FSO Financial Accounting Advisory Services- Workviva Solution- Manager

EY•Atlanta, GA

11d•$112,700 - $234,800•Onsite

About The Position

EY's FAAS practice is expanding its Workiva implementation and optimization team, helping clients transform financial reporting, regulatory reporting, governance, risk and controls, and sustainability reporting processes through Workiva's connected platform. We are seeking an experienced Manager to help build and scale EY's Workiva practice. This individual will serve as a solution architect and delivery leader, helping clients design, implement, optimize and sustain Workiva solutions primarily across Financial Reporting and Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) use cases. The ideal candidate will have deep experience leading complex Workiva implementations, designing enterprise reporting architectures, integrating Workiva with ERP, CPM, EPM and data platforms, and advising executive stakeholders on reporting process transformation. This role combines client delivery, solution architecture, practice development, alliance collaboration and business development responsibilities.

Requirements

Strong solution architecture mindset, with the ability to design practical, scalable Workiva solutions that address client reporting, data and control needs.
Ability to lead client workshops, synthesize complex requirements and communicate clear solution recommendations to executive stakeholders.
A consulting-oriented delivery style, including ownership of scope, timeline, budget, quality, risks, issues and client expectations.
Ability to coach, supervise and develop engagement teams, including offshore delivery teams, while serving as a point person for Workiva technical and functional questions.
Strong cross-functional collaboration skills across accounting, reporting, finance transformation, technology, risk, ESG and managed services teams.
Commercial mindset and ability to support proposals, demonstrations, pursuit strategy and account expansion opportunities.
6–10 years of experience supporting Workiva implementations, architecture or optimization services.
Experience serving as a functional lead, solution architect, project manager or implementation lead on multiple Workiva deployments.
Deep understanding of Workiva's connected reporting architecture, including Wdesk, Wdata, Chains, reporting automation, workflow management and data governance capabilities.
Experience implementing reporting solutions supporting SEC reporting, regulatory reporting, management reporting, SOX compliance, internal controls management or broader GRC programs.
Experience designing reporting and data architectures that integrate Workiva with ERP, EPM, CPM, data warehouse or source systems.
Experience leading client workshops, requirements definition sessions, design reviews, testing activities, training programs and executive stakeholder discussions.
Exceptional communication, presentation and client relationship management skills.
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Information Systems, Finance, Business, Data Analytics or a related field.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience at Workiva or a Workiva-certified implementation partner.
Current or prior Workiva certifications.
Experience supporting Fortune 1000 or large financial services organizations.
Experience with SEC reporting, SOX programs, internal audit, controls modernization or finance transformation initiatives.
Knowledge of SAP, Oracle, Workday, NetSuite, BlackLine, OneStream, Snowflake, Databricks, ServiceNow or Microsoft data ecosystems.
CPA, CFA, CMA, CISA or related professional certification.

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end Workiva implementation and optimization engagements across Financial Reporting & GRC solutions.
Serve as lead solution architect for Workiva deployments, designing scalable reporting architectures, security models, governance frameworks, data models and integration strategies.
Lead requirements gathering sessions and translate business, accounting, regulatory and reporting needs into Workiva-enabled solutions.
Design and oversee integrations between Workiva and ERP, CPM, EPM, data warehouse and source systems using Wdata, APIs and Workiva connectors.
Lead design and optimization of reporting processes supporting SEC, regulatory, management, board, investor and statutory reporting.
Configure and optimize Workiva platform components including Wdesk, Wdata, Chains, structured reporting workflows, controls management and reporting automation solutions.
Lead executive-level workshops and solution demonstrations for prospective and existing clients.
Mentor and develop EY's growing Workiva implementation team including the offshore delivery team and support Workiva certification and enablement initiatives.
Collaborate closely with EY Alliance, FAAS, Technology Consulting, Risk Consulting, ESG and Managed Services teams to deliver integrated solutions.
Support business development activities including proposals, solution design, client pursuits, account planning, alliance activities, conferences and thought leadership.