Workday Adaptive Planning Consultant

Hansell Tierney; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 76,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement savings plan

Paid sick leave

Paid time off

Job summary

Hansell Tierney is recruiting a Workday Adaptive Planning Consultant/Lead for an onsite Seattle engagement focused on improving an existing Adaptive environment, including budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and data structure optimization.

The role involves directing discovery sessions, bridging finance and business language, and delivering practical improvements with dashboards and self‑service reports. Local candidates onsite 4–5 days/week preferred.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience implementing Workday Adaptive Planning including modeling and reporting.
• Strong FP&A process knowledge and accounting/GL familiarity.
• Ability to translate requirements into system solutions.
• Able to drive to practical, workable solutions across functions.
• Excellent communication to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Proven track record delivering end-to-end consulting engagements.
• Local to Seattle and onsite 4–5 days per week.

Responsibilities

• Write custom reports in Workday Adaptive Planning to support faster variance reporting and analysis
• Lead discovery sessions with Finance, Accounting, and business unit stakeholders to document current workflows, pain points, and decision needs
• Bridge finance/accounting language and business language — facilitate alignment on definitions, levels of detail, and reporting outputs
• Assess the current Adaptive model design, including chart of accounts mappings, dimensions, and actuals integration from the general ledger and other sources
• Recommend and execute a practical improvement plan covering model redesign, dimension restructuring, mappings, data granularity changes, and process improvements
• Improve usability of actuals-vs.-budget and actuals-vs.-forecast reporting for business users; reduce reliance on Excel workarounds
• Design and deploy dashboards, recurring reports, and self‑service views to support business decision‑making
• Partner with internal system owners and Finance leadership to manage tradeoffs, constraints, and governance; document decisions and standards
• Develop change enablement deliverables including training materials, quick reference guides, and hand‑off documentation
• Provide post‑engagement support for incremental adjustments as the business evolves (optional/as needed)

Skills

Workday Adaptive Planning

FP&A process knowledge

requirements gathering

stakeholder management

communication skills

end-to-end consulting

Tools

Workday Adaptive Planning integrations

Job description

Our client is looking for a Workday Adaptive Planning Consultant / Lead. This is a consulting‑style engagement focused on improving an existing Workday Adaptive Planning environment including report writing, budgeting, forecasting, and data structure optimization with a potential path to conversion to direct hire.

Location: Seattle, WA – Onsite (4–5 days/week)

Compensation: $55 – $65 per hour.

Additional Compensation: This position is not eligible for bonus or incentive compensation.

Benefits: Benefits available to eligible employees or consultants may include medical, dental, and vision insurance, paid sick leave, retirement savings plans, and other employer sponsored programs.

*US citizens and those authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply.*

*Work sponsorship is not currently available.*

Summary:

Our client is seeking an experienced Workday Adaptive Planning professional to lead a practical improvement engagement at the intersection of Finance, Accounting, and Technology. Working directly with Finance, Accounting, and business unit leaders, this consultant will assess the current Adaptive environment, identify gaps, and implement meaningful improvements — reducing manual workarounds, strengthening data structures, and improving decision support. The engagement follows a consulting‑style delivery arc (discovery ? design ? build ? validate ? enablement), with an emphasis on modernization within existing infrastructure rather than a full rebuild.

Key Responsibilities:

• - Write custom reports in Workday Adaptive Planning to support faster variance reporting and analysis
• - Lead discovery sessions with Finance, Accounting, and business unit stakeholders to document current workflows, pain points, and decision needs
• - Bridge finance/accounting language and business language — facilitate alignment on definitions, levels of detail, and reporting outputs
• - Assess the current Adaptive model design, including chart of accounts mappings, dimensions, and actuals integration from the general ledger and other sources
• - Recommend and execute a practical improvement plan covering model redesign, dimension restructuring, mappings, data granularity changes, and process improvements
• - Improve usability of actuals-vs.-budget and actuals-vs.-forecast reporting for business users; reduce reliance on Excel workarounds
• - Design and deploy dashboards, recurring reports, and self‑service views to support business decision‑making
• - Partner with internal system owners and Finance leadership to manage tradeoffs, constraints, and governance; document decisions and standards
• - Develop change enablement deliverables including training materials, quick reference guides, and hand‑off documentation
• - Provide post‑engagement support for incremental adjustments as the business evolves (optional/as needed)

Qualifications:

• - Hands‑on experience implementing, administering, or significantly enhancing Workday Adaptive Planning (formerly Adaptive Insights), including modeling, dimensions, integrations/mappings, and reporting — not simply end‑user or report‑consumer experience
• - Strong FP&A process knowledge (budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and management reporting) and/or a solid accounting background with deep familiarity with general ledger structure and close/reporting requirements
• - Demonstrated ability to diagnose problems through stakeholder listening and requirements gathering, then translate needs into system and data solutions
• - Comfortable navigating competing priorities across functions and driving to practical, workable solutions
• - Strong communication skills with both technical and non‑technical audiences; able to simplify complex finance and accounting concepts for business leaders
• - Proven track record delivering time‑bound, consulting‑style engagements end‑to‑end
• - Local to the Seattle area and available to work onsite 4–5 days per week

Nice to Have:

• - Experience with Workday Financial Management and/or Workday integrations affecting Adaptive actuals loads
• - Data architecture and data transformation experience, including designing flexible structures that roll up for multiple audiences
• - Experience improving expense and transaction detail workflows involving enterprise spend management tools
• - Prior work in complex stakeholder environments with high self‑service reporting expectations

About Hansell Tierney:

Hansell Tierney is one of the premier staffing and recruiting companies in the Pacific Northwest. Launched in 2001, we are a woman‑owned business that serves and staffs Northwest organizations by doing things the right way, not just the easiest way. Hansell Tierney partners with candidates and clients to match the best candidates with interesting local opportunities. We navigate every relationship with the highest level of discretion and service while holding ourselves accountable to our promises. Our business thrives on our deep understanding of the job market and our ability to skillfully tailor our recruitment process to meet our clients' unique needs.

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Compensation and Benefits Disclosure

The compensation range listed above represents the expected range for this position. Actual compensation may vary based on factors including experience, skills, internal equity, and geographic location.

Benefits available to eligible employees or consultants may include medical, dental, and vision insurance, paid sick leave, retirement savings plans, paid time off, and other employer‑sponsored programs.