About the Role
The Workday HCM Functional Consultant is responsible for the ongoing optimisation and support of BDO's Workday Human Capital Management (HCM) product. As part of the Product team, the consultant 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
* 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 the impact of biannual releases and supporting feature adoption where relevant.
* Develop and maintain documentation including business process flows, configuration design and user guidance.
* Adhere to established change management processes, ensuring all system updates are appropriately documented, tested, approved and deployed in line with governance standards.
About You
The 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.
* Ability to take ownership of issues and enhancements, 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.
* Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business or a related discipline (highly desirable).
* Workday certifications highly regarded.
Why BDO?
BDO offers diverse benefits, including health and wellbeing programs, fitness challenges, corporate health insurance discounts, travel perks, retail discounts, referral rewards, study and professional development support, leave options, community initiatives via BCaring, and a strong focus on learning and growth. BDO is committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment practices and is recognized as an Inclusive Employer for 2025‐2026 by the Diversity Council of Australia and a 2024‐2025 Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency.
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