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The Cognizant Workday Practice is seeking a Workday Financials Senior Principal Consultant with Supply Chain Management (SCM) experience. The Senior Principal Consultant will "bridge the gap" between the business and technical teams by solving complex Workday intersystem problems. They will guide clients through the transformation, implementation, and operation phases of a Workday implementation.
Key Responsibilities:
Be a Workday Financials expert with knowledge of design, configuration, testing, and implementation. 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 or equivalent. 4+ years of Workday functional implementation experience, required. 5 years Human Resources, Payroll, or Financial software experience, required. 5 years implementing functional solutions with ERP or SaaS software, required. Proficiency with business processes including: general ledger, budgeting, supply chain 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 Report writing experience and/or Workday Financials certification, 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. Willingness to reach across teams to accomplish defined goals. Minimal travel required, but must be willing to travel on-site if needed.
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- 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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Collaborative Solutions
Nov 15, 2024