Workday Developer Hcm Payroll Financial Management

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Workday Developer with strong hands-on technical and functional expertise across Workday Human Capital Management (HCM), Payroll, and Financial Management.

The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, configuring, integrating, and supporting enterprise Workday solutions. This position requires a comprehensive understanding of Workday business processes, system integrations, reporting frameworks, security configurations, and cross-functional data flows between HR, payroll, and financial systems.

The successful candidate will collaborate with functional teams, technical stakeholders, and business leadership to deliver scalable, secure, and reliable Workday solutions while supporting ongoing system enhancements, integrations, upgrades, and production operations.

Key Responsibilities

1. Workday Configuration & Application Development

• Design, configure, develop, implement, and maintain Workday solutions across HCM, Payroll, and Financial Management.
• Translate business and functional requirements into scalable Workday configurations, technical designs, integrations, and system enhancements.
• Configure and optimize Workday business processes, approval workflows, security roles, and access permissions.
• Support cross-functional business processes involving employee lifecycle management, payroll processing, financial transactions, and accounting.
• Identify opportunities for process automation, system optimization, and operational improvements.

2. Workday Integrations & API Development

• Design, develop, deploy, and maintain integrations between Workday and enterprise applications.
• Build and support secure integrations using REST APIs, SOAP web services, XML, XSLT, Java, and related integration technologies.
• Utilize Workday Studio, middleware platforms, and appropriate integration frameworks to support complex enterprise integrations.
• Develop and maintain integrations with banking systems, identity management platforms, payroll providers, and third-party enterprise applications.
• Implement authentication, authorization, data transformation, validation, error handling, logging, and integration monitoring.
• Troubleshoot integration failures and ensure data consistency, reliability, and security across connected systems.

3. Workday HCM, Payroll & Financial Management

• Support Workday HCM configurations and business processes related to employee data, organizational structures, staffing, compensation, and HR operations.
• Develop and maintain Workday Payroll configurations, integrations, data validations, and processing workflows.
• Support Workday Financial Management processes, including general ledger, payroll accounting, cost allocations, financial transactions, and reconciliation.
• Ensure accurate data flow and integration between HCM, Payroll, and Financial Management modules.
• Identify and resolve cross-module configuration, integration, and data reconciliation issues.
• Collaborate with functional stakeholders to ensure adherence to financial controls, payroll requirements, and operational policies.

4. Reporting, Data Management & Analytics

• Design, develop, and maintain Workday custom reports, advanced reports, dashboards, and data extracts.
• Develop reporting solutions to support HR, payroll, finance, compliance, and audit requirements.
• Apply SQL and appropriate analytical techniques to validate integration data, troubleshoot downstream issues, and support reconciliation.
• Implement data mapping, transformation, validation, and exception-handling processes.
• Maintain data accuracy, integrity, consistency, and security across Workday modules and integrated applications.

5. Testing, Implementation & Production Support

• Lead and support system integration testing, regression testing, payroll parallel testing, and user acceptance testing.
• Troubleshoot complex Workday configuration, integration, reporting, and production issues.
• Conduct root cause analysis using logs, integration monitoring tools, data extracts, and diagnostic techniques.
• Support Workday releases, system upgrades, configuration changes, and application enhancements.
• Participate in enterprise system implementations, data conversions, cloud migrations, and ERP transformation initiatives.
• Develop technical specifications, integration documentation, test cases, support procedures, and operational runbooks.
• Ensure timely incident resolution and continuous improvement of system performance and reliability.

6. Technical Collaboration & Stakeholder Management

• Collaborate with HR, payroll, finance, IT, and enterprise application teams.
• Facilitate requirements gathering, technical discussions, solution reviews, and implementation planning.
• Communicate technical solutions, system limitations, dependencies, and implementation risks to business stakeholders.
• Provide technical guidance and knowledge transfer to internal teams.
• Follow enterprise standards for system security, change management, release management, and documentation.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
• Proven hands-on experience developing, configuring, implementing, enhancing, and supporting Workday enterprise applications.
• Strong functional and technical experience across all three core areas:
  • Workday HCM
  • Workday Payroll
  • Workday Financial Management
• Hands-on development experience with XpressO, XML, XSLT, Java, REST/SOAP APIs, and SQL.
• Experience developing and supporting enterprise Workday integrations, including API-based and web-service integrations.
• Experience with Workday reporting, custom reports, data extracts, and advanced reporting capabilities.
• Working knowledge of Workday Studio, middleware integration tools, or workflow automation technologies.
• Strong understanding of Workday security configuration, business processes, and role-based access controls.
• Experience troubleshooting production issues, analyzing integration logs, and performing cross-system data reconciliation.
• Understanding of payroll accounting, cost allocations, general ledger posting, financial reconciliation, and internal controls.
• Experience supporting enterprise application implementations, major upgrades, migrations, or ERP transformation initiatives.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Workday Enterprise Interface Builder (EIB), Workday Studio, Workday Web Services (WWS), and Workday integration frameworks.
• Familiarity with Workday Core Connectors and Workday Extend.
• Experience implementing integrations between Workday and banking, financial, identity management, or third-party payroll systems.
• Experience supporting multi-entity, multi-organization, or complex enterprise Workday environments.
• Experience with payroll parallel testing, financial reconciliation, and data conversion activities.
• Familiarity with cloud enterprise architectures, middleware integration platforms, and API security standards.
• Knowledge of ITIL, SDLC, Agile methodologies, and enterprise change-management processes.
• Relevant certifications in Workday, enterprise applications, project management, business analysis, IT service management, or cybersecurity.

Core Technical Skills

Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate is a technically proficient Workday professional with demonstrated experience delivering end-to-end solutions across HCM, Payroll, and Financial Management.

This position requires someone who can independently manage Workday configurations, build enterprise integrations, troubleshoot complex technical issues, develop reporting solutions, and support critical HR, payroll, and financial operations.

Candidates should possess a balanced combination of Workday functional expertise, hands-on integration development, technical troubleshooting, and enterprise application delivery experience.

Candidate Location Requirement: Maryland residents only, preferably within commuting distance of Annapolis, MD.