Overview

Job Location:
USA – United States – Remote

The Cognizant Workday Practice is seeking Financials Consultants with Financial Management systems experience and expertise in the areas of Record to Report, Source to Pay and/or Contracts to Cash. As a Workday Financials Principal Consultant on the Continuous Value Services team, you will work with a variety of customers, diving headfirst into postproduction support & optimization to clients that are live on Workday Financials. Additionally, you must have a technical aptitude and be capable of configuring the product to meet the business requirements and design specifications.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Execute the day-to-day activities of Workday Financials post production client support for a variety of customers consisting of ticket-based support, staff augmentation, ad-hoc support, tenant analysis, and optimizations.
  • Provide subject matter expertise on Workday best practices
  • Conduct sessions with customers to analyze business requirements and provide solutions to complex business problems
  • Identify strategies, risks, and options for recommending approaches towards meeting requirements for post-production customers
  • Become a Workday Financials expert with deep knowledge of core functionality, and understands touch points with FDM, HCM, Integrations, Payroll and future product direction
  • Mentor other consultants by actively sharing product knowledge with others to grow our practice
  • Support business development activities such as identification, proposal development, and other pursuit activities
  • Support a team-oriented, challenging and innovative work environment designed to promote and maintain the Cognizant Workday Practice core values
  • Work closely with engagement managers and team members to identify project needs and develop solutions and strategies
  • Drive the practice to achieve high customer satisfaction level,
  • Ability to discuss various accounting entries/processes within Workday Financials

Education & Experience Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
  • 2+ years of Workday Financials Functional implementation or post production support experience 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
  • At least 1 Workday Financials Core Certification (Record to Report, Procure to Pay, or Contracts to Cash) preferred
  • Advanced/Composite reporting certifications preferred
  • Workday Strategic Sourcing Experience Preferred
  • Experience supporting enterprise class financial management solutions (i.e. Workday, PeopleSoft, SAP, Oracle etc)
  • Experience leading design, configuration, testing, and post production support, Including experience with data conversion, security configuration, process documentation, and leading architecting sessions for functional areas
  • Ability to discuss various accounting entries/processes within Workday Financials
  • Ability to walk a customer through functional and cross-functional impacts of design relating to FDM, integrations, HCM, or Payroll
  • Demonstrated ability to ensure adherence to FDM, design decisions, project governance/methodology and statement of work
  • Demonstrated initiative and experience leading/mentoring others
  • Ability to create and sustain a relationship with clients, inspiring confidence in themselves and the delivery team while driving to reference-ability.
  • Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively manage client expectations.
  • Minimal travel required, but must be willing to travel on-site 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:

  • Work as One: We think beyond roles, relying on each other’s strengths to win as a team.
  • Raise the Bar: We always aim for excellence in how we work and what we deliver.
  • Dare to Innovate: We push boundaries and take chances to reimagine what’s possible.
  • Do the Right Thing: We all lead with integrity and always make the ethical choice.
  • Own It: We own the outcomes for our company, colleagues, and community.