Workday Financials Lead - Education & Government

• Manage teams in the identification of business requirements, functional design, process design (including scenario design, flow mapping), prototyping, testing, training, defining support procedures 

• Formulate planning, budgeting, forecasting and reporting strategies. 

• Develop statements of work and/or client proposals 

• Develop and manage vendor relationships 

• Lead workshops for client education 

• Manage resources and budget on client projects 

• Serve as the escalation point for critical functional issue resolution 

• Provide subject matter expertise to aid in decision making related to the functional solution 

• Lead, mentor, counsel and manage performance metrics of project staff 

• Conduct working sessions with clients to gather, understand, and analyze business requirements. 

• Architect Workday Financials solution to ensure that all work streams are cohesive and cross functional impacts are considered and mitigated 

• Advise clients on industry standards and leading practices. 

• Understand and apply Workday and Accenture methodologies. 

• Provide the Project Manager with status updates and keep them apprised of overall project status. 

• Demonstrate strong client and stakeholder management to achieve project objectives 

• Ensure the client takes advantage of Workday best practices. 

• Support innovation through the creation of new industry leading methods and assets  

Why should I join the Accenture Workday team?

• Innovate every day. Be at the forefront of designing and delivering Workday solutions that push boundaries and create new opportunities for our clients.

• Lead with the industry’s best. Join an industry-recognized global cloud leader with more than 1,200 Workday certified professionals collaborating to drive enterprise-wide transformational projects on a global scale. Accenture has worked with more than 600 clients to deliver Workday deployments to unlock the potential of their organizations.

• Learn and grow continuously. Harness unmatched training and professional development to help you build and advance your Workday, consultative and delivery skills. With learning resources, interactive classroom courses, real-life client simulations and ongoing mentoring available when you need it, you’ll expand your thinking beyond the core Workday implementation.

Who will be successful at Accenture?

Here’s what you need:

• Existing and up to date Workday Financials Partner Certification (or recently expired Partner Certification)
• 4+ years of consulting experience, most recently in a Associate Mgr., or similar level role, preferably with a large consulting firm
• 3+ years of hands on Workday Financials experience, having led at least 2 end-to-end Implementations
• In-depth knowledge of US and/or Global Financials Operations
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associates Degree, must have minimum 6 years of work experience)

Bonus points if:

• Proficiency in multiple business processes:  (PTP, OTC, GL, FA, Budgeting, Cash Management, etc…)
• 5+ years prior experience implementing Workday with a certified Workday implementer.
• Experience leading global and/or LE Workday engagements.
• Thrive in a diverse, fast paced environment.
• Other leading Cloud based SaaS financial application implementation experience: (Oracle E-Business Suite, NetSuite, Infor, Unit 4, PeopleSoft, Oracle Cloud ERP, SAP, Lawson, etc...)
• An advanced degree in the area of specialization 

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