Workday Financials Senior Principal Consultant (Remote)

Workday Financials Senior Principal Consultant | CollaborativeSolutions | Worldwide

As a Senior Principal Consultant, you will guide clients through thetransformation, implementation and operation phases of a Workdayimplementation. Additionally, you must have a technical aptitude and becapable of configuring the product to meet the business requirements anddesign specifications.

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Workday Financials Senior Principal Consultant | Collaborative Solutions | Worldwide

As a Senior Principal Consultant, you will guide clients through the transformation, implementation and operation phases of a Workday implementation. Additionally, you must have a technical aptitude and be capable of configuring the product to meet the business requirements and design specifications.

Responsibilities:

Become a Workday Financials expert with knowledge of design, configuration, testing, and implementation with expertise in R2R or P2P or C2C.
Leverage your expertise to recommend the best solution based on the client’s requirements, budget, and timeframe; with the flexibility to adapt the scope as additional needs are identified.
Guide the customer through facilitated design sessions and configuration decisions based on best practices and an understanding of the customer’s unique business requirements at all stages of the project.
Regularly engage and support the client through all phases of the project, ensuring a smooth transfer from legacy systems to the Workday solution.
Perform multiple tasks under limited direction, while regularly keeping the client, your project team and your Engagement Manager abreast of changes or progress related to the project.
Act as a mentor to fellow consultants and analysts, including providing support for shadow assignments.
Actively participate in update training and internal opportunities to share one’s skills and learnings with others within the organization.

Skills & Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field preferred, or equivalent experience
5+ years of hands-on functional Workday Financials experience with experience in R2R, P2P or C2C required.
Proficiency with business processes including: general ledger, budgeting, cash management, grant management, chart of accounts re-design, procure-to-pay, purchase order conversions, expense management, fixed asset management, and/or order-to-cash, required.
Workday Financials certification, highly desired.
Experience with Prism highly desired
Thrives in a fast-paced environment, with a solid commitment to detail.
Passion for exceptional customer service and customer collaboration.
Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively manage customer expectations.
Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint programs.
Minimal travel required, but must be willing to travel if needed.

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Why choose Cognizant:

Entrepreneurial environment that welcomes your ideas
Opportunity to do great work
Outreach programs that support communities and tap into your volunteer spirit
Learning opportunities to help current needs and advancement
Global operations, with opportunities in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific
An abundance of Affinity groups to meet your needs

Cognizant Core Values:

Start with a point of view: I apply my expertise to gain trust and to lead our clients forward.
Seek data, build knowledge: I use facts to guide my actions and decisions.
Always strive, never settle: I act with agility and creativity, determined to stay one step ahead.
Work as one: I deliver solutions that draw upon the full power and scale of Cognizant.
Create conditions for everyone to thrive: I include, enable, and invest in everyone around me.
Do the right thing, the right way: I always make the ethical choice.

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