Workday Financials Delivery Lead

Accenture • Milwaukee, WI

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About The Position

We are Accenture, a global professional services company, searching for a Workday Financials Delivery Lead. This individual will be part of a team of advisory professionals focused on cloud-based data-reporting operations that integrate and optimize the essential corporate functions of finance, analytics, planning and HR. For many of our clients, successfully getting their data operations into cloud environments is a major focus. The enterprise data-reporting software of Workday is a critical component of many of the cloud solutions we design, which is why Accenture has assembled a team of more than 2,000 Workday-certified professionals. What’s in it for You Help HR and Finance leaders define and execute their strategy and give them the adaptability they need in a fast-changing world. To help you take your skillset beyond Workday technology, our Transformation Powered by Workday Training will help you take your consulting to a whole new level. Take your Workday skills and career to the next level, mastering complex projects while expanding your leadership and advisory skills with a market-leading team. As a Workday Financials Delivery Lead, your primary responsibilities may include: Bring thought-leadership on how technology can transform an organization Interact with c-suite levels at a client and/or within Accenture, which involves negotiating or influencing on significant matters Responsibility to shape and deliver various Workday implementation projects that exceed the expectations of our clients and our own assignment quality criteria Responsibility for a majority of day to day client communications Manage and deliver large projects by developing the project team, assessing engagement risks throughout, driving conclusions, and reviewing / challenging the output produced by the team Responsibility for management of engagement financials Helping to grow and develop our team through hands on training and coaching Have latitude in decision-making and determining objectives and approaches to critical assignments. Understand Workday’s Implementation Methodology and apply it on all engagements. Demonstrate strong client and stakeholder management to achieve project objectives Support or lead business development activities such as solutioning, proposal creation, orals support and SOW creation. Drive innovation through the creation of new industry leading methods and assets Travel may be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary from 0 to 100% depending on business need and client requirements.

Requirements

• Minimum of 8 years of consulting or client-side experience, most recently in a Lead or similar level role
• Minimum of 4 years of working of Financial Services Industry experience
• Minimum of 4 years of Workday Implementations
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years work experience). If Associate’s Degree must have equivalent minimum 6 year work experience.

Nice To Haves

• Workday Partner Certification
• 10 years of Workday-related implementations
• Demonstrate knowledge of the HR function & processes
• Experience in Education or Government Workday implementations

Responsibilities

• Bring thought-leadership on how technology can transform an organization
• Interact with c-suite levels at a client and/or within Accenture, which involves negotiating or influencing on significant matters
• Responsibility to shape and deliver various Workday implementation projects that exceed the expectations of our clients and our own assignment quality criteria
• Responsibility for a majority of day to day client communications
• Manage and deliver large projects by developing the project team, assessing engagement risks throughout, driving conclusions, and reviewing / challenging the output produced by the team
• Responsibility for management of engagement financials
• Helping to grow and develop our team through hands on training and coaching
• Have latitude in decision-making and determining objectives and approaches to critical assignments.
• Understand Workday’s Implementation Methodology and apply it on all engagements.
• Demonstrate strong client and stakeholder management to achieve project objectives
• Support or lead business development activities such as solutioning, proposal creation, orals support and SOW creation.
• Drive innovation through the creation of new industry leading methods and assets

Benefits

• Accenture offers a market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan, bonus opportunities, paid holidays, and paid time off.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees