SATIC: ERP Finance Functional Consultant (Workday)

PwC Careers Africa; Durban; Hybrid; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

PwC is seeking a Workday Finance Functional Consultant for its South Africa Technology & Innovation Centre. You will configure and implement Workday Financials modules such as Record-to-Report and Procure-to-Pay, ensuring they meet client needs and industry best practices.

You will collaborate with stakeholders to design optimized financial processes, manage end-to-end implementation activities, and provide training and ongoing support. The role transitions to a hybrid work model after training.

Qualifications

• Finance ERP understanding and ability to support design.
• Strong analytical and stakeholder collaboration abilities.
• Experience with finance processes and ERP implementations.

Responsibilities

• Configure and implement Workday Financials modules (R2R, P2P).
• Align solutions with client requirements and best practices.
• Lead end-to-end design, build, test, deployment activities.
• Provide training, post-implementation support, and troubleshooting.

Skills

Finance ERP

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Finance/Accounting/Business degree

Tools

Workday

Job description

South African Technology & Innovation Centre (SATIC) is the latest part of PwC, a global brand delivering services for the biggest clients in the world. PwC leads the way in human led, technology enabled professional services, working with clients to transform their business and make it fit for the future. We are looking for candidates who bring in-depth market experience, who see technology as a way to enable and drive human innovation and who want to be a part of a community of solvers, to tackle the biggest challenges in society. If you are looking for a career where every day is different, where challenges are complex and where you can make a real difference, then we want to hear from you. By choosing to join SATIC, you are choosing to work with teams all over the world, harnessing the power of world leading tech and making a difference to real people's lives.

Qualifications / Certifications required:

• Finance background: Degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business.
• ERP knowledge: Solid understanding of finance ERP business processes.
• Analytical skills: Ability to analyze finance requirements and support solution design.
• Communication skills: Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills to work with stakeholders and delivery teams

Experience required:

• ERP implementation support: Experience contributing to ERP implementations.
• Finance operations: Exposure to core finance processes such as general ledger, accounts payable/receivable, and reporting.
• Solution delivery support: Hands-on involvement in supporting design, testing, and deployment of finance solutions.
• Collaboration: Experience working within project teams and supporting cross-border delivery.

Responsibilities of role:

As a Workday Finance Functional Consultant, you will be responsible for configuring and implementing Workday Financials modules such as Record-to-Report and Procure-to-Pay, ensuring solutions align with client requirements and industry best practices. You will collaborate with stakeholders to analyze business needs, design optimized financial processes, and manage end-to-end implementation activities including design, build, testing, and deployment. The role involves conducting unit and integration testing to ensure accuracy and compliance, preparing detailed documentation, and delivering user training. Post-implementation, you will provide ongoing support, troubleshoot issues, and maintain system stability. Additionally, you will work closely with cross-functional teams, manage multiple priorities, and contribute to successful project delivery within agreed timelines.

Desirable skill sets include:

• Leading and contributing to our client facing Workday projects, taking full responsibility for one or more functional areas, from design through to deployment, as part a project team
• Ability to understand E2E Finance business processes and gather data requirements to support the data migration process flows.
• Good communication and presentation skills.
• Open minded seeking for innovative solutions.
• Collaborating with your colleagues across our HR and Financials transformation teams, and wider PwC network to identify and create solutions that bring value to our clients

The successful candidates will be required to work the standard office hours of the United Kingdom office. During the training period, attendance in the office will be required on a daily basis. Following the completion of training, candidates will transition to a hybrid working model. Please note that PwC SATIC is currently refining its hybrid working approach, and this remains subject to change in line with business, client, and team requirements.