Workday HCM Consultant, 5 months, London/Hybrid, £650/day (Inside IR35)

Role Summary

We are looking for an experienced Workday HCM Consultant who can hit the ground running and provide hands-on support following a recent Workday implementation. The role will focus on stabilisation activities, post-go-live fixes, configuration enhancements, and ongoing optimisation of the Workday platform.

Key Responsibilities

* Support and resolve post-implementation defects, issues, and enhancement requests.

* Configure and maintain Workday Business Processes (BPs), security policies, and organisational structures.

* Manage and optimise supervisory organisations, hierarchies, and organisational configuration.

* Develop and maintain Workday reports and dashboards.

* Build and deploy EIBs for data loads, extracts, and integrations.

* Support and troubleshoot PECI and payroll integrations.

* Provide expert guidance across core Workday HCM modules, including:

o Core HCM

o Compensation

o Absence

o Benefits

* Configure and maintain Workday security, including:

o Business Process security

o User-based security groups

o Domain security policies

* Partner with HR, Payroll, and Technology teams to deliver solutions and continuous improvements.

Essential Experience

* Extensive hands-on Workday configuration experience across HCM modules.

* Strong expertise in PECI, payroll integrations, EIBs, reporting, and Business Process configuration.

* Deep understanding of Workday security architecture and governance.

* Proven experience managing supervisory organisations and organisational hierarchies.

* Demonstrable experience supporting Workday environments following implementation or major transformation programmes.

* Ability to work independently and quickly assess, prioritise, and resolve issues.

Ideal Candidate

* Pragmatic, delivery-focused consultant with strong troubleshooting skills.

* Comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment with minimal handover.

* Able to provide immediate value through expert Workday knowledge and practical problem solving.