Workday Financials Solution Architect

Kainos • Indianapolis, IN

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About The Position

Kainos is seeking a Principal Workday Financials Solution Architect to provide technical and functional leadership across complex Workday Financials programmes. The role involves leading solution design and delivery for large-scale implementations, advising senior client stakeholders on strategic transformation initiatives, and contributing to the growth of Kainos’s Workday Financials practice.

The architect partners with delivery teams to create high-quality, scalable, and sustainable solutions; supports pre-sales activities; and contributes to the development of Workday talent through mentoring, coaching, and knowledge sharing. The role also represents Kainos as a Workday Financials subject matter expert internally and externally.

Requirements

• Current Workday Financials Certification.
• Consulting experience within a Workday Partner organisation.
• Extensive experience leading and architecting Workday Financials implementations.
• Deep expertise in Workday Financial Management and Foundation Data Model (FDM).
• Experience as a Solution Architect, Lead Architect, or Principal Consultant on enterprise-scale Workday programmes.
• Experience engaging executive-level stakeholders and leading strategic client discussions.
• Strong understanding of finance transformation, operating models, and shared services environments.
• Experience across multiple implementation lifecycle phases, from discovery and design through deployment and post-go-live support.
• Experience supporting business development, solution estimation, or pre-sales activities.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills.

Nice To Haves

• Certifications across additional Workday Financials products and modules.
• Experience with Procurement, Expenses, Revenue Management, Accounting Center, and Reporting.
• Experience leading global or multi-country Workday deployments.

Responsibilities

• Lead solution design and successful delivery of large-scale Workday Financials implementations.
• Advise CFOs, Finance Transformation Leaders, and executive stakeholders.
• Provide architectural guidance and resolve complex functional and business challenges.
• Partner with delivery teams to ensure high-quality, scalable, and sustainable solutions.
• Support pre-sales activities, including solution design, proposals, estimates, and client presentations.
• Contribute to capability growth through mentoring, coaching, and knowledge sharing.
• Help attract, develop, and retain Workday talent.
• Represent Kainos as a Workday Financials subject matter expert internally and externally.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal
• Education Level: No Education Listed