Workday Financials Architect(EMEA) | Workday Financials Architect(EMEA)

Kognitiv Inc.; España; Presencial; EUR 41.009 - 109.956; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Kognitiv Inc. is seeking a skilled Workday consultant to lead strategic deployments for a global client base. You will design, configure, test, and implement Workday Financial modules, while guiding cross-functional teams to deliver high-value solutions.

You will mentor junior colleagues, manage project scope and timelines, and advise clients on best practices to achieve successful go-lives. Strong Excel skills and travel readiness are required.

Formación

• 6+ years' experience as a consultant leading and deploying Workday implementations or supporting Workday Post-Production / AMS Services.
• Deep knowledge of Workday Core Financials/Security/Reporting as well as two additional modules (Procurement, Suppliers, Projects, Expenses, FDM/Financial Accounting with Advanced Financial Reporting, Customers and Customer Billing, Education and Government, Prism, BIRT).
• Ability to lead workstream(s) on large scale projects from scoping to go-live.
• Broad business and tech understanding with awareness of ERP/Accounting trends.
• Proven ability to influence diverse audiences including clients and executives.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work in a remote environment.
• Advanced Excel skills and ability to mentor others.
• Willingness to travel (<5% per year).

Responsabilidades

• Lead multiple concurrent, large, complex Workday projects for global clients; design, configure, test, and implement financial modules.
• Manage project scope, timeline, quality, budgets, and communication; provide oversight and coaching to team members.
• Conduct client sessions to gather requirements, recommend solutions, and advise on best practices and process improvements.
• Coordinate touchpoints and integrations across Workday areas to deliver a comprehensive solution.
• Understand country regulatory requirements and how to meet them with Workday.
• Lead portions of client sales meetings as an SME and scope potential projects.
• Mentor less experienced consultants and share knowledge across the organization.
• Drive innovation to deploy Workday efficiently and effectively.

Conocimientos

Workday expertise

Project leadership

Client communication

Mentoring

Travel ability

Advanced Excel

Cross-functional collaboration

Herramientas

Workday Core Financials

FDM/Financial Accounting

BIRT

Prism

Descripción del empleo

At Kognitiv Inc., we’re redefining what it means to be a Workday partner. As one of the fastest-growing companies in the ecosystem, we bring deep expertise, innovative thinking, and a people-first mindset to everything we do. We’re not just building better Workday solutions— we’re building a company where talented people thrive.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a subject matter expert in a variety of strategic, high-impact projects from strategic planning through stabilization with no supervision.
• Provide subject matter expertise regarding key process decisions related to industry and areas of expertise.
• Lead multiple concurrent large, complex Workday solutions and projects for a global customer base. Design, configure, test, and implement business requirements across multiple Workday Financial module(s).
• Manage the project scope, quality, timeline, communication, and overall delivery. Provide oversight, guidance, instruction, learning opportunities, and coaching to team members.
• Conduct working sessions with clients to gather, understand, and analyze business requirements. Assess actual client needs and propose recommendations and/or alternative solutions to meet client goals. Advise clients on best practices, recognize, and recommend process improvements, and implement system enhancements.
• Consult to touch points, dependencies, and integration aspects across multiple area(s) of Workday to provide a comprehensive solution to clients.
• Understand different country regulatory and statutory requirements and how these can be met with Workday.
• Lead portions of client sales meetings as a Subject Matter Expert; scope potential projects for area(s) of expertise.
• Work across internal teams and clients to identify and resolve all issues that may impact project scope and/or Go Live; ensure alignment across project plans and allocated budgets.
• Frequently discuss and articulate lessons learned from previous experience, Workday best practices, and Kognitiv's Point of View.
• Strive to innovate and suggest new approaches to deploy Workday efficiently and effectively.
• Contribute to the organization's knowledge management repository through formal and informal avenues (ex: Q&A, documented deliverables, facilitation of Workday knowledge sharing sessions, regularly posting best practices, etc).
• Act as a mentor and coach for less experienced team members.
• Meet key performance indicators set for this role (ex: utilization target, service level agreements, customer satisfaction scores, etc).
• Work in a fast-paced environment that requires tasks to be completed quickly and accurately.
• Demonstrate Kognitiv's core value, "act like an owner", in all aspects of work.

• Deeper FDM and P2P skillsets will be the most beneficial as those are included in most if not all financials implementations for clients.
• If the candidate knows the tax area of Workday that would be hugely beneficial because of the complexity in Europe and in Workday - this is a very hard skillset to find however.

Qualifications

• 6+ years' experience as a consultant leading and deploying Workday implementations or supporting Workday Post-Production / AMS Services.
• Deep knowledge of Workday Core Financials/Security/Reporting as well as two additional modules (Procurement, Suppliers, Projects. Expenses, FDM/Financial Accounting with Advanced Financial Reporting, Customers and Customer Billing, Education and Government, Prism, BIRT).
• Ability to lead workstream(s) on large scale projects (acquisition, phase X, etc) for the full project lifecycle – from initial scoping/planning, discovery, design, testing, and go live.
• Broad business and technology understanding and a deep awareness of industry trendsin Enterprise Resource Planning, Accounting, and/or Financials.
• Proven ability to influence a wide variety of audiences, including clients, employees, and executive management.
• Demonstrated commitment and achievement to delivery excellence and client satisfaction; strong client focus with the ability to understand client needs and build relationships.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written. Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with customers and colleagues in a remote working environment.
• Ability to prioritize and organize work to ensure overall timeliness and quality standards with little supervision. Ability to effectively manage against timelines, deadlines, and goals.
• Experience managing global teams, whether in a people management or program/project management capacity.
• Proven ability to see around corners and understand both the big picture and individual needs.
• Understanding of scope and details of a project plan. Possess the ability to identify and communicate risks, issues, performance concerns, the need for resources, etc to internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience implementing complex, practical business solutions under competing deadlines and priorities while keeping a high attention to detail.
• Ability to be effectively and actively leading multiple, concurrent projects. Demonstrated ability to prioritize conflicting demands with little supervision.
• Willingness and ability to mentor, coach and direct other consultants.
• Able to come up with improvements in tools and/or processes to help the practice.
• Understanding the importance of client satisfaction and can apply it in the process of servicing the client. Communicates client feedback to senior team members. Understands and follows internal processes in responding to client needs.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and to adapt to frequent change.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills required.
• Ability to meet travel requirements (<5% a year).

Kognitiv is an Equal Opportunity Employer

All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. Kognitiv will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in a manner consistent with the requirements of the law, including any applicable fair chance law.

Work Authorization

Applicants for employment in the country in which they are applying (Employing Country) must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the Employing Country and with Kognitiv.

Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Kognitiv or an affiliated Kognitiv business may not be eligible for consideration.

Estimated Application Deadline

This job postings' application deadline is an estimate, but ultimately the fill date is flexible and the job will remain open until filled. Any updates on deadlines will be communicated through this job posting.

2026-08-06

Pay Transparency Statement

€41,009 EUR - €109,956 EUR

Kognitiv is committed to a transparent and equitable compensation structure, which is determined by a variety of factors including skill set, experience, education, market data, and internal equity. In instances where a role is open to multiple experience levels, the posted salary range may be broad; a more granular, level-specific range will be defined and discussed during the interview process. Candidates invited to a recruiter screen can expect a candid discussion of our compensation philosophy, the specific salary range for this position, and the variable pay opportunities that may be available for this role. For details on our comprehensive benefits package please visit our careers website