email [email protected] and cite the relevant Job Number, or contact us on +61 2 9005 5000.
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