Job Description

Who we are
You know those big cities that still feel like small towns? Where everyone's friendly and helps each other out? That's like Grant Thornton. Except here we're all professionals and there isn't a mayor or a general store. What we're trying to say is that we're a large and growing professional services firm that still feels like a community. We employ over 3000 people across Canada, and we truly care about our colleagues, our clients and the communities where we work and live. That's what's most important to us. We're building a thriving organization that's purpose driven and still want to remember what your favourite milkshake flavour is.

This critical member of the People & Culture (P&C) team will work closely with the leadership team to define a roadmap for future Workday enhancements, while managing day to day system configurations and that will allow the P&C team and other internal stakeholders to optimally use the system to its fullest capacity to meet business needs. We seek a candidate who possesses not only the technical expertise, but also critical thinking, communication, and influencing skills.

As a Senior Manager, Workday HRIS, your responsibilities will include:

• Manage ongoing roadmap discussions on architecture and features of current Workday HCM, Compensation, Benefits, and Talent functionality, working with both the P&C resources and IT to design and implement solutions
• Continually work with stakeholder users to gather, understand, and analyze business requirements
• Advise stakeholders on industry standards, providing suggestions that achieve clean configuration and streamlined processes, prioritizing those that originate/reside with P&C
• Supported by the firm's Application Support team, develop and implement Workday-based solutions that improve the user experience for all Grant Thornton colleagues
• Provide subject matter expertise on key business process decisions
• Lead the coaching and performance management/development for direct reports through goal-setting, providing guidance, regular and timely feedback, and learning opportunities for professional development
• Understand and utilize Workday's Implementation Methodology and advise P&C/stakeholders and users on best practice
• Manage configuration tasks within Workday
• Management and administration of Workday modules and subsystems
• Assist with data corrections or data transfer, drive consistent practice with other Workday users
• Manage data integrity; including developing audit strategy and schedules, conduct data audits, research appropriate actions
• Support the People-based reporting requirements for the firm
• Partner with applicable functional resources for data integrity and cross-functional process enhancements
• Perform root cause analysis for issues in the Workday system and escalate to IT as appropriate
• Support benchmarking and analyze data to help understand the downstream impact
• Test functionality of new Workday releases and ensure expected system operation across upgrades
• Provide new user training for Workday and administrative processing for HR users

Be Grant Thornton
If you're a bit like us, you're driven to connect with how others are feeling and thinking. Here we walk in others shoes before taking action. Just imagine being part of a team that puts "we before me", where flexAbility is a mindset, and where you trust your colleagues to have your back. At Grant Thornton, you'll work with inspiring leaders who support your development, both personally and professionally. This is a place where your insatiable curiosity enables you to think, see and hear from a variety of perspectives, a place where every day is different and having the courage to grow is part of who you are. And when all this comes together, well that's when the magic happens!

Want to learn more about who we are and how we live our purple every day? Read our colleagues' stories at www.discoveryourpurple.ca

Think you've got what it takes to be a Senior Manager, Workday HRIS? Like the colour purple? Great. Here's a few more boxes we're also hoping you can tick:

• 8+ years of HRIS or IT systems / applications management experience
• 3+ years of experience with Workday modules: HCM, Compensation, Benefits, Performance, Leave and Absence
• BA/BSc in Business or similar experience/education
• Critical thinking, analytical, and quantitative skills with the ability to analyze data for key trends
• Strong acumen for technology and an aptitude for continuous learning
• Advanced use of Microsoft Excel
• Excellent customer service/communication skills with ability to effectively influence and proactively act as a business partner
• Proven track record of being a collaborative partner in a team environment
• Strong sensitivity to handling confidential information

Consideration given for:

• Workday HCM certification
• 2+ years systems administration experience
• 1+ years of experience managing a vendor relationship

At Grant Thornton we're focused on making a difference in the lives of our clients, our colleagues and our communities. That's our purpose. Or, as we like to say, living our purple.

Are you ready to Discover Your Purple?