Global Workday Financials Program Lead

Accenture PLC; Scottsdale (AZ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a delivery-focused Workday Project Manager to drive complex Workday programs from mobilization to stabilization. You will build trusted client relationships and lead cross-functional teams across Workday workstreams, data conversions, security, reporting, and change management.

You will manage governance, budgets, risks, and stakeholder communications while aligning delivery to business outcomes and future opportunities.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years leading enterprise technology or business transformation initiatives with integrated delivery.
• Minimum of 3 years experience managing Workday implementation, deployment, optimization, or support engagements.
• Minimum of 3 years leading Workday deployment through planning, design, configuration, testing, cutover, go-live, and stabilization.
• Experience managing cross-functional teams spanning functional, technical, integration, data, security, reporting, testing, and change disciplines.
• Experience with project financials, forecasting, staffing, and commercial management in a consulting or client-services environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead Workday implementation, deployment, optimization, or application managed services programs from mobilization through stabilization and transition.
• Own the integrated delivery plan, including scope, schedule, milestones, dependencies, resources, budget, deliverables, and acceptance criteria.
• Establish project governance, decision forums, status reporting, escalation paths, and documentation standards appropriate to the engagement.
• Drive cross-functional coordination across Workday functional workstreams, integrations, data conversion, security, reporting, testing, change management, training, cutover, and deployment.
• Partner with client sponsors and workstream leaders to clarify priorities, resolve decisions, manage expectations, and maintain alignment to business outcomes.

Skills

Project leadership

Change management

Client relationship management

Cross-functional coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent (12 years) work experience

Tools

Workday

Budgeting tools

Job description

Accenture is seeking a delivery-focused Workday Project Manager to drive complex Workday programs from mobilization to stabilization. You will build trusted client relationships and lead cross-functional teams across Workday workstreams, data conversions, security, reporting, and change management.

You will manage governance, budgets, risks, and stakeholder communications while aligning delivery to business outcomes and future opportunities.