Workday Financials Lead

Workday, Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 183,000 - 275,000; Full time

Job summary

Three Link Solutions seeks a Workday Financials Lead to build, scale, and lead our Financials practice within the Workday GO program. This hybrid player-coach role combines hands-on delivery (design, configuration, testing, go-live, and hypercare) with strategic development of repeatable delivery methods and a continuously improving practice.

You will mentor and develop a team of Workday Financials consultants, partner with Sales on scoping and proposals, and stay current with Workday product

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on Workday Financials experience, including at least one full-cycle implementation.
• Strong functional expertise across Core Financials, Procurement, Accounting Center/Business Assets, Banking & Settlement, Financial Reporting.
• Demonstrated experience with process improvement and program/practice development — you've built or significantly improved a delivery methodology, not just followed one.
• Experience adapting quickly to new Workday product releases and translating updates into practical delivery and scoping changes.
• Prior experience with direct people management (performance, staffing, coaching, development).
• Proven ability to balance hands-on delivery work with leadership/program responsibilities — comfortable being evaluated against a utilization target while also owning non-billable practice-building work.
• Experience working with or alongside Sales on scoping, SOWs, or deal qualification.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to work confidently with both client stakeholders and internal leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute Workday Financials workstreams on client implementations.
• Serve as the senior Financials point of escalation on active projects.
• Model best-practice delivery standards for the team.
• Mentor and develop a team of Workday Financials consultants.
• Partner with Sales on scoping calls, proposals, LOEs, and quote tools.
• Represent the Financials practice in pre-sales conversations and client scoping discussions.

Skills

Workday Financials

Process improvement

People management

Sales collaboration

Leadership

Job description

## **About the Role**Three Link Solutions is looking for a **Workday Financials Lead** to build, scale, and lead our Financials practice within the Workday GO program. This is a hybrid player-coach role: you'll spend meaningful time delivering hands-on project work against a defined utilization target, while also owning the strategic build-out of the Financials line — standardizing delivery methodology, developing your team, driving process improvement, and keeping the practice ahead of new Workday product releases.This role is ideal for a seasoned Workday Financials consultant who is ready to move from \"great delivery contributor\" to \"practice builder\" — someone who wants to shape how a Financials program is scoped, staffed, delivered, and continuously improved, while still staying close to the tenant.## What You'll Do### Program & Practice Development* Build and scale the Workday Financials Program for Workday GO deployments, including delivery methodology, playbooks, templates, and standard configuration approaches optimized for fixed-scope, accelerated engagements.* Define and maintain scoping standards for Financials (Core FINS, uplifts, add-ons) in partnership with sales and pricing/scoping owners, ensuring hours and packages stay grounded in real delivery experience.* Own continuous improvement of the Financials delivery model — identifying bottlenecks, standardizing repeatable components, and building efficiencies that reduce delivery time without sacrificing quality.* Monitor new Workday product releases and feature updates relevant to Financials, assess impact on GO packages and existing methodology, and drive adoption of new capabilities across the team.* Champion innovation within the practice — new tools, accelerators, automation, or configuration patterns that increase consultant efficiency and improve the client experience.### Delivery & Execution* Carry a personal utilization/billable target, actively leading and executing Workday Financials workstreams on client implementations (design, configuration, testing support, go-live, and hypercare).* Serve as the senior Financials point of escalation on active projects — resolving complex configuration issues, tenant conflicts, and scope questions.* Model best-practice delivery standards for the rest of the team through your own project work.### People Leadership* Manage, mentor, and develop a team of Workday Financials consultants, including staffing decisions, performance management, and career development.* Support onboarding and ramp-up of new Financials consultants, including certification planning and skill development.* Partner with resourcing/staffing to balance bench, utilization, and project demand across the Financials team.### Sales & Cross-Functional Collaboration* Partner with Sales and Solutions on scoping calls, SOW development, and deal qualification for Financials-inclusive opportunities.* Provide subject-matter input into proposals, LOEs, and quote tools to keep pricing and scope aligned with actual delivery effort.* Represent the Financials practice in pre-sales conversations, discovery calls, and client-facing scoping discussions as needed.## **About You**### Required Qualifications* **8+ years of hands-on Workday Financials experience**, including at least one full-cycle implementation as a lead or senior consultant.* Strong functional expertise across core Workday Financials modules (e.g., Core Financials, Procurement, Accounting Center/Business Assets, Banking & Settlement, Financial Reporting).* Demonstrated experience with **process improvement and program/practice development** — you've built or significantly improved a delivery methodology, not just followed one.* Experience adapting quickly to **new Workday product releases** and translating updates into practical delivery and scoping changes.* Prior experience with **direct people management** (performance, staffing, coaching, development).* Proven ability to balance **hands-on delivery work with leadership/program responsibilities** — comfortable being evaluated against a utilization target while also owning non-billable practice-building work.* Experience working with or alongside **Sales** on scoping, SOWs, or deal qualification.* Strong communication skills, with the ability to work confidently with both client stakeholders and internal leadership.### Preferred Qualifications* **Workday Grants** experience or certification is a strong plus.* Experience specifically with **accelerated deployment models**.* Active Workday Financials certifications (Core FINS and/or related modules).* Experience contributing to or building **scoping/quoting tools** or knowledge bases used by sales teams. **Equal Opportunity Employer**Three Link Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. **Reasonable Accommodations**Three Link Solutions is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities throughout the application and hiring process. If you require an accommodation to participate in any part of the hiring process, please contact us. The typical base salary range for this position is:$183,130.00 - $274,783.00