Workday Certified HCM Consultant (Recruiting/Core Compensation)

  • Accenture
  • Columbus, Ohio
  • Full Time

Job Description

Who We Are

We are Accenture, a global professional services company, searching for a Workday Recruiting/Comp Consultant.

This individual will be part of a team of advisory professionals focused on cloud-based data-reporting operations that integrate and optimize the essential corporate functions of finance, analytics, planning and HR.

For many of our clients, successfully getting their data operations into cloud environments is a major focus. The enterprise data-reporting software of Workday is a critical component of many of the cloud solutions we design, which is why Accenture has assembled a team of more than 2,000 Workday-certified professionals.

What's in it for You

Help HR and Finance leaders define and execute their strategy and give them the adaptability they need in a fast-changing world.

To help you take your skillset beyond Workday technology, our Transformation Powered by Workday Training will help you take your consulting to a whole new level.

Take your Workday skills and career to the next level, mastering complex projects while expanding your leadership and advisory skills with a market-leading team.

As a Workday Recruiting/Core Comp Consultant, your primary responsibilities may include:

  • Lead or support the Recruiting/Core Comp workstreams on a Workday implementation project.

  • Support the creation of work plans for large complex global engagements, owning risk, budget, resources, client relationships, etc.

  • Researching and resolving day-to-day Workday Recruiting/Comp issues

  • Work with client to support the new requirements for Recruiting/Comp in Workday

  • Creating and Updating Workday configurations based on requirement changes

  • Provide support for regular and special Recruiting/Comp processes in Workday

  • Provide support for Recruiting/Comp activities like posting, bank transfer and pay checks in Workday

  • Provide support for Legal and regulatory reports in Workday

  • Provide support for year-end reporting and other year-end activities in Workday

  • Manage small on andoff-shorefunctional teams

  • Identify strategies, risks, and options, recommend approaches and mitigations to meet client/functional requirements

  • Architect Workday Recruiting/Comp solutions to ensure that all work streams are cohesive and cross functional impacts are considered and mitigated

  • Advise clients on industry standards and leading practices.

  • Demonstrate design optionsthrough the use ofprototyping.

  • Understand and apply Workday and Accenturemethodologies.

  • Provide the Project Manager with status updates and keep them apprised of overall project status.

  • Demonstrate strong client and stakeholder management to achieve project objectives

  • Support innovation through the creation of new industry leading methods and assets

Why should I join the Accenture Workday team?

Innovate every day. Be at the forefront of designing and delivering Workday solutions that push boundaries and create new opportunities for our clients.

Lead with the industry's best. Join an industry-recognized global cloud leader with more than 2000 Workday certified professionals collaborating to drive enterprise-wide transformational projects on a global scale. Accenture has worked with more than 600 clients to deliver Workday deployments to unlock the potential of their organizations.

Learn and grow continuously. Harness unmatched training and professional development to help you build and advance your Workday, consultative and delivery skills. With learning resources, interactive classroom courses, real-life client simulations and ongoing mentoring available when you need it, you'll expand your thinking beyond the core Workday implementation.

Who will be successful at Accenture?

It's not just what you know or where you've been that propels success at Accenture: It's who you are, fundamentally, as a person. We prize diversity in backgrounds and perspectives. Whatever your unique qualities, a few key traits should apply: You're passionate about technology and motivated to apply the latest technology trends. You're proactive and collaborative; a leader with effective communication skills. You're driven by new challenges and are motivated to improve. You're a creative problem solver with the flexibility to navigate uncertainty. You're focused on the future with a desire to develop inclusive, responsible and sustainable solutions to complex challenges.

Travel may be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary from 0 to 100% depending on business need and client requirements.

Qualification

Here's what you need:

  • Workday Partner Certification

  • Minimum of 2 years of consulting experience, most recently in a Lead or similar level role

  • Minimum of 2 years of HCM Implementations (Recruiting and/or Core Compensation)

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years work experience). If Associate's Degree must have equivalent minimum 6 year of work experience.

Bonus points if you have:

  • 4 years of Comp, Recruiting, Talent/Performance, and Benefits Implementations

  • Demonstrate knowledge of the HR function & processes

  • Experience in Education & Government implementations

Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired as set forth below.

The application window for this job will remain open until at least 12/16/2025. However, if this date has passed and this role is still posted, please note we are still accepting applications.

Information on benefits is here.

Role Location Annual Salary Range

California $63,800 to $196,000

Cleveland $59,100 to $156,800

Colorado $63,800 to $169,300

District of Columbia $68,000 to $180,300

Illinois $59,100 to $169,300

Maryland $63,800 to $169,300

Massachusetts $63,800 to $180,300

Minnesota $63,800 to $169,300

New York/New Jersey $59,100 to $196,000

Washington $68,000 to $180,300

Locations

Job ID: 503052043
Originally Posted on: 12/11/2025

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