Job summary:

Cognizant is seeking a Workday Consultant certified/experienced in Workday Finance. In this role you will work with customers during all phases of deployment as well as post-production to assist with defining requirements, complete development, and deploy solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

Serve as a Workday expert with knowledge of design, configuration, testing, and deployment activities
Independently manage work on multiple projects in various phases
Conduct sessions with customers to analyze business requirements and leverage expertise to provide recommendations and develop solutions

Duties and Tasks:

Execute the day-to-day activities of Workday Financials project support for a variety of client contracts
Become a Workday Financials expert with deep knowledge of core functionality and future product direction
Lead an account which works directly with Client teams to deliver and manage the project with high quality deliverable, on time and within the budgeted hours.
Provide subject matter expertise on Workday best practices
Conduct sessions with clients to analyze business requirements and provide solutions to complex business problems
Manage account communication with key client users
Coordinate operations meeting/requests and priorities and SLAs
Become a Workday expert with deep knowledge of core functionality and future product direction
Mentor other consultants and actively share product knowledge with others to grow our practice

Education and Experience Requirements:

Bachelor's/College Degree in Accounting, Finance or equivalent, preferably CPA
With Workday Financial Supplemental Certification is an advantage (Budget, Expense, Record to Report, Procure to Pay, contract to cash, Adaptive planning, accounting centre etc.)
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.
Previous experience with other ERP Financials and/or Procurement technology (Oracle, SAP, Peoplesoft) is an advantage
Strong consulting and presentation skills with the ability to effectively manage client expectations
Strong analytical mindset and usage of analytics and reporting tools

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job at Collaborative Solutions work sites as well as client sites. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Work environments may include:

Remote work and/or work from home environment (e.g. laptop, home office, etc.).
Moderate noise (e.g. business office with computers, phone, and printers, light traffic, etc.),
Confined workspaces (e.g. small cubicles, corner desks, temporary workspaces, etc.),
Warm or cool office environments. This role will work in a typical climate-controlled office environment while on Collaborative Solutions property. Most clients will have similar environments, but Collaborative Solutions cannot make any guarantees about client site environmental conditions.

Physical Requirements:

The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Essential functions of this role will require the employee to regularly:

Stand, sit, and traverse an office environment;
See, speak, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer, keyboard, and telephone;
Stoop or kneel to install office equipment;
Lift less than 25 pounds, such as office supplies or equipment;
Sit at a computer terminal for an extended period of time; and
Travel to client/business/event sites for work assignments.

Mental Requirements:

The mental requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Essential functions of this role will require the employee to regularly:

Understand the Workday system and be able to communicate its functionality to others,
Analyze complex problems and collaborate with others to explore alternative solutions,
Organize and prioritize own work schedule to meet multiple deadlines,
Exercise discretion and independent judgment in matters of importance, and
Make decisions which have significant impact on the immediate work unit.

Travel:

As client/role requires

Work hours:

45 hours expected per week during normal business hours, with additional overtime as clients require

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