Workday Adaptive Planning Lead

Accenture; England; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A global professional services company is seeking a business advisor to leverage Workday Adaptive Planning for optimal ROI. The role requires proven experience in Workday modules and excellent stakeholder management. Responsibilities include leading workshops, project implementation, and team coaching. Candidates must possess strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills. Benefits include a competitive salary, medical insurance, and generous vacation days. This position is based in the United Kingdom and involves some client travel.

Benefits

Competitive base salary

25 days vacation per year

Private medical insurance

3 extra days leave for charitable work

Flexibility for client visits

Qualifications

• Proven experience and certifications in Workday Adaptive Planning.
• Deep understanding of the interdependencies between main Workday modules.
• Ability to meet client travel requirements as needed.

Responsibilities

• Act as a business advisor diagnosing the value of Workday Adaptive Planning.
• Coordinate workshops for model design aligned with business objectives.
• Lead project implementation using excellent project management skills.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Team management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Workday Adaptive Planning

Workday HCM

Financial Management Core

Anaplan

Job description

Responsibilities

• Act as a business advisor diagnosing how Workday Adaptive Planning can add value and how implementation can achieve ROI.
• Coordinate, facilitate and host workshops to reach a common model design aligned with business objectives for Workforce and/or Financial Planning.
• Manage, coach and act as a linking pin for functional consultants from both onshore and offshore locations.
• Transfer knowledge internally at Accenture and externally.
• Lead Workday Adaptive Planning project implementation using excellent project management and stakeholder management skills.

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.
• Thrive in a diverse, dynamic environment, meeting deadlines despite conflicting demands; analytical thinking and problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, and ability to clearly articulate complex messages and requirements.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent; Fluency in English.

Desired Skills

• Experience in Workforce and/or Financial Planning implementations.
• Experience with other data modelling and planning solutions (e.g., Anaplan).
• Up‑to‑date Workday Adaptive Planning certifications.
• Fluency in another language (German, Spanish, French, Dutch, etc.).

Benefits

• Competitive base salary.
• 25 days vacation per year.
• Private medical insurance.
• 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice.
• Flexibility and mobility required to spend time on site with clients and partners.

About Accenture

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. Accenture applies industry expertise, diverse skill sets and next‑generation technology to each business challenge. We are recognized worldwide for business performance as well as inclusion and diversity. Our core values include stewardship, best people, client value creation, one global network, respect for the individual and integrity. All of us care deeply about what we do and the impact we have with our clients and the communities in which we work and live.