Workday Financials Principal Consultant (Continuous Value Services)

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Information Technology • Software
The Role

Cognizant’s Workday Practice is seeking a Principal Consultant with Workday Financials experience and expertise in the areas of General Ledger, Billing, Receivables, Procurement, Payables, Expenses, Asset Management, VAT / Transactional tax and/or Projects. As a Consultant working in our Continuous Value Services (CVS) team, you will work with a variety of customers, diving headfirst into post production support. Additionally, you must have a technical aptitude and be capable of configuring the product to meet the business requirements and design specifications.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Become a Workday Financials expert with knowledge of design, configuration, testing, and implementation.
  • Leverage your Financials expertise to guide customers through CVS/Post Production support, keeping the customer’s requirements, budget, and timeframe top of mind.
  • Contribute to CVS/Post Production support from leading the requirements gathering, designing and prototyping of Financial solutions, configuration, testing and implementing those solutions while developing and utilizing Collaborative tools.
  • Regularly engage and support the client through all phases of the project, ensuring a smooth transfer from legacy systems to the Workday solution.
  • Perform multiple tasks under limited direction, while regularly keeping the client, your project team and your Engagement Manager abreast of changes or progress related to the project.
  • Act as a mentor to fellow consultants and analysts, including providing support for shadow assignments.
  • Actively participate in update training and internal opportunities to share one’s skills and learnings with others within the organization.

Skills & Requirements:

  • 3+ years’ Workday experience supporting customers in an implementation or post production support capacity.
  • Proficiency with Workday areas such as: general ledger, budgeting, cash management, grant management, chart of accounts re-design, procure-to-pay, purchase order conversions, expense management, fixed asset management, and/or order-to-cash.
  • Workday Financials certification required.
  • Report writer & composite reporting experience desired.
  • Passion for exceptional customer service and customer collaboration.
  • Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively manage customer expectations.
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required in Finance, Accounting, or related field preferred.
  • Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office suite, particularly Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
  • Minimal travel required, but must be willing to travel on-site if needed

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Why choose Cognizant:

  • Entrepreneurial environment that welcomes your ideas
  • Opportunity to do great work
  • Outreach programs that support communities and tap into your volunteer spirit
  • Learning opportunities to help current needs and advancement
  • Global operations, with opportunities in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific
  • An abundance of Affinity groups to meet your needs

Cognizant Core Values:

  • Work as One: We think beyond roles, relying on each other’s strengths to win as a team.
  • Raise the Bar: We always aim for excellence in how we work and what we deliver.
  • Dare to Innovate: We push boundaries and take chances to reimagine what’s possible.
  • Do the Right Thing: We all lead with integrity and always make the ethical choice.
  • Own It: We own the outcomes for our company, colleagues, and community.
The Company
HQ: Reston, VA
1,444 Employees
On-site Workplace

What We Do

Collaborative Solutions, a Cognizant Company, is a leading global finance and HR transformation consultancy that leverages world-class cloud solutions to help deliver successful client outcomes for Fortune Global 500 companies, large and medium-sized organizations across industries. As the longest-tenured Workday Services Partner and client, its full lifecycle services—complete with an in-house Advisory Services practice and proven proprietary tools—have helped more than 1,000 clients transform their businesses.

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