Lead Implementation Consultant - Workday Adaptive Planning

Accenture

England

On-site

GBP 90,000 - 120,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

25 days vacation per year

Private medical insurance

3 extra days for charitable work

Job summary

A leading professional services company is seeking a Workday Adaptive Insights Lead to join their London team. This role involves leading Workday Adaptive Planning implementations, acting as a business advisor, and managing stakeholders while ensuring project success. Candidates should have proven experience in Workday modules, excellent project and stakeholder management skills, and thrive in a dynamic environment. This position offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

Proven experience and certifications in Workday modules.
Deep understanding of Workday modules and Adaptive Planning.
Ability to manage teams and client interactions effectively.
Ability to meet client travel requirements as needed and efficiently manage a team(s) and client interactions.
Thrives in a diverse, dynamic environment, meets deadlines despite conflicting demands, and brings analytical thinking and problem‑solving skills.

Responsibilities

Lead implementation projects of Workday Adaptive Planning.
Act as a business advisor for Workday Adaptive Planning.
Facilitate workshops for model design in Workforce and Financial Planning.
Manage, coach and act as linking pin for functional consultants (from both onshore and offshore locations).
Effectively transfer knowledge internally at Accenture as well as externally.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving skills

Fluency in a second language

Education

Workday Adaptive Planning certification

Certifications in Workday HCM or Financial Management Core

Tools

Workday Adaptive Planning

Anaplan

Job description

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets and next-generation technology to each business challenge.

We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity. Year after year, Accenture is recognized worldwide not just for business performance but for inclusion and diversity too.

“Across the globe, one thing is universally true of the people of Accenture: We care deeply about what we do and the impact we have with our clients and with the communities in which we work and live. It is personal to all of us.” – Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO

Our Team

The Accenture Workday Business Group is a leading partner to Workday worldwide and has a track record of implementing many of the most significant Workday projects. In addition, we take pride in advising and collaborating closely with our clients from early strategy discussions, through technology implementations and transformation programs, to support and operations. Learn more about our practice at www.accenture.com/workday.

Do you want to work with global talent at the forefront of technological services and seek meaningful projects for top international businesses? At Accenture you have access to specific trainings for your functional lead role. You will start with training – together with colleagues – and you will join seminars at various international locations. You will be primed, equipped and well-networked to tackle exciting projects.

As a Workday Adaptive Insights Lead

You’ll be part of a team of advisory professionals who deliver more than just technology. From rapid deployments to complete transformations, you’ll provide integrated, cloud-based HR and Finance solutions that put organizations on the fast track to a better way to work.

Responsibilities

Lead Workday Adaptive Planning projects implementation using your excellent project management and stakeholder management skills.
Act as a business advisor, diagnosing how Workday Adaptive Planning can add value and how implementation can achieve Return on Investment.
Coordinate, facilitate and host workshops to develop a common model design in line with business objectives for Workforce and/or Financial Planning.
Manage, coach and act as linking pin for functional consultants (from both onshore and offshore locations).
Effectively transfer knowledge internally at Accenture as well as externally.

Qualifications

Proven experience and certifications in at least one or more of the Workday functional modules:
- Workday Adaptive Planning
- Workday HCM or Financial Management Core
Deep understanding of the interdependencies between the main Workday modules and the Adaptive Planning models.
Excellent stakeholder management; ensuring all stakeholders are aligned and client requirements are met.
Ability to meet client travel requirements as needed and efficiently manage a team(s) and client interactions.
Thrives in a diverse, dynamic environment, meets deadlines despite conflicting demands, and brings analytical thinking and problem‑solving skills.

Preferred Experience

Experience in Workforce and/or Financial Planning implementations.
Experience in other data modeling and planning solutions (for example Anaplan).
Up-to-date Workday Adaptive Planning certifications.
Fluency in another language besides English (German, Spanish, French, Dutch, etc.).

What’s in it for you

At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also enjoy an extensive benefits package which includes 25 days’ vacation per year, private medical insurance, and 3 extra days of leave per year for charitable work of your choice.

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