Workday Consultant - Advanced Compensation & Reporting

Job Description

Overview

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Your role At Allens, our business teams are specialists in their field, using their unique knowledge and expertise to solve critical client and business challenges. You will be part of our Remuneration and People Operations team working within People Technology (primarily Workday) and based in Brisbane, Melbourne, or Sydney. With a particular focus on reporting, analytics, and remuneration initiatives, you will take on a breadth of responsibilities – we encourage creativity and flexibility, as no two projects will be the same. This is a 12-month maximum-term position to cover a period of parental leave. Allens supports a hybrid working structure, typically 60% in the office and 40% from home, with flexibility to discuss other arrangements.

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Responsibilities

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• Deliver advanced Workday reporting and people analytics, including dashboards, calculated fields, report optimisation and data storytelling to support decision-making.
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• Build and maintain Workday Prism Analytics datasets to extend standard reporting and enable deeper insights.
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• Maintain Workday security (role-based access and domain security), including regular reviews, remediation of access issues and support for audits and compliance requirements.
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• Support compensation activities in Workday (e.g., annual review cycles, allowance updates and reward reporting), partnering with Reward/People teams to ensure data quality and timely delivery.
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• Collaborate with the team to triage and resolve Workday queries and issues raised on behalf of the business and People & Development stakeholders.
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About You/Qualifications

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• Experience as a People Systems Analyst or HR Systems Analyst using Workday.
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• Proven experience delivering advanced Workday reporting and people analytics (e.g., dashboards, calculated fields, report optimisation and insights).
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• Workday Prism Analytics experience including building datasets to extend standard reporting (preferred, but not essential).
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• Experience maintaining Workday security (role-based access and domain security), including access troubleshooting and audit/compliance support.
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• An understanding of compensation activities in Workday.
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• A curiosity in how technology can enable, support and enhance people-centred services.
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Development

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In joining Allens, you will receive unparalleled learning and development opportunities. You will be challenged, supported and guided as you learn and develop, and will be encouraged to grow. We foster greatness and will coach and support you to meet your goals and aspirations. Our unique Career Deal provides a transparent approach to career development, and our international alliance with Linklaters enables secondments worldwide.

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Our perks

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• Financial: market competitive fixed remuneration, employee recruitment referral program, discounts at hundreds of suppliers including retail outlets, health and travel insurance, charity matched funding program.
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• Health and wellbeing: fully subsidised gym memberships, annual flu vaccinations, skin checks, in-house snacks and catered meals, subsidised sporting and social activities, Employee Assistance Program including confidential counselling, wellbeing coaching and financial coaching for employees and their families, and regular wellbeing sessions with our in-house consulting Psychologist.
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• Flexibility: hybrid and flexible working arrangements to support you in your work and life commitments and passions, equipment to support working from home.
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• Leave: ability to purchase additional annual leave, access to an enhanced, inclusive and flexible parental leave policy – 26 weeks paid parental leave with no minimum service for permanent employees and high quality executive coaching to support the transition.
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• Recognition: team-based recognition including social activities and contribution-based recognition activities, and annual Allens Values Awards to recognise the incredible contributions of our people.
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How to apply

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We'd love to hear from you, so please click "apply now". For more information, visit "This is Allens" or listen to our Allens Confidential podcast to hear real stories from real people about life at Allens. For a confidential discussion, contact Thomas Wigglesworth, Senior Talent Acquisition Manager. If you require adjustments to participate in the application process, please contact careers@allens.com.au. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds; if your past experience doesn't align, express your interest by emailing careers@allens.com.au. The right role for you might be just around the corner.