Workday Adaptive Planning Implementation Lead

Baker Tilly US; Iowa (LA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Baker Tilly is seeking a Workday Adaptive Planning Manager for our Digital Advisory Services to lead engagements, design models, and oversee integrations across ERP and HRIS systems. You will guide client teams, drive successful deployments, and ensure strong delivery quality in a fast-paced advisory environment.

The role requires 5+ years in EPM/FP&A, 4+ years Workday Adaptive Planning experience, strong JavaScript/SQL skills, and a willingness to travel up to 20%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; major in accounting, finance, information systems, business analytics, or related field preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Enterprise Performance Management (EPM), FP&A, financial systems, or consulting required.
• Minimum of 4 years of Workday Adaptive Planning implementation experience.
• Experience leading multiple end-to-end Workday Adaptive Planning implementations.
• Experience in JavaScript and SQL, with ability to understand, troubleshoot, and support data integrations and system configurations.
• Minimum of 5 years of corporate financial accounting experience preferred.
• Minimum of 2 years of corporate financial planning and analysis experience preferred.
• Consulting experience preferred.
• Ability to travel as needed, approximately 20%.

Responsibilities

• Lead Workday Adaptive Planning implementation projects from discovery through deployment, ensuring successful project delivery within scope, timeline, and budget.
• Facilitate client working sessions to understand business processes, planning requirements, reporting needs, and key performance metrics.
• Manage Workday Adaptive Planning implementation and optimization engagements as the solution lead, providing guidance on model design, security, reporting frameworks, workforce planning, scenario planning, and implementation best practices while ensuring successful project delivery.
• Design, configure, test, and optimize Workday Adaptive Planning models, including sheets, versions, dimensions, security, reporting, dashboards, OfficeConnect, and scenario planning.
• Oversee integrations between Workday Adaptive Planning and ERP, HRIS, CRM, and other enterprise applications.
• Lead the design, configuration, and implementation of integrations using JavaScript, SQL, APIs, JDBC, and other integration platforms to incorporate data from a variety of ERP and source systems into Workday Adaptive Planning.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and reporting efficiencies that reduce manual effort and improve financial insight.
• Manage project risks, issues, resource assignments, and client expectations throughout the engagement lifecycle.
• Review project deliverables to ensure quality, consistency, and adherence to implementation standards.
• Serve as the primary day-to-day contact for client project stakeholders and build trusted advisor relationships throughout the engagement.
• Mentor, coach, and provide technical guidance while supporting their professional development.
• Support business development efforts by participating in client proposals, solution demonstrations, scoping discussions, and thought leadership activities.
• Contribute to the continued development of implementation methodologies, reusable assets, and practice best practices.
• Stay current on Workday Adaptive Planning product enhancements and emerging trends in financial planning and enterprise performance management.

Skills

Workday Adaptive Planning

Project leadership

Data modeling

Security & reporting

ERP integrations

JavaScript

SQL

OfficeConnect

APIs

JDBC

Education

Bachelor's degree

Accounting/Finance/IS/Analytics

Tools

JavaScript

SQL

OfficeConnect

APIs

JDBC

Job description

Baker Tilly is seeking a Workday Adaptive Planning Manager for our Digital Advisory Services to lead engagements, design models, and oversee integrations across ERP and HRIS systems. You will guide client teams, drive successful deployments, and ensure strong delivery quality in a fast-paced advisory environment.

The role requires 5+ years in EPM/FP&A, 4+ years Workday Adaptive Planning experience, strong JavaScript/SQL skills, and a willingness to travel up to 20%.