Sierra-Cedar delivers industry-focused client success by providing consulting, technical, and managed services for the deployment, management, and optimization of next-generation applications and technology. We offer a competitive benefits package including 401(k), Health, Disability, and Life. Sierra-Cedar is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Sierra-Cedar is seeking a certified and experienced Workday Financial Solutions Architect with a specialization in Grants and Projects. If you are passionate about Workday technology, assisting clients, and all the challenges that go with being a consultant, you will want to be a part of our team. Our people have the skills and business expertise to provide exceptional consulting services to clients, helping them gain the optimum benefit from their Workday software. This position requires 50% travel with projects executed on-site at Sierra-Cedar locations nationwide.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Be the Workday functional expert and lead clients through the design sessions, capture requirements and define project scope
Guide clients through all project phases including discovery, design, configuration and testing
Assist clients in fully integrating the Workday system into their current business environments
Advise client on options, risks, and any impacts on other processes or systems
Work closely with the data team on tenant builds and the integration team with design and configuration of interfaces
Assist the Project Manager in development and review or project timeline and deliverables
Lead Delivery Assurance reviews
Provides mentoring and product guidance to Senior Consultants and Principal Consultants
Continually seek ways to improve the process of delivering Workday solutions
REQUIRED SKILLS
Workday certification is required for this position
Minimum of two to three (2-3) years implementing Workday Projects and Grants in the Public Sector and/or Higher Education
Extensive experience as a functional lead in at least three (3) of the following areas: Grant and/or Fund Management, Projects, General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Procurement, Fixed Assets, Cash/Treasury, Financial Reporting
Experience re-engineering finance business processes
Experience developing functional business integration requirements
Experience with 3rd party integration providers
Knowledge of accounting principles, standards and compliance
Advanced MS Excel (formulas, pivot tables, v lookups) and MS office skills
Experience with Workday calculated fields
CPA or CMA is a plus
CONSULTING SKILLS
Show that you have the ability to manage project scope and client expectations
Be on top of things by taking the initiative to follow-through on assignments and issue resolution
Think outside the box and show you have the ability to develop creative solutions
Be a good teammate by clearly and effectively communicating with your project team and your client
Be a good communicator by consistently producing clear, concise and accurate status reports
Know when and how to address your clients and build confidence and trust with them
Know when the details are important by displaying effective analytical skills
Quality and reputation matters, be in the game by showing your dedication to success
Skills Required
- Workday certification is required
- Minimum 2-3 years implementing Workday Projects and Grants
- Experience as a functional lead in grant management, projects, GL, AP, procurement, fixed assets, treasury, financial reporting
- Experience re-engineering finance business processes
- Experience developing functional business integration requirements
- Experience with 3rd party integration providers
- Knowledge of accounting principles and compliance
- Advanced MS Excel and MS office skills
- Experience with Workday calculated fields
- CPA or CMA is a plus
What We Do
Sierra-Cedar specializes in meeting sophisticated clients' enterprise information technology needs in higher education, public sector, healthcare, and commercial markets. We are a trusted and reliable service provider capable of supporting our clients’ mission-critical core applications from end-to-end with consulting services, managed services, and hosting alternatives focused on Oracle ERP applications with private and Amazon Web Services (AWS) hosting options. Our partnership with Oracle began more than 25 years ago. Since then, Sierra-Cedar has delivered more than 2,500 Oracle ERP projects for clients. We staff our projects with veteran teams of Oracle application professionals to provide a full-service implementation approach. Our efficiency, paired with our experienced resources, project delivery methods, service innovations, and proven approach, yields tremendous value for our clients. The substantial advantages Sierra-Cedar delivers make us a highly differentiated Oracle Cloud Application implementation service provider. Sierra-Cedar began its AWS journey in 2016, recognizing the potential of this next-generation cloud platform to create more value for our PeopleSoft clients. Our unique Service Level Agreement (SLA) serves clients, whether large or small, with the same high level of personalized service. Sierra-Cedar’s largest managed services PeopleSoft environments support the needs of organizations with more than 40,000 employees, 450,000 students, and 31,000 concurrent users. Our smallest hosted Peoplesoft environments include only a few dozen system users. Based in Alpharetta, Georgia, Sierra-Cedar is a certified partner of Oracle and AWS. Our singular combination of hosting experience, service offerings, and industry focus enables Sierra-Cedar to deliver exceptional AWS hosting and Oracle implementation services.
