Workday Solution Architect

PwC; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Workday Solution Architect to join their consulting team in London. The role involves designing Workday Financials solutions, engaging with senior stakeholders, and fostering junior talent. The ideal candidate will have a strong finance background and technical expertise in Workday, capable of bridging the gap between technology and business.

Benefits

Private medical cover

Flexible working arrangements

Access to a qualified virtual GP

Volunteering days

Qualifications

• Experienced finance professional with Workday Financials delivery.
• Proficient in designing integrations between Workday and enterprise systems.
• Strong skills in digital, data, and business analysis.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for overall solution design of Workday Financials projects.
• Ensure high-quality deliverables across functional and integration workstreams.
• Engage with C-suite stakeholders to align technology with business outcomes.

Skills

Business analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Integration design

Finance transformation

Job description

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PwC is celebrating a decade of successful Workday project delivery with major UK and global clients. To capitalise on this success, we are currently looking for a Workday Solution Architect to join our established and growing Workday Consulting Team. If you want to take your career to the next level, and apply your skills to challenging and business-focussed customer transformation programmes, then this could be for you. PwC doesn't simply configure Workday, but treat Workday as a fundamental element of our business transformation services. Our team members create and apply Workday and broader solutions that re-imagine the possible, bringing business value and improved user and customer experience

What your days will look like:

Taking responsibility for the overall solution design of our client facing Workday Financials projects, including design of the Foundational Data Model

Ensuring deliverables across the functional, integrations and data workstreams are consistent and of a high quality

Working at all levels within our clients’ organisations from C-suite to finance team members to ensure all stakeholder needs are met

Significant contributions to business development activities, whether it is delivering demos and discovery workshops or taking responsibility our technical offering

Constant engagement with our Workday PM and EMs to ensure our project delivery and resourcing is aligned with the technical requirements

Soliciting and challenging client requirements, presenting and facilitating workshops, analysing data, and configuring solutions in Workday and business analysis

Collaborating with your colleagues across our HR and Financials transformation teams, and wider PwC network to identify and create solutions that bring value to our clients

Taking responsibility for development of more junior colleagues through career coaching and mentoring

This role is for you if:

You are an experienced finance professional that has either helped deliver Workday Financials within your own organisation, or is an existing user of Workday Financials

You have developed an affinity with Workday Financials and are considering a move into technology consulting

OR

You are an expert in Finance Transformation Consulting as a Solution Architect

Workday Financials experience is preferred, but other ERP experience will be considered

You have the ability to think beyond technology and understand how to align solutions with strategic business outcomes like revenue growth, cost reduction, and improved customer satisfaction.

Able to build relationships with senior stakeholders such as chief architects and the Head of Technology and often C-suite executives, becoming a trusted advisor and bridging the gap between technology and business. You confidently present architectural visions, solutions, and trade-offs to both technical and non-technical audiences

You are proficient in designing and implementing integrations between Workday and other enterprise systems using APIs. middleware and legacy platforms.

You have strong digital, data and business analysis skills and the ability to work both independently and drive teams to deliver

Demonstrable record of managing people, including onshore and offshore resources

What you’ll receive from us:

No matter where you may be in your career or personal life, our are designed to add value and support, recognising and rewarding you fairly for your contributions.

We offer a range of benefits including empowered flexibility and a working week split between office, home and client site; private medical cover and 24/7 access to a qualified virtual GP; six volunteering days a year and much more.