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Principal Financial Implementation Consultant


Company : Workday, Inc


Location : Chicago, IL


Created : 2025-10-13


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

This job was posted by : For moreinformation, please see:work days are brighter here.Were obsessed with making hard work pay off, for our people, ourcustomers, and the world around us. As a Fortune 500 company and aleading AI platform for managing people, money, and agents, were shapingthe future of work so teams can reach their potential and focus on whatmatters most. The minute you join, youll feel it. Not just in theproducts we build, but in how we show up for each other. Our culture isrooted in integrity, empathy, and shared enthusiasm. Were in thistogether, tackling big challenges with bold ideas and genuine care. Welook for curious minds and courageous collaborators who bringsun-drenched optimism and drive. Whether you're building smartersolutions, supporting customers, or creating a space where everyonebelongs, youll do meaningful work with Workmates whove got your back. Inreturn, well give you the trust to take risks, the tools to grow, theskills to develop and the support of a company invested in you for thelong haul. So, if you want to inspire a brighter work day for everyone,including yourself, youve found a match in Workday, and we hope to be amatch for you too.About the TeamWorkdays Functional Financials Consulting team's main purpose is tobuild an outstanding customer experience by delivering engaging andinnovative consulting services to help customers, partners, andemployees make the most of their Workday financial system.About the RoleAs a Principal Functional Consultant, you will be responsible forensuring the successful implementation of Workday's product solutions.You will provide your implementation expertise to our clients whileunderstanding how to best configure and test Workday solutions to meettheir business requirements.- We are looking for a hardworking, innovative, and collaborative Financials Consultant to join our team. In this role you will ensure the successful implementation of the Workday Financials solution with customers through product and implementation expertise. The ideal candidate for this position should have extensive experience implementing or supporting Financial systems, requirements capturing, configuration, data conversion, and testing. You should be detail oriented, self-motivated, proactive, results-oriented and able to successfully partner with customers and your project team. Be ready to be challenged and have fun- Become a specialist in the Workday Financials product suite- Perform the following on an engagement: understand client business requirements, configure the Workday Financials solution, demonstrate the configurations through the development of prototype systems, assist the client in testing the Workday Financials solution- Work with the client to help convert legacy data into Workday- Assist the integration consulting team in helping to configure and test integrations between Workday and third party/custom solutions- Understand Workdays Implementation Methodology and use it on all engagements- Help mentor new consultants- Ensure the client is referenceable once the client is in production- Share product knowledge with other consultants- Provide the Engagement Manager with status reports and keep them informed of overall project status- We bring data in from all corners of the enterprise. You can understand whats driving your business today and identify the opportunities ahead.About YouBasic Qualifications: Senior Financial Implementation Consultant- Prior experience implementing Workday as a customer or consultant is a MUST- A minimum of 3+ years as a customer or consultant in at least one of the follo ing Financial solutions: Foundational Data Model (FDM), Financial Accounting, or Accounting CenterBasic Qualifications: Principal Financial Implementation Consultant- Prior experience implementing Workday as a customer or consultant is a MUST- A minimum of 7+ years as a customer or consultant in at least one of the following Financial solutions: Foundational Data Model (FDM), Financial Accounting, or Accounting CenterOther QualificationsPassion for customer serviceProven project management experienceFunctional experienceExcellent verbal and written communication skillsBusiness analysis and requirements gathering abilities.Ability to learn technology quickly thr