FSO Financial Accounting Advisory Services- Workviva Solution- Manager

EY; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

EY is hiring a Lead Workiva Architect in the Atlanta area to steer end-to-end implementations and optimize reporting architectures across SEC and regulatory needs.

You will design scalable Workiva solutions, lead workshops with executives, and collaborate with EY teams to deliver integrated client offerings. Experience in Wdesk/Wdata, APIs, and offshore delivery is highly valued.

Qualifications

• Strong solution architecture mindset for scalable Workiva solutions.
• Ability to lead client workshops and translate requirements to recommendations.
• Consulting-oriented delivery style with scope, timeline and budget ownership.
• Coach and develop engagement teams, including offshore delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end Workiva implementation and optimization engagements.
• Serve as lead solution architect for Workiva deployments.
• Lead requirements gathering translating needs into Workiva solutions.
• Design and oversee integrations using Wdata, APIs and connectors.
• Lead design and optimization of reporting processes (SEC, regulatory, management).
• Configure Workiva components including Wdesk, Wdata, Chains, workflows.
• Lead executive workshops and solution demonstrations for clients.
• Mentor EY Workiva team including offshore delivery and enablement.
• Collaborate with EY teams to deliver integrated solutions.
• Support business development: proposals, pursuits and account planning.

Skills

Solution architecture

Client workshops

Leadership

Project management

Offshore delivery leadership

Tools

Workiva

Wdesk

Wdata

Chains

APIs & connectors

Job description

New York, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, Hoboken, Atlanta, Charlotte, Dallas, McLean, Los Angeles, San Francisco At EY, we're all in to shape your future with confidence. We'll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go. Join EY and help to build a better working world. EY focuses on high-ethical standards and integrity among its employees and expects all candidates to demonstrate these qualities. At EY, you'll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture, and technology to become the best version of you. And we're counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all. EY is the most globally integrated professional services organization you will work with multi-disciplinary teams from around the world to deliver a global market perspective. We provide integrated advisory, assurance, tax, and transaction services to our clients. Upon embarking on a journey with us, you will experience professional development through exposure to an array of diverse experiences, world-class learning, and individual tailored coaching. This is how we develop outstanding leaders who endeavor to deliver on our promises to all our stakeholders, and in so doing, play a critical role in building a better working world for our people, our clients, and our communities. Sounds interesting? Well, this is just the beginning. Whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience will last a lifetime.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end Workiva implementation and optimization engagements across Financial Reporting & GRC solutions.
• Serve as lead solution architect for Workiva deployments, designing scalable reporting architectures, security models, governance frameworks, data models and integration strategies.
• Lead requirements gathering sessions and translate business, accounting, regulatory and reporting needs into Workiva-enabled solutions.
• Design and oversee integrations between Workiva and ERP, CPM, EPM, data warehouse and source systems using Wdata, APIs and Workiva connectors.
• Lead design and optimization of reporting processes supporting SEC, regulatory, management, board, investor and statutory reporting.
• Configure and optimize Workiva platform components including Wdesk, Wdata, Chains, structured reporting workflows, controls management and reporting automation solutions.
• Lead executive-level workshops and solution demonstrations for prospective and existing clients.
• Mentor and develop EY's growing Workiva implementation team including the offshore delivery team and support Workiva certification and enablement initiatives.
• Collaborate closely with EY Alliance, FAAS, Technology Consulting, Risk Consulting, ESG and Managed Services teams to deliver integrated solutions.
• Support business development activities including proposals, solution design, client pursuits, account planning, alliance activities, conferences and thought leadership.

Preferred Workiva Platform Experience

• Workiva Financial Reporting, SEC and Regulatory Reporting, XBRL and Disclosure Management.
• Workiva Wdata, Data Management, Chains, APIs, connectors and connected reporting architectures.
• Internal Controls Management (ICM), SOX Compliance, Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC), Internal Audit and controls modernization use cases.

Skills And Attributes For Success

• Strong solution architecture mindset, with the ability to design practical, scalable Workiva solutions that address client reporting, data and control needs.
• Ability to lead client workshops, synthesize complex requirements and communicate clear solution recommendations to executive stakeholders.
• A consulting-oriented delivery style, including ownership of scope, timeline, budget, quality, risks, issues and client expectations.
• Ability to coach, supervise and develop engagement teams, including offshore delivery teams, while serving as a point person for