Workday Certified Financials Consultant (R2R) – Education & Government

Accenture; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 59,000 - 196,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a Workday FINs R2R Consultant to lead transformative projects that redefine financial operations. This role involves managing client relationships, developing innovative solutions, and mentoring project teams. Join a collaborative environment where your expertise in Workday Financials will drive impactful change for clients across various industries. You'll have the opportunity to grow your skills through continuous learning and professional development while working with a global leader in cloud solutions. If you're ready to tackle new challenges and make a significant impact, this role is for you.

Benefits

Professional Development Opportunities

Flexible Work Arrangements

Health Insurance

Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Diversity and Inclusion Programs

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Manage business requirements and functional design for client projects.
• Lead workshops and manage resources and budgets on client engagements.

Skills

Consulting

Workday Financials

Project Management

Client Management

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Workday Financials Partner Certification

Tools

Workday

Oracle E-Business Suite

SAP

Job description

What’s in it for You? Help HR and Finance leaders define and execute their strategy and give them the adaptability they need in a fast-changing world. To help you take your skillset beyond Workday technology, our Transformation Powered by Workday Training will help you take your consulting to a whole new level. Take your Workday skills and career to the next level, mastering complex projects while expanding your leadership and advisory skills with a market-leading team.

As a Workday FINs R2R Consultant, your primary responsibilities may include:

1. Manage teams in the identification of business requirements, functional design, process design (including scenario design, flow mapping), prototyping, testing, training, defining support procedures.
2. Formulate 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 R2R solution to ensure that all work streams are cohesive and cross-functional impacts are considered and mitigated.
12. Advise clients on industry standards and leading practices.
13. Understand and apply Workday and Accenture methodologies.
14. Provide the Project Manager with status updates and keep them apprised of overall project status.
15. Demonstrate strong client and stakeholder management to achieve project objectives.
16. Ensure the client takes advantage of Workday best practices.
17. Support innovation through the creation of new industry leading methods and assets.

Why should I join the Accenture Workday team?

1. Innovate every day. Be at the forefront of designing and delivering Workday solutions that push boundaries and create new opportunities for our clients.
2. Lead with the industry’s best. Join an industry-recognized global cloud leader with more than 2000 Workday certified professionals collaborating to drive enterprise-wide transformational projects on a global scale. Accenture has worked with more than 600 clients to deliver Workday deployments to unlock the potential of their organizations.
3. Learn and grow continuously. Harness unmatched training and professional development to help you build and advance your Workday, consultative and delivery skills. With learning resources, interactive classroom courses, real-life client simulations and ongoing mentoring available when you need it, you’ll expand your thinking beyond the core Workday implementation.

Who will be successful at Accenture?

It’s not just what you know or where you’ve been that propels success at Accenture: It’s who you are, fundamentally, as a person. We prize diversity in backgrounds and perspectives. Whatever your unique qualities, a few key traits should apply: You’re passionate about technology and motivated to apply the latest technology trends. You’re proactive and collaborative; a leader with effective communication skills. You’re driven by new challenges and are motivated to improve. You’re a creative problem solver with the flexibility to navigate uncertainty. You’re focused on the future with a desire to develop inclusive, responsible and sustainable solutions to complex challenges.

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

Here’s what you need:

1. Workday Financials Partner Certification.
2. Minimum of 2 years of consulting experience, most recently in a Lead or similar level role.
3. Minimum of 2 years of hands-on Workday Financials experience.
4. Minimum of 2 years of US and/or Global Financials Operations experience.
5. Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associates Degree, must have minimum 6 years of work experience).

Bonus points if:

1. Proficiency in multiple business processes: (PTP, OTC, GL, FA, Budgeting, Cash Management, etc…)
2. Experience leading global and/or LE Workday engagements.
3. Thrive in a diverse, fast-paced environment.
4. Other leading Cloud-based SaaS financial application implementation experience: (Oracle E-Business Suite, NetSuite, Infor, Unit 4, PeopleSoft, Oracle Cloud ERP, SAP, Lawson, etc…)
5. An advanced degree in the area of specialization.

Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New York or Washington as set forth below. We accept applications on an ongoing basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.

Information on benefits is here.

Role Location Annual Salary Range

1. California: $63,800 to $196,000
2. Colorado: $63,800 to $169,300
3. District of Columbia: $68,000 to $180,300
4. Illinois: $59,100 to $169,300
5. Minnesota: $63,800 to $169,300
6. Maryland: $59,100 to $156,800
7. New York: $59,100 to $196,000
8. Washington: $68,000 to $180,300

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