Workday UAT Consultant

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver a streamlined Project Management and UAT Work Plan (including weekly burn-down schedules) within 5 business days of contract award.
• Design, write, and execute comprehensive end-to-end UAT test cases that mimic exact business scenarios within the Expense Report Event business process.
• Validate downstream settlement workflows configured for internal employee reimbursements via Check and EFT (ACH) processing channels, ensuring proper general ledger impacts and accurate bank file layouts.
• Audit and test Workday Security Groups (e.g., Employee, Manager, Cost Center Manager, Expense Auditor) to verify strict compliance with financial routing controls and data boundaries.
• Maintain a dynamic UAT Defect Log, categorize defects by severity, and coordinate directly with the technical implementation team to isolate, resolve, and re-test configurations in Sandbox/Preview tenants.
• Facilitate structured testing cycles with designated stakeholders and subject matter experts (SMEs), guiding them through execution and formal sign-offs.
• Produce weekly progress logs, a Final UAT Defect Summary, an Expense Sign-off Report, and a Knowledge Transfer Package for internal sustainability.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of direct experience performing functional testing, configuration validation, or implementation support within the Workday Financial Management ecosystem.
• Prominent track record of successfully leading UAT cycles for at least 2 distinct Workday Expense module deployments or significant optimization projects.
• Demonstrated mastery of Workday business processes (specifically the Expense Report Event), role-based security configurations, and internal employee settlement systems (Checks and EFT processing).