Workday Financials Principal Consultant (Continuous Value Services)

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.