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As a member of one of the world’s largest Workday-certified teams, you’ll be part of a team of advisory professionals who deliver more than just technology. You'll provide integrated, cloud-based financial management solutions that put organizations on the fast track to a better way to work from rapid deployments to complete transformations.
We are looking for a
Workday Procure to Pay and Strategic Sourcing Consultant to join our fast-growing team. In this role, you will help our clients get the most out of their Workday investment by:
- Lead and participate in all Workday Procure to Pay and/or Strategic Sourcing implementation lifecycle phases, including requirements gathering, design, configuration, testing, and deployment.
- Collaborate with clients to understand their business requirements, translate them into Workday configuration, and provide advice on best practices.
- Configure Workday modules to meet business requirements related to Procure to Pay and or Strategic sourcing processes.
- Identify strategies, risks, and options and recommended approaches and mitigations to meet client/functional requirements.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, such as finance, IT, and project management, to ensure seamless integration of Procurement and Strategic sourcing processes with other modules and systems.
- Provide guidance and mentorship to junior team members, sharing knowledge and best practices to enhance their skills and capabilities.
- Advise clients on industry standards and leading practices.
- Demonstrate design options using prototyping.
- Understand and apply Workday and Accenture Workday Methodology.
- Provide Project Leadership with status updates and keep them apprised of the overall project status.
- Demonstrate strong client and stakeholder management to achieve project objectives.
- Support innovation through the creation of new industry-leading methods and assets.
Ideally you will have a strong finance background and a demonstrable track record on the Workday platform, either as a consultant or in a client role, owning and driving the Workday agenda.
You are self-motivated and solution oriented and experience in managing and communicating with a variety of stakeholders. You are results-oriented and able to sell your ideas with a reasoned and evidence-based approach.
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Qualifications- Workday Financials Certification in Procure to Pay and/or Strategic Sourcing. Additional Workday Certifications are considered an advantage
- Strong finance transformation track record.
- Experience from several full-cycle Workday implementations.
- Strong understanding of Procure to Pay and Strategic Sourcing processes and best practices.
- Fluency in English
- Ability to meet client travel requirements as needed.
- Able to efficiently manage a virtual team and client interaction.
- Thrive in a diverse, dynamic environment
- Think analytically and effectively apply logic to solve problems
- Ability to handle multiple tasks concurrently and meet deadlines despite conflicting demands.
- Effective interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate across teams
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively convey complex messages and requirements.”
- Strong desire to work with clients and provide exceptional client experiences
Additional qualifications The following qualifications are considered an advantage during the application process:
- Fluency in English and/or another language”
- Additional Workday certifications such as Adaptive Planning, Prism, Accounting Centre, etc.
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