Workday Adaptive Planning Manager

At EisnerAmper, we look for individuals who welcome new ideas, encourage innovation, and are eager to make an impact. Whether you’re starting out in your career or taking your next step as a seasoned professional, the EisnerAmper experience is one-of-a-kind. You can design a career you’ll love from top to bottom – we give you the tools you need to succeed and the autonomy to reach your goals.  

EisnerAmper is seeking a Workday Adaptive Planning Manager who will lead implementation teams assisting customers with transitioning their budgeting activities such as Excel budgets, forecasts, reports, dashboards, or other budgeting and non-budgeting tools, to the Workday Adaptive Planning solution. 

• You will get to be part of one of the largest and fastest growing accounting and advisory firms in the industry 

• You will have the flexibility to manage your days in support of our commitment to work/life balance 

• You will join a culture that has received multiple top “Places to Work” awards 

• We believe that great work is accomplished when cultures, ideas and experiences come together to create new solutions  

• We understand that embracing our differences is what unites us as a team and strengthens our foundation  

• Showing up authentically is how we, both as professionals and a Firm, find inspiration to do our best work  

• Implementing budgets, forecasts, and reports within the full Workday Adaptive Planning suite

• Analyzing spreadsheet-based financial models across multiple industries and markets, with a primary focus on government contractors

• Consulting with clients on budgeting and planning best practices

• Lead requirements gathering client meetings and generate documentation of the same

• Responding to client support questions and requests via phone and email

• Interacting with our product support team to troubleshoot client problems and resolve client questions

• Reviewing client product feature requests with product management and development

• Bachelor's degree

• Minimum of five years of experience as an Adaptive Planning Lead consulting implementation experience

• Minimum of five full life cycle implementations with Adaptive Planning as a Lead or Architect and certification in Workday Adaptive Planning

• Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, MIS or an equivalent field

• Experience in working in the accounting or finance field

• Leadership skills and the ability to work with client personnel at all levels within an organization

• Experience leading Adaptive Planning design, process alignment detailed understanding of EPM and/or ERP system concepts and general functionality

• Detailed understanding of Adaptive Planning processes and best practices

• Resourcefulness with a can-do results-oriented attitude to challenges and problem solving with minimal supervision

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presentation skills

• Advanced/Expert Excel knowledge with a skillset focused on modeling, reporting, and data analysis

• Organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple projects simultaneously

• May be required to work extended hours during the workweek and weekends, as needed. 

• May be required to travel and work from different company and client locations. 

The EisnerAmper Business Advisory Group offers a wide array of services to an even broader range of businesses. Whether it’s dealing with bankruptcy and transactional disputes or executive compensation structures and health care management, our team thrives by marrying deep-rooted industry expertise with a culture of always embracing new perspectives and ideas.  

Our “startup mentality,” backed by the institutional knowledge and established reputation of the firm, enables us to be flexible and always test what can take our team and clients to the next level. Whether it’s a new internal process, digital platform, or service offering, we believe that innovative ideas come from all levels and every employee should have the opportunity to make an impact on the business, our clients, and their careers.   

To us, every sub-sector in our group functions as its own business—so we need to think like entrepreneurs ourselves, often putting on the shoes of our clients. It’s this mindset that allows us to grow as professionals and provide innovative solutions tailored to our clients’ unique needs.  

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For Illinois and or Minnesota candidates, the expected salary range for this position is between $100,000 and $140,000. The range for the position in other geographies may vary based on market differences. The actual compensation will be determined based on experience and other factors permitted by law.