Workday Data and Technical Senior Manager

Job Requisition ID: 37818 

• Mentoring and development programs – receive support and coaching to progress your career 
• Deloitte Flex  - We recognise the importance of balance and embrace agility 
• Buy and sell leave - purchase up to 6 weeks of extra annual leave 

About the Role

We are seeking experienced professionals with expertise in Australian Payroll solutions who want to transition to our successful Workday Consulting team. Candidates should have experience in payroll design and module configuration across any payroll software, with a strong understanding of Payroll Parallel Testing.

Successful candidates will receive Workday Payroll certification and ongoing mentorship from our experts throughout their first projects.

Your Typical Day

As a Workday Payroll Consultant, you’ll participate in Workday Payroll implementations for Australian Clients, ensuring systems meet Client requirements, adhering to project timelines, and offering guidance to team members. You’ll manage Client communication, including gathering requirements, providing updates, training, and offering post-implementation support. Additionally, you’ll mentor junior team members and continue developing through certifications, webinars, and industry events.

About Our Team

Human Capital’s HR Transformation practice provides advisory and implementation services for ERP products like SAP, Oracle, and Workday. We guide Clients through all phases of implementation, offering both functional and technical services. Deloitte helps Clients maximize their ERP investment with regular training, certifications, and collaboration across multiple service areas.

Your Experience

To succeed, you should have:

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in payroll system implementation/support in Australia [any payroll system]
• Expertise in interpreting and communicating requirements
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Team leadership experience
• Knowledge of implementation methodology (Design to Deploy)
• Experience with Payroll Parallel Testing
• Problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Organizational and time management abilities
• Detail-oriented mindset
• Tertiary qualifications in Business, HR, IT, or related fields (preferred)
• Experience with Workday HCM (advantageous)

You should have a genuine interest in HR, payroll, and workforce management technology, with a consulting aptitude in a Client-facing environment.

Why Deloitte?   

At Deloitte, we focus our energy on interesting and impactful work. We’re always learning, innovating and setting the standard; making a positive difference to our clients and our society. We put coaching at the heart of what we do, helping our people grow their careers in any direction – whether it be up, moving into something new, or even moving across the world.   

We embrace diversity, equity and inclusion. We have a diverse collection of people from different backgrounds, with different experiences, gender identities, abilities and thinking styles. What binds us together is a shared commitment to value everyone’s perspective and to cultivate inclusion; so that our work environment is a safe space we can all belong.  

We prioritise flexibility and choice. At Deloitte, you get trust on Day 1. We know our people get their best work done when they’re in control of where and how they work, designing their work week around their client, team and personal commitments. 

We help you live and work well. To support your personal and professional life, we offer a range of perks and benefits, including retail discounts, wellbeing leave, paid volunteering days, twelve flexible working options, market-leading parental leave and return to work support package.  

Next Steps 

Sound like the sort of role for you? Apply now, we’d love to hear from you! 

By applying for this job, you’ll be assessed against the Deloitte Talent Standards. We’ve designed these standards so that you can grow in your career, and we can provide our clients with a consistent and exceptional Deloitte employee experience globally. The preferred candidate will be subject to background screening by Deloitte or by their external third-party provider.