Workday Certified Financials Accounting Center Manager

Accenture; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Workday Certified Financials Accounting Center Manager. In this pivotal role, you will collaborate with clients to unlock hidden value and deliver innovative financial management solutions. Your expertise will guide teams in identifying business requirements, managing resources, and ensuring best practices are followed. With a commitment to excellence, you'll thrive in a diverse, fast-paced environment, leading workshops and mentoring project staff. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a global setting while advancing your career in a dynamic industry.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of consulting experience, ideally in a lead role.
• Hands-on experience with Workday Financials and global operations.

Responsibilities

• Manage teams for business requirements and functional design.
• Lead workshops and manage client relationships effectively.

Skills

Consulting Experience

Workday Financials Experience

Project Management

Business Process Proficiency

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Advanced Degree

Tools

Workday Financials

Cloud-based SaaS Applications

Job description

Workday Certified Financials Accounting Center Manager

Business Architecture Manager | Senior Level | Full time

We are... a global collective of innovators applying the New every day to improve the way the world works and lives. Help us show the world what’s possible as you partner with clients to unlock hidden value and deliver innovative solutions.

You are... As a member of one of the world’s largest Workday-certified teams, you’ll be part of a team of advisory professionals who deliver integrated, payroll, cloud-based HR and financial management solutions.

As a Workday Financials Accounting Center Manager, your primary responsibilities may include:

1. Manage teams in the identification of business requirements, functional design, process design, prototyping, testing, training, and defining support procedures.
2. Formulate overall project planning, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting strategies.
3. Develop statements of work and/or client proposals.
4. Develop and manage vendor relationships.
5. Lead workshops for client education.
6. Manage resources and budget on client projects.
7. Serve as the escalation point for critical functional issue resolution.
8. Provide subject matter expertise to aid in decision-making related to the functional solution.
9. Lead, mentor, counsel and manage performance metrics of project staff.
10. Conduct working sessions with clients to gather, understand, and analyze business requirements.
11. Architect Workday Financials solution to ensure cohesive work streams and mitigate cross-functional impacts.
12. Advise clients on industry standards and leading practices.
13. Demonstrate design options through prototyping.
14. Understand and apply Workday and Accenture methodologies.
15. Provide the Project Manager with status updates.
16. Ensure the client takes advantage of Workday best practices.
17. Support innovation through the creation of new industry-leading methods and assets.

Here’s what you need:

1. Workday Financials Partner Certification.
2. Minimum of 4 years of consulting experience, most recently in a Lead or similar level role.
3. Minimum of 4 years of hands-on Workday Financials experience.
4. Minimum of 4 years of US and/or Global Financials Operations experience.
5. Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years work experience).
6. Proficiency in multiple business processes: (PTP, OTC, GL, FA, Budgeting, Cash Management, etc.).
7. Experience leading global and/or LE Workday engagements.
8. Thrive in a diverse, fast-paced environment.
9. Other leading Cloud-based SaaS financial application implementation experience.
10. An advanced degree in the area of specialization.

Travel may be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary from 0 to 100% depending on business need and client requirements.

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