Workday Financials Lead: Principal Tech & Functional Architect

Cognizant

United Kingdom

On-site

GBP 90,000 - 120,000

Full time

5 days ago
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Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Workday Financials specialist in the United Kingdom to lead end-to-end Workday implementations from discovery to post-go-live support. You will design, configure, test, and optimize integrations, ensuring seamless connectivity with external systems and robust data migration processes.

You will mentor teams, manage stakeholders, and drive solution architecture while maintaining adherence to Cognizant standards and best practices.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
  • 5+ years of Workday Financials implementation experience.
  • Strong functional expertise across Core Financials.
  • Proven experience delivering end-to-end Workday implementations with both functional and technical responsibilities.
  • Strong hands-on experience with Workday integrations, including: Workday Studio Enterprise Interface Builder (EIB) Core Connectors (including PECI) Report-as-a-Service (RaaS) REST and SOAP APIs.
  • Experience with Workday Extend to build custom applications and enhancements.
  • Experience integrating with third-party systems such as payroll providers, banks, CRM, or other enterprise platforms.
  • Strong understanding of data migration, transformation, and integration patterns.
  • Strong analytical, data-driven, and solution-oriented mindset.
  • Excellent stakeholder management and client-facing skills.
  • Minimal travel required, but must be willing to travel on-site as needed.
  • Eligible for SC Clearance - you must have been a UK resident for the last five years and be legally entitled to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as a Workday Financials subject matter expert, spanning design, configuration, testing, and implementation.
  • Lead clients through end-to-end Workday Financials implementations, from discovery and design through deployment and post-go-live support.
  • Facilitate design workshops and solution discussions, translating business requirements into scalable Workday solutions aligned to best practices.
  • Drive the technical solution design and integration strategy, ensuring seamless connectivity between Workday and external systems.
  • Identify and manage dependencies across functional and technical workstreams.
  • Lead, mentor, and oversee consultants and analysts, ensuring high-quality delivery and knowledge development.
  • Act as a trusted advisor to client stakeholders, maintaining strong relationships throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Support system transitions, including data migration and legacy system replacement.
  • Perform hands-on configuration and technical activities, including: Business process and security configuration.
  • Data loads (EIBs, iLoads). Integration development and deployment.
  • Tenant migration activities. Design and deliver robust integration and extend solutions leveraging Workday technologies.
  • Communicate progress, risks, and updates clearly to project teams and senior stakeholders.
  • Take on lead roles such as Delivery Lead, Integration Lead, or Solution Architect where required.
  • Reinforce company policies, delivery standards, and best practices.
  • Contribute to internal knowledge sharing, training, and continuous capability building.

Skills

Workday Financials
End-to-end implementations
Stakeholder management
Integrations
Data migration
Analytical mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Workday Studio
EIB
Core Connectors
RaaS
REST APIs
SOAP APIs

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Workday Financials specialist in the United Kingdom to lead end-to-end Workday implementations from discovery to post-go-live support. You will design, configure, test, and optimize integrations, ensuring seamless connectivity with external systems and robust data migration processes.

You will mentor teams, manage stakeholders, and drive solution architecture while maintaining adherence to Cognizant standards and best practices.

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