Workday Finance Cosultant

About the Role:

Workday Finance Consultant

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct a thorough review of the current Workday Financials implementation (e.g., configuration, workflows, reporting, integration points, user experience).
• Identify system gaps, design flaws, underutilized features, or incorrect configurations.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand pain points and missed expectations from the initial rollout.
• Provide actionable recommendations and quick wins to improve the current system performance, usability, and value.
• Redesign or reconfigure key modules (e.g., Financial Accounting, Supplier Accounts, Customer Accounts, Procurement, Expenses, Projects, etc.) as needed.
• Review current Workday integrations with other systems (e.g., payroll, banks, third-party vendors) and suggest enhancements.
• Support process re-engineering, change management, and user training initiatives.
• Create a roadmap for phased optimization and drive execution (alongside internal teams or external vendors as needed).
• Assist in building meaningful financial reports and dashboards to improve decision-making.
• Ensure alignment of the Workday platform with overall finance strategy and compliance standards.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Proven experience with

  Workday Financials

  , including hands-on configuration and post-implementation support.
• Strong understanding of

  finance and accounting processes

  , preferably in a shared services or enterprise environment.
• Ability to troubleshoot, identify root causes, and recommend tailored improvements.
• Familiarity with key Workday Finance modules:

  Core Financials, Procurement, Expenses, Projects, Banking, Reporting

  , etc.
• Experience with

  Workday Prism, Adaptive Planning

  , or

  Workday Reporting

  is a plus.
• Excellent communication skills to engage both technical teams and finance/business stakeholders.
• Workday certification(s) preferred but not mandatory.

Preferred Attributes:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and prioritize tasks effectively
• Previous experience in re-implementation or optimization projects is highly desirable