SATIC - Workday Finance - Functional Consultant

PwC - Global; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 500 000 - 700 000; Full time

Job summary

A global consulting firm is seeking a Senior Associate in Johannesburg to deliver consulting services across Workday applications. This role emphasizes building client relationships and providing critical software solutions to enhance operational efficiency. Ideal candidates will possess 2-5 years of experience in finance transformation projects, including Workday integrations and financial system knowledge. Join a dynamic team and contribute to technology-driven solutions that make a significant impact.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Collaborative work environment

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of experience in Finance transformation projects.
• Competency with building integrations on Workday Studio for Financial projects.
• Experience with unit and end-to-end testing.

Responsibilities

• Build transformation logic and model data for business flow.
• Design and contribute to client-facing Workday projects.
• Collaborate with HR and Financials transformation teams.

Skills

Respond effectively to diverse perspectives

Critical thinking

Understanding project objectives

Self-awareness and reflection

Communication and presentation skills

Education

Workday FINS Core Certification

Workday Integrations Certification

Tools

Workday Studio

Relational Databases

Job description

Management Level

Senior Associate

Job Description & Summary

At PwC, our people in business application consulting specialise in consulting services for a variety of business applications, helping clients optimise operational efficiency. These individuals analyse client needs, implement software solutions, and provide training and support for seamless integration and utilisation of business applications, enabling clients to achieve their strategic objectives.

As a Workday consulting generalist at PwC, you will focus on providing a broad range of consulting services across various Workday applications. You will provide consulting services to clients, analysing their needs, implementing software solutions, and offering training and support for effective utilisation of Workday applications. Your versatile knowledge will allow you to assist clients in optimising operational efficiency and achieving their strategic objectives.

Focused on relationships, you are building meaningful client connections, and learning how to manage and inspire others. Navigating increasingly complex situations, you are growing your personal brand, deepening technical expertise and awareness of your strengths. You are expected to anticipate the needs of your teams and clients, and to deliver quality. Embracing increased ambiguity, you are comfortable when the path forward isn’t clear, you ask questions, and you use these moments as opportunities to grow.

Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:

• Respond effectively to the diverse perspectives, needs, and feelings of others.
• Use a broad range of tools, methodologies and techniques to generate new ideas and solve problems.
• Use critical thinking to break down complex concepts.
• Understand the broader objectives of your project or role and how your work fits into the overall strategy.
• Develop a deeper understanding of the business context and how it is changing.
• Use reflection to develop self awareness, enhance strengths and address development areas.
• Interpret data to inform insights and recommendations.
• Uphold and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), the Firm's code of conduct, and independence requirements.

Role Summary

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

Workday FINS Core

Workday Integrations

Experience required

2-5 years

Responsibilities of role

• A background in Finance and experience in Finance transformation projects
• Competency with building integrations on Workday Studio for Financial projects
• Competency with understanding and building of integrations with Financial Institutions, Treasury Management systems, as well as Billing or Trading Systems
• Competency with relational databases and understanding of ERP systems.
• Understanding of Financial information process flows to be competent to build transformation logic and model data for each business flow.
• Some experience with unit and end to end testing

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.
• Self-Starter Attitude.
• 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

Agencies please note

This recruitment assignment is being managed directly by PwC’s Talent Acquisition team. We will reach out to our preferred agency partners in the rare instance we require additional talent options. Any speculative or unsolicited CV’s received will be treated as a direct application. Your respect for this process is appreciated.

Travel Requirements

Up to 20%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Job Posting End Date

December 13, 2025