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Protiviti · 1 week ago

Workday Financials Senior Manager

Protiviti is a global consulting firm that values integrity, inclusion, and innovation. They are seeking a Senior Manager to join their Workday team, responsible for managing client relationships, leading Workday Financials implementations, and mentoring team members while ensuring quality product delivery.

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Responsibilities

Partner with clients to identify and manage risk
Develop strategies to solve complex business problems using new ways of thinking
Devise solutions to support clients' needs through the latest tools and methods
Develop lasting relationships with client personnel and further these relationships through quality product delivery
Foster a network within the business community and serve as an ambassador of Protiviti in the market
Mentor and provide performance development to teams as you oversee the successful completion of project work plans
Enjoy Workday Finance implementations
Motivated to learn and interested in all things related to Workday, including the latest trends and developments
Passionate about building relationships with clients and providing exceptional experiences
Inherent interest in project management and team leadership
Promote a positive team culture that fosters open communication among all engagement team members
Create development opportunities for others, including participating in the creation and rollout of training, and ways for your team to improve our clients and communities
Contribute to the preparation of client proposals and strategies to win new business
Excel at identifying opportunities to integrate product solutions and resources to improve client service capabilities
Work with a diverse portfolio of clients across multiple industries
Lead/manage future state design and process improvement projects focused on Record to Report (R2R) and/or Order to Cash (O2C) business functions
Functional and systems experience focused on R2R and/or O2C business functions
Serve as a solution architect, project manager and/or workstream lead for R2R and/or O2C during the design and implementation of Workday
Serve as a project manager over large, complex Workday Financials implementations
Develop Workday Financials and Account Center implementation plans, including estimating the level of effort, timing and costs
Design and implement Workday, leading and performing requirements definition, facilitating design workshops, testing, data conversion, training, cutover, and post go-live support
Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand their financial reporting and data management requirements
Design and architect Workday Financials configurations, including the FDM, workflows/BPs, account structures, and integrations with other systems
Implement best practices for Workday Financials and FDM to ensure data accuracy, security, and compliance with accounting standards
Conduct gap analysis between business needs and Workday capabilities, recommending solutions or enhancements
Stay up-to-date on the latest Workday Financials, FDM, Accounting Center, Adaptive, and Prism features and functionality
Lead and perform application control reviews and risk assessments for customers running Workday, Oracle, SAP and/or Microsoft Dynamics 365
Assess Workday in the context of a Sarbanes-Oxley compliance effort
Establish and cultivate business relationships and a professional network, including with senior executives
Successfully pursue business development opportunities and identify and implement strategies to obtain new work or clientele
Demonstrate strong network and relationship with Workday Account Executives and Services leadership and leverage that network to identify and bring in new Workday opportunities
Develop Workday implementation and optimization proposals and lead oral presentations for potential clients
Build a Workday practice including training other team members, developing methodologies and tools to facilitate Workday implementations, making them more efficient and consistent
Translate and communicate issues, risks or challenges to client personnel, including executives
Provide leadership and direct supervisory experience of teams including conducting performance appraisals, mentoring and coaching, oversight and review of work, coordination across teams, and understanding how to motivate

Qualification

Workday FinancialsR2RO2C experienceProject managementSolution architectWorkday certificationAccounting principlesMicrosoft OfficeClient relationship buildingTeam leadershipCommunication skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline (e.g., MIS, Finance/Accounting, Engineering)
7+ years working in professional services or industry
Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite applications with specific emphasis on Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Secondary emphasis on Visio and Access
Strong understanding of accounting principles and financial reporting practices
Demonstrated experience with leading / managing future state design and process improvement projects focused on Record to Report (R2R) and/or Order to Cash (O2C) business functions
Functional and systems experience focused on R2R and/or O2C business functions
Serving as a solution architect, project manager and/or workstream lead for R2R and/or O2C during the design and implementation of Workday
Serving as a project manager over large, complex Workday Financials implementations
Experience developing Workday Financials and Account Center implementation plans, including estimating the level of effort, timing and costs
Designing and implementing Workday. Key responsibilities as part of these initiatives include leading and performing: requirements definition, facilitating design workshops, testing, data conversion, training, cutover, and post go-live support
Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand their financial reporting and data management requirements
Design and architect Workday Financials configurations, including the FDM, workflows/BPs, account structures, and integrations with other systems
Implement best practices for Workday Financials and FDM to ensure data accuracy, security, and compliance with accounting standards
Conduct gap analysis between business needs and Workday capabilities, recommending solutions or enhancements
Stay up-to-date on the latest Workday Financials, FDM, Accounting Center, Adaptive, and Prism features and functionality
Leading and performing application control reviews and risk assessments for customers running Workday, Oracle, SAP and/or Microsoft Dynamics 365
Assessing Workday in the context of a Sarbanes-Oxley compliance effort
Working knowledge of Workday Accounting Center, Adaptive and/or Prism
Knowledge of segregation of duties concepts, sensitive access and experience in user access security including design and configuration of Workday, Oracle Cloud, and/or Microsoft Dynamics 365
Establishing and cultivating business relationships and a professional network, including with senior executives
Successfully pursuing business development opportunities and identifying and implementing strategies to obtain new work or clientele
Strong network and relationship with Workday Account Executives and Services leadership and demonstrated experience leveraging that network to identify and bring in new Workday opportunities
Demonstrated ability to develop Workday implementation and optimization proposals and lead oral presentations for potential clients
Demonstrated ability building a Workday practice including training other team members, developing methodologies and tools to facilitate Workday implementations, making them more efficient and consistent
Ability to translate and communicate issues, risks or challenges to client personnel, including executives
Leadership and direct supervisory experience of teams including conducting performance appraisals, mentoring and coaching, oversight and review of work, coordination across teams, and understanding how to motivate

Preferred

Workday certified in Financials is strongly preferred, with certifications in Accounting Center, Adaptive, and/or Prism as a plus

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision coverages
FSA and HSA healthcare accounts
Life and accident insurance
Adoption and fertility assistance
Paid parental leave up to 10 weeks
Short/long term disability
Company 401(k) savings and investment plan with an employer match of 50% on the first 6% of your contributions
Choice Time Off (CTO) for vacation, personal needs, and sick time
Up to 20 days of CTO per calendar year for new hires
Up to 11 paid holidays each calendar year

Company

Protiviti

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Protiviti is a global business consulting and internal audit firm.

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Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage

Leadership Team

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Joseph Tarantino
President & CEO
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Cory Gunderson
Chief Operating Officer
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