Workday Certified Financials SCM Lead – H&PS

Accenture; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 80,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Workday Certified Financials SCM Lead, where you'll harness innovative tools and collaborate with a diverse team to deliver transformative HR and financial management solutions. In this dynamic role, you'll manage client projects, mentor team members, and architect cohesive Workday solutions that drive business success. With a commitment to continuous learning and professional development, you'll thrive in an environment that values creativity, diversity, and collaboration. If you're passionate about technology and eager to tackle complex challenges, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Continuous Learning Opportunities

Diversity and Inclusion Programs

Flexible Work Arrangements

Health and Wellness Benefits

Qualifications

• 3+ years of consulting experience in a lead role with Workday Financials.
• Proven ability to manage client relationships and project teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage teams to identify business requirements and design functional solutions.
• Lead workshops for client education and manage project budgets.

Skills

Consulting Experience

Workday Financials

Project Management

Client Management

Problem Solving

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Workday Financials Partner Certification

Tools

Workday

SaaS Financial Applications

Job description

We are a global collective of innovators applying the New every day to improve the way the world works and lives. New doesn’t mean being ahead of the curve; new is pushing forward the curve, riding the edge where the impossible meets the transformational and making it reality where it matters. Help us show the world what’s possible as you partner with clients to unlock hidden value and deliver innovative solutions. Empowered with innovative tools, continuous learning and a global community of diverse talent and perspectives, we drive success in a new business architecture that disrupts conventional practices. Our expertise spans 40+ industries across 120+ countries and impacts millions of lives every day. We turn ideas into reality.

You are a member of one of the world’s largest Workday-certified teams, and you’ll be part of a team of advisory professionals who deliver more than just technology. From rapid deployments to entire transformations, you’ll deliver integrated, payroll, cloud-based HR and financial management solutions that put organizations on the fast track to a better way to work.

As a Workday Certified Financials SCM Lead – H&PS 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 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 that all work streams are cohesive and cross functional impacts are considered and mitigated.
12. Advise clients on industry standards and leading practices.
13. Demonstrate design options through the use of prototyping.
14. Understand and apply Workday and Accenture methodologies.
15. Provide the Project Manager with status updates and keep them apprised of overall project status.
16. Demonstrate strong client and stakeholder management to achieve project objectives.
17. Ensure the client takes advantage of Workday best practices.
18. 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.
3. Learn and grow continuously. Harness unmatched training and professional development to help you build and advance your Workday, consultative and delivery skills.

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. 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 3 years of consulting experience, most recently in a Lead role.
3. Minimum of 3 years of hands on Workday FINs experience.
4. Minimum of 3 years of US and/or Global Financials Operations.
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, Grant Management, etc…)
2. 4+ years prior experience implementing Workday Banking/Settlements.
3. Thrive in a diverse, fast paced environment.
4. Other leading Cloud based SaaS financial application implementation experience: (NetSuite, Fusion Intact, PeopleSoft, Oracle, 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.

What We Believe: We have an unwavering commitment to diversity with the aim that every one of our people has a full sense of belonging within our organization. Inclusion and diversity are fundamental to our culture and core values.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement: Accenture is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences.