Principal Functional Consultant

HR Tech Job; Pleasanton (CA); Hybrid; USD 174,637 - 236,900; Full time

Job summary

HR Tech Job is hiring for a consulting role focused on delivering high-quality consulting experiences utilizing the Workday application. The role entails working directly with customers, offering guidance and product expertise in configuration, troubleshooting, and feature demonstrations.

With a strong emphasis on financial systems and accounting standards, candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree and significant consulting experience. The position is based in Pleasanton, California, and follows a hybrid work model.

Qualifications

• 5 years of progressive consulting experience in financial systems.
• Experience with financial systems including Peoplesoft and SAP.
• Knowledge of US GAAP or IFRS accounting standards.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality consulting experiences and help solve business needs.
• Provide one-on-one consulting guidance to accelerate feature adoption.
• Conduct configuration and business requirements reviews.

Skills

Software Consulting

IT Systems Implementation

Financial Systems Knowledge

Accounting Standards Familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance or related field

Job description

About the Role

Responsible for delivering a high.quality consulting experience ranging from feature demonstrations to answering complex how-to questions. Works directly with customers through targeted micro consulting engagements to help solve their business needs using the Workday application. Responsible for acting as a trusted Workday advisor and will have the opportunity to assist customers with how-to questions, troubleshoot and guide customers through configuration, and provide feature demonstrations. Conduct research to ensure understanding of customer questions and related Workday concepts. Deliver small scope consulting in response to customer requests; providing configuration guidance, demonstrations, considerations, tips & tricks. Troubleshoot product configuration to resolve or provide optimal product configuration to meet customer business requirements. Create and deliver customer presentations on how to use Workday features to achieve business goals. Provide one-on-one consulting guidance to accelerate customer feature adoption. Review customer tenants to identify adoption opportunities. Complete and maintain product expertise and Workday Certification(s) along with familiarity with Workday roadmap. Deliver other Customer Enablement services, such as office hours to conduct appointment-based consulting engagements providing guidance and product expertise to customers. Perform configuration and business requirements reviews with a detailed deliverable calling out opportunities for optimization. Provide one-on-one customer configuration designs.

Salary Range: $174,637 - $236,900

About You

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance or related field and 5 years of progressive, postbaccalaureate work experience in the job offered or in a Principal Functional Consulting-related occupation.
• 5 years (60 months) of experience in Software Consulting;
• 5 years (60 months) of experience in IT Systems Implementation;
• 5 years (60 months) of experience in financial systems including Peoplesoft and SAP; and
• 5 years (60 months) of experience in accounting standards such as US GAAP or IFRS.

Workday Pay Transparency Statement

Workday pay ranges vary based on work location. As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus, as well as annual refresh stock grants. Recruiters can share more detail during the hiring process. Each candidate’s compensation offer will be based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, geography, experience, skills, job duties, and business need, among other things. For more information regarding Workday’s comprehensive benefits, please click here.

Primary Location: USA.CA.Pleasanton

Our Approach to Flexible Work

Workday uses a hybrid Flex Work Model. Most roles require at least 50% in-person time each quarter in a Workday office or with customers, prospects, or partners, with specific expectations varying by role, team, country, and business needs.

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