Workday Adaptive Planning Lead - FP&A & Integrations

Baker Tilly US; West Virginia; On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Baker Tilly US is seeking a Workday Adaptive Planning Manager to join our Digital Advisory Services. You will lead engagements, design and implement Adaptive Planning models, and guide client teams across the project lifecycle to deliver value in financial planning and reporting.

You will mentor teams, drive integration efforts with ERP/HRIS/CRM, and contribute to practice development while staying current on product enhancements and market trends. Travel ~20% is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; major in accounting, finance, information systems, business analytics, or related field preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in 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 the 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.

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.
• 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.
• 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

Leadership

Project management

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Travel flexibility

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance/information systems or related field

Tools

Workday Adaptive Planning

JavaScript

SQL

OfficeConnect

Job description

Baker Tilly US is seeking a Workday Adaptive Planning Manager to join our Digital Advisory Services. You will lead engagements, design and implement Adaptive Planning models, and guide client teams across the project lifecycle to deliver value in financial planning and reporting.

You will mentor teams, drive integration efforts with ERP/HRIS/CRM, and contribute to practice development while staying current on product enhancements and market trends. Travel ~20% is expected.