Consulting Manager - Workday Financials

Makse Group; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Makse Group is seeking an experienced Consulting Manager to lead a Workday Financials practice and manage a team of consultants. The role emphasizes delivering Core Financials, Procurement, and Expense Management solutions with strong client coordination.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in Workday Financials delivery, 5+ years in implementation management, and proven ability to prioritize multiple clients on short-duration projects. Excellent communication and leadership are essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on Workday Financial Management experience delivering Workday solutions.
• 5+ years of experience as an Implementation Manager with Workday or a Workday partner/client.
• 2+ years of experience doing project management.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of consultants in Workday Finance engagements.
• Oversee Workday Financials implementations and advise on best practices.
• Coordinate cross-functional workstreams and client communications to ensure project success.
• Develop configuration solutions, reports, and calculated fields; demonstrate prototypes to clients.

Skills

Workday Financial Management

Implementation Manager

Project management

Dashboards

Communication

Workday Certification

Education

Finance/Accounting degree

Job description

Makse Group is where innovation meets impact.

We’re not just consultants; we’re problem-solvers and trailblazers, empowering clients with Workday solutions that transform their businesses.

Our culture thrives on curiosity, collaboration, and continuous learning. We take on challenges together, support each other’s growth, and celebrate every milestone.

Looking to advance your career, work with cutting‑edge solutions, and join a team that values your potential? Welcome to Makse Group.

The expected pay range for this position is $150,000.00 - $190,000.00 USD annually, based on the candidate's qualifications and experience.

Makse Group is looking for an experienced Consulting Manager with experience of leading a team and expertise in Workday Financials. The ideal candidate should have 5+ years of experience implementing Core Financials, Procurement and Expense Management solutions in Workday. This role requires the ability to manage and prioritize multiple clients with competing needs and varying processes and to provide creative solutions through targeted resources and technical expertise.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop a team of consultants.
• Lead engagements as part of the Workday Financials Practice and recommend the best practices related to Workday functionality.
• Manage support requests related to Workday Financials which require a great deal of workstream management and cross-functional team collaboration.
• Subject matter expert developing system configuration solutions, composite reports and calculated fields; demonstrate the configurations through the development of prototype systems and assist the client in testing the Workday solution.
• Modify and redevelop/engineer business processes based on unique client requirements and best practices across the Workday platform.
• Support client-side implementations including assembling data gathering workbooks as well as system testing and UAT.
• Work with clients to help convert legacy data into Workday.
• Assist the integrations team in helping to configure and test integrations between Workday and other third party/custom solutions.
• Establish effective working relationships with clients and outside vendors.
• Identify client enhancement opportunities for existing and new features introduced across new Workday releases.
• Perform peer reviews, manage, train and mentor junior staff.

Requirements

• 5+ years of functional experience with Workday Financial Management demonstrated success of hands‑on experience with delivering Workday solutions in this area.
• 5+ years of experience as an Implementation Manager with Workday, or a Workday Partner or Workday Client.
• 2+ years of experience doing project management.
• Deep functional knowledge around financial systems and processes with advanced report writing skills; and experience building dashboards, custom validations, condition rules and calculated fields.
• Excellent communication (written and verbal) and presentation skills.
• Adaptive insights solutions experience is a plus.
• Current or previous Workday Certification highly desired including Workday PRO.
• Ability to support effectively multiple customers concurrently on short duration projects.
• Degree or an advanced degree in Finance/Accounting preferred or equivalent experience.