Workday Financials Delivery Lead

Accenture PLC; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Workday Financials Delivery Lead to join our Workday Leadership team. You will drive large-scale finance transformations for CFOs and finance executives, delivering cloud-based ERP, reporting, planning, analytics, treasury, audit, and financial management solutions.

You will lead multi-disciplinary delivery teams, own executive relationships, manage scope and risk, and shape the growth of Accenture's Workday Financials practice through thought leadership and client-centric

Qualifications

• Minimum of 12 years of experience delivering Finance Transformation and Financial ERP solutions, including leading large-scale enterprise implementations.
• Minimum of 8 years of Workday Financials implementation experience, with experience leading multiple end-to-end Workday Financials deployments.
• Demonstrated experience leading large delivery teams, managing executive client relationships, and overseeing engagement financials.

Responsibilities

• Bring thought leadership on how Finance technology can transform organizations and enable business value.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to CFOs, Finance executives, and senior client stakeholders.
• Lead complex Workday Financials implementations, optimization programs, and transformation initiatives.
• Own executive-level client relationships and ensure successful delivery outcomes.
• Manage large, multi-disciplinary project teams while overseeing scope, quality, risks, and delivery performance.
• Drive project financials, profitability, forecasting, and commercial management.
• Lead solution architecture discussions across Financial Management, Procurement, Projects, Reporting, Accounting Center, Treasury, and Integrations.
• Coach, mentor, and develop consultants, managers, and senior managers across the practice.
• Support practice growth through recruiting, capability development, asset creation, and thought leadership.
• Lead business development activities including account planning, solutioning, proposals, estimations, SOW development, and executive presentations.
• Drive innovation through accelerators, assets, methodologies, and industry-specific solutions.
• Travel may be required based on client and business needs.

Skills

Workday Financials

Delivery leadership

Finance transformation

Executive client relationships

Project management

Architecture discussions

Mentoring / coaching

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA / CPA / CA / CMA / CGA or equivalent

Tools

Workday Partner Certification

Job description

Workday Financials Delivery Lead

Accenture

We are Accenture, a global professional services company, searching for a Workday Delivery Lead.

This individual will be part of a Workday Leadership team helping Finance organizations transform their operating models through cloud-based ERP, reporting, planning, analytics, treasury, audit, tax, and financial management solutions. Workday Financials is a critical component of many of the digital finance transformations we lead, and Accenture has assembled one of the world's largest teams of Workday-certified professionals.

What’s in it for You
Help CFOs and Finance leaders define and execute their finance transformation strategy while improving operational efficiency, financial insight, and business agility.

Expand your leadership, consulting, and advisory capabilities by leading large-scale Finance transformations, driving innovation, and helping shape the growth of Accenture's Workday Financials practice.

As a Workday Financials Delivery Lead, your primary responsibilities may include:

• Bring thought leadership on how Finance technology can transform organizations and enable business value.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to CFOs, Finance executives, and senior client stakeholders.
• Lead complex Workday Financials implementations, optimization programs, and transformation initiatives.
• Own executive-level client relationships and ensure successful delivery outcomes.
• Manage large, multi-disciplinary project teams while overseeing scope, quality, risks, and delivery performance.
• Drive project financials, profitability, forecasting, and commercial management.
• Lead solution architecture discussions across Financial Management, Procurement, Projects, Reporting, Accounting Center, Treasury, and Integrations.
• Coach, mentor, and develop consultants, managers, and senior managers across the practice.
• Support practice growth through recruiting, capability development, asset creation, and thought leadership.
• Lead business development activities including account planning, solutioning, proposals, estimations, SOW development, and executive presentations.
• Drive innovation through the development of accelerators, assets, methodologies, and industry-specific solutions.
• Support strategic growth initiatives across priority industries including Public Sector, Higher Education, Healthcare, Financial Services, and Retail.
• Travel may be required based on client and business needs.

Here’s what you need:

• Minimum of 12 years of experience delivering Finance Transformation and Financial ERP solutions, including leading large-scale enterprise implementations.
• Minimum of 8 years of Workday Financials implementation experience, with experience leading multiple end-to-end Workday Financials deployments.
• Demonstrated experience leading large delivery teams, managing executive client relationships, and overseeing engagement financials.
  

Bonus points if you have:

• Workday Partner Certification
• 10 years of Workday-related implementations
• Demonstrate knowledge of the Finance function & processes
• Experience in Education or Government Workday implementations

Education

• Bachelor's degree required.
• MBA, CPA, CA, CMA, CGA, or equivalent advanced degree/certification preferred.

Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but is 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, based on full-time
employment, for roles that may be hired as set forth below.
The recruiting efforts for this position are intended to fill a brand new position.
The base pay range shown below is intended as a guideline to reflect the majority of offers for this role.
It does not represent a maximum limit — in some cases, actual compensation may exceed the range where appropriate.

Role Location Annual Salary Range
British Columbia/Ontario/New Brunswick $161,050 to $319,300

Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but is 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, based on full-time
employment, for roles that may be hired as set forth below.
The recruiting efforts for this position are intended to fill a brand new position.
The base pay range shown below is intended as a guideline to reflect the majority of offers for this role.
It does not represent a maximum limit — in some cases, actual compensation may exceed the range where appropriate.

Role Location Annual Salary Range
British Columbia/Ontario/New Brunswick $161,050 to $319,300

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