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About the Role
The Workday HCM Functional Consultant is responsible for the on-going optimisation and support of BDO’s Workday Human Capital Management (HCM) product.
As part of the Product team, you will work closely with P&C to ensure the Workday platform is reliable, secure, and effectively utilised.
This role is offered as an initial 7-month contract (4 days per week), with the potential for extension or conversion to permanent based on performance and business needs.
Key responsibilities include:
Provide day-to-day support and administration of the Workday HCM product, including Core HCM, Absence, Recruitment, Performance, and Talent Management.
Troubleshoot and resolve system issues, incidents, and user queries ensuring minimal business disruption.
Support Workday business processes by monitoring, maintaining, and enhancing configurations to meet evolving business needs.
Participate in testing activities across releases and changes.
Contribute to Workday release management by assessing impact of biannual releases and supporting feature adoption where relevant.
Develop and maintain documentation including business process flows, configuration design, and user guidance.
Develop and maintain documentation including business process flows, configuration design, and user guidance materials.
Adhere to established change management processes, ensuring all system updates are appropriately documented, tested, approved, and deployed in line with governance standards
About You
This role is suited to an individual seeking the opportunity to leverage their Workday HCM expertise in a hands-on, internal support team.
The successful candidate will demonstrate:
Proven experience working with Workday (HCM) in a delivery, optimisation or support role
Strong knowledge of Workday functionality, including configuration, security, business process frameworks, and reporting (e.g. calculated fields).
Experience partnering with stakeholders and cross-functional teams to deliver practical, fit-for-purpose solutions that support business outcomes.
The ability to take ownership of issues and enhancements by providing timely resolution.
Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to troubleshoot system issues and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
Experience in eliciting, clarifying and validating business requirements.
A Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business or a related discipline is highly desirable.
Workday certifications are highly regarded.
Why BDO?
Working for BDO you will be part of a growing and market leading professional services firm.
Our national and global footprint provides our people with opportunities to work on interesting client engagements, across diverse industry sectors and services.
Our open and collaborative culture ensures access to Partners and professional mentors, to guide and accelerate your professional career, across a wide array of career pathways.
We provide our people with various health and wellbeing, social, financial, and professional development benefits to help realise what’s possible.
Participate in fitness challenges or take advantage of exclusive discounts to corporate health insurance, gym memberships and wellness facilities via our BWell program. Access benefits such as travel perks, retail discounts, employee referral rewards, study, and professional development support.
Our leave options cater to the unique needs of our people; and include enhanced family support, cultural and religious leave, and options to purchase additional leave. You can also give back and get involved in community initiatives via our BCaring program.
With a strong focus on learning and growth, we provide on the job training and formal development programs to help you succeed in your role and develop your skills and experience.
Our culture is underpinned by our core values (One, Bold, Human, Heart and Strive).
We are proud to be recognised as an Inclusive Employer for 2025-2026 by Diversity Council of Australia and a 2024-2025 Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA).
BDO is committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment practices. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview process, we encourage you to contact our Talent Acquisition team at [email protected]
