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Venkata Sai Sumanth Morapakula

Summary

Dynamic Sr. Workday HCM Consultant at ABCD, skilled in Core HCM and User Acceptance Testing. Achieved streamlined hiring processes and enhanced reporting capabilities, empowering HR teams to operate independently. Proven ability to configure complex compensation plans and implement effective security measures, fostering a compliant and efficient work environment.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Sr. Workday HCM Consultant

ABCD
04.2024 - Current
  • Set up company structures in Workday, like teams, job types, and office locations, so everyone was placed correctly.
  • Worked with compensation teams to build salary rules, bonuses, and merit plans based on job roles and performance.
  • Helped configure time tracking rules for hourly and salaried staff to make sure hours and pay were accurate.
  • Created clear reports and dashboards to show hiring activity, employee changes, and diversity across departments.
  • Set up benefit plans, enrollment windows, and dependent rules so employees could select the right coverage each year.
  • Made sure only the right people had access to sensitive employee info by setting security rules and roles.
  • Built recruiting tools like job templates and interview steps to help HR and managers hire faster and more smoothly.
  • Helped the audit team by preparing access reports, employee data checks, and system logs to pass compliance checks.
  • Configured leave types like vacation and sick time, with clear rules for how much can be carried over.
  • Supported testing activities by writing test cases, fixing issues, and helping users check if things were working before going live.
  • Helped design performance review forms and review cycles to support employee evaluations and growth planning.
  • Worked with payroll and finance teams to make sure special pay types like bonuses and extra hours were shown correctly in reports.
  • Trained HR teams on how to use Workday for hiring, promotions, and employee exits so they could work more independently.
  • Set up delegation rules so that when managers are out, others can approve tasks on their behalf easily.
  • After go-live, I gathered feedback from teams and made updates to make processes faster and easier for HR and employees.
  • Technical Skills: Core HCM, Compensation Plans, Supervisory Organizations, Job Profiles, Calculated Fields, EIB (Enterprise Interface Builder), Custom Reports, Matrix & Advanced Reporting, Business Process Configuration, Absence Management, Benefit Plans, User Acceptance Testing (UAT)

Workday HCM Consultant

ABCD
10.2023 - 04.2024
  • Helped set up employee job titles, teams, and departments in Workday so that the org structure stayed clean and up to date.
  • Created rules for who can apply for different benefits based on their location, job type, and hire date.
  • Supported HR teams in updating employee info like job changes, promotions, and salary increases quickly and correctly.
  • Built dashboards that showed real-time data on open roles, new hires, and people leaving the company.
  • Assisted in setting up performance review processes so managers could give feedback and ratings to their teams.
  • Configured time-off plans like PTO and sick leave, with automatic tracking and approval steps.
  • Worked with recruiters to simplify the hiring steps and ensure every job posting followed the right approval process.
  • Set up secure access rules to make sure only authorized users could view or change employee and payroll data.
  • Helped automate onboarding steps for new hires, like setting up tasks, documents, and manager checklists.
  • Created easy-to-use reports for HR to track changes in employee data over time, like promotions or department moves.
  • Helped test new Workday features before they went live to make sure nothing broke existing processes.
  • Configured alerts and reminders for things like benefit enrollment deadlines and upcoming performance reviews.
  • Assisted payroll teams in checking that job changes and pay updates reflected correctly during pay runs.
  • Provided training and simple guides to HR and managers so they could complete tasks confidently on Workday.
  • Cleaned up old or unused data in the system to improve performance and avoid confusion in reports.
  • Technical Skills: Prism Analytics, Workday Extend, Core Connector, Workday Studio (basic), Role-Based Security, Custom Notifications, Mass Data Uploads, Time Tracking, Benefit Eligibility Rules, Audit Reporting, Integration Monitoring, Change Management, Release Testing

Workday Consultant

ABCD
08.2022 - 10.2023
  • Set up hiring, promotion, and exit processes in Workday so HR teams could complete actions smoothly and without delays.
  • Built reports for managers and HR to track team structure, compensation, and open roles.
  • Uploaded employee data in bulk (like job titles and departments) using EIB templates to save time during big updates.
  • Worked with IT and HR teams to fix errors in employee records and make sure the system showed correct information.
  • Created business rules to decide who should approve requests like job changes or time off.
  • Helped design dashboards that showed key HR data in one place for leadership teams.
  • Set up alert messages and notifications in Workday to remind users about upcoming tasks or missing info.
  • Participated in regular system testing to make sure updates and changes didn’t break existing processes.
  • Supported recruiting teams by making it easy to post jobs, manage candidates, and send out offer letters through Workday.
  • Created calculated fields to help with reporting logic, like tracking tenure or calculating bonus eligibility.
  • Met with HR and payroll users to gather feedback and updated configurations based on what they needed.
  • Helped troubleshoot login or access issues by checking user roles and fixing security settings.
  • Wrote step-by-step guides and shared screen recordings to help HR staff complete tasks on their own.
  • Worked with integration developers to test file transfers and data flows between Workday and third-party systems.
  • Cleaned up old reports, unused fields, and outdated approvals to make Workday easier and faster for everyone to use.
  • Technical Skills: Workday HCM, Compensation, Job Changes, Security Roles, Recruiting Setup, EIB, Reporting, Org Structure Management, Testing Support, User Training.

Workday Integration Consultant

ABCD
07.2020 - 08.2022
  • Created inbound and outbound integrations to move employee data between Workday and other systems like payroll or benefits platforms.
  • Used EIB (Enterprise Interface Builder) to upload and extract large amounts of employee or job data in just a few steps.
  • Helped set up secure file transfers (SFTP) so data could move safely between Workday and vendors.
  • Worked with Workday Studio to build advanced integrations that required custom logic or multiple steps.
  • Monitored integrations daily to make sure files ran on time and fixed any errors when something failed.
  • Helped test new integrations with HR and finance teams before they were launched to ensure everything worked properly.
  • Set up user permissions for integrations so only the right people could access or trigger them.
  • Created calculated fields and reports to support integration outputs like payroll or benefit files.
  • Worked with vendors to align file formats and scheduling so the integrations fit both Workday and third-party system needs.
  • Documented how each integration works and what it’s used for, so teams could understand or support them later.
  • Configured Core Connectors for worker, payroll, and benefits to automate recurring data feeds.
  • Built alerts and notifications to let users know when integrations succeeded or failed.
  • Participated in regular release testing to check that updates didn’t impact existing integrations.
  • Helped HR and IT teams resolve data mismatches or rejected files by reviewing error messages and logs.
  • Scheduled integrations to run at specific times — like early morning for payroll or end-of-day for HR updates.
  • Technical Skills: Workday Studio, Core Connector Worker, EIB, Calculated Fields, SFTP, Security, Integration Monitor, API, Transformation Logic.

Peoplesoft Consultant

ABCD
05.2019 - 07.2020
  • Handled day-to-day HR tasks like hiring, job changes, promotions, and terminations in the PeopleSoft system.
  • Helped HR teams by fixing employee data issues and making sure everything matched across records.
  • Created and updated reports using PS Query to give managers and payroll teams the data they needed.
  • Worked closely with payroll to check employee pay, deductions, and errors before each payroll run.
  • Set up user roles and permissions so people could only see or change data they were allowed to access.
  • Assisted with benefit plan setup and open enrollment by entering rates, coverage options, and eligibility rules.
  • Participated in system testing during upgrades and patches to ensure nothing broke after updates.
  • Supported internal audits by preparing reports, logs, and proof of how employee data was handled.
  • Helped train HR staff on how to correctly enter data and complete common tasks in PeopleSoft.
  • Ran bulk data updates to make job title, department, or manager changes easier and faster for HR.
  • Monitored system errors and worked with IT to fix them quickly so HR teams could keep working without delays.
  • Worked with finance teams to make sure compensation data and cost centers were correctly reflected in payroll reports.
  • Assisted in preparing employee data for transition from PeopleSoft to Workday by checking accuracy and formatting.
  • Created audit queries to spot missing or incorrect data, like blank fields or invalid job codes.
  • Helped with compliance and reporting by generating reports for EEOC, ACA, and other government requirements.
  • Technical Skills: PeopleSoft HCM, Core HR, Job Codes, Compensation, Payroll Testing, Security Roles, Queries, Audit Support, Open Enrollment, Data Correction.

Education

Masters - computer science

Southern Arkansas University

Skills

  • Core HCM
  • Compensation
  • Absence
  • Payroll
  • Time Tracking
  • Financials
  • Workday Extend
  • Prism Analytics
  • EIB (inbound/outbound)
  • Core Connector
  • Workday Studio (basic)
  • Workday Web Services
  • Document Transformation
  • App Builder
  • WQL (Workday Query Language)
  • Scoped Security
  • REST integrations
  • Advanced Reports
  • Matrix Reports
  • Dashboards
  • Prism Datasets
  • Analytical Designer
  • Hire
  • Job Change
  • Termination
  • Compensation Changes
  • Absence Management
  • Payroll Input Setup
  • Role-based access
  • User-based permissions
  • Domain security
  • Scoped access configuration
  • UAT
  • Regression Testing
  • Parallel Payroll Testing
  • Release Validation
  • Audit Reports
  • Compensation Plans
  • Supervisory Organizations
  • Job Profiles
  • Calculated Fields
  • Custom Reports
  • Matrix & Advanced Reporting
  • Business Process Configuration
  • Benefit Plans
  • User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
  • Custom Notifications
  • Mass Data Uploads
  • Benefit Eligibility Rules
  • Integration Monitoring
  • Change Management
  • Release Testing
  • Workday HCM
  • Job Changes
  • Security Roles
  • Recruiting Setup
  • Reporting
  • Org Structure Management
  • Testing Support
  • User Training
  • SFTP
  • API
  • Transformation Logic
  • PeopleSoft HCM
  • Core HR
  • Job Codes
  • Payroll Testing
  • Queries
  • Audit Support
  • Open Enrollment
  • Data Correction

Timeline

Sr. Workday HCM Consultant

ABCD
04.2024 - Current

Workday HCM Consultant

ABCD
10.2023 - 04.2024

Workday Consultant

ABCD
08.2022 - 10.2023

Workday Integration Consultant

ABCD
07.2020 - 08.2022

Peoplesoft Consultant

ABCD
05.2019 - 07.2020

Masters - computer science

Southern Arkansas University
Venkata Sai Sumanth Morapakula