Senior Associate

About the Role

The Senior Associate role within PwC's Acceleration Center India focuses on supporting client-facing Workday technology within the Human Resource Operations practice. This involves managing employee lifecycle processes, HR transactions, and daily operational activities tied to core financials, expenses, assets, and banking functions. The role requires analyzing complex situations, building client connections, anticipating needs, and guiding junior team members while developing technical skills, professional judgment, and the ability to navigate changing priorities.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing Workday Core Financials, Expenses, Assets, and Banking workstreams across client engagements.
• Analyzing client requirements and translating business needs into Workday configuration and process recommendations.
• Supporting system design, testing, deployment, and issue resolution for Workday financial operations.
• Developing and maintaining relationships with client teams, anticipating questions and project needs.
• Interpreting complex financial processes and recommending improvements aligned with business objectives.
• Using Workday reporting, analytics, and integration tools to support data-driven decisions and transactional accuracy.
• Mentoring junior team members through task review, feedback, and day-to-day delivery support.
• Collaborating across technical and functional teams to resolve implementation challenges.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Workday Core Financials, Expenses, Assets, or Banking knowledge.
• Client-facing experience in application consulting engagements.
• Critical thinking to break down complex Workday scenarios.
• Ability to interpret data into recommendations for finance process improvements.
• Skills in building client relationships and mentoring junior team members.
• Workday reporting, analytics, and integration tools.

Qualifications

• At least a Bachelor's degree.
• Oral and written proficiency in English.
• At least one Workday certification in integrations, Studio, Extend, or security.