Workday Financials Solution Architect

London, England, United Kingdom

12/10/2024

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skills and next-generation technology to each business challenge. We serve clients in more than 120 countries with over 745 000 employees.

About the Accenture Workday Business Group Accenture is a leading partner to Workday worldwide and has a track record of implementing some of the most significant Workday projects. We take pride in leading and advising our clients from early strategy discussions through technology implementations and transformation programs to support and operations. Learn more about our practice at www.accenture.com/workday

As a member of one of the world’s largest Workday-certified teams, you’ll be part of a team of advisory professionals who deliver more than just technology. You'll provide integrated, cloud-based financial management solutions that put organisations on the fast track to a better way to work from rapid deployments to complete transformations.

We are seeking a Workday Financials Solution Architect to join our fast-growing team. In this role, you will help our clients get the most out of their Workday investment by:

Lead the Architecture and design of Workday Financials solutions to meet client business objectives

Partner with stakeholders to understand financial and operational requirements, translating them into actionable configurations and integration requirements and maps

Ensure solutions align with financial best practices, compliance, and reporting standards.

Provide architectural oversight for complex configurations and integrations with other enterprise systems.

Define and enforce governance standards for Workday Financials implementations.

Ensure adherence to financial regulations and internal controls.

Analyze and evaluate existing financial workflows to identify inefficiencies and propose Workday-based solutions.

Recommend process improvements to enhance automation, reporting, and data accuracy.

Present architecture designs and system capabilities to executive stakeholders and decision-makers.

Act as a trusted advisor to business teams, guiding maximising the value of Workday Financials.

Act as a mentor and technical guide for Workday Financials team members, including functional consultants and analysts.

Support innovation through the creation of new industry-leading methods and assets.

You ideally have a strong finance background and have spent several years on the Workday platform, either as a consultant or in a client role, owning and driving the Workday agenda. You are motivated, solution-oriented, and able to find solutions independently. You have experience in managing and communicating with different stakeholders. You are results-oriented and able to win others over and sell your ideas.

Deep knowledge of Workday Financials modules and their configuration, including but not limited to General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Procurement, and Financial Reporting.

Strong understanding of financial principles, compliance requirements, and data governance.

Strong finance transformation track record.

Experience with several full-cycle Workday implementations.

Strong understanding of Workday Financials processes and best practices, including configuration and reporting

Proven ability to lead functional and technical teams in complex Workday Financials implementations.

Strong stakeholder management and interpersonal skills.

Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate technical concepts to non-technical audiences.

Strong documentation skills for system architecture and business processes.

Fluency in English

Ability to meet client travel requirements as needed.

Able to efficiently manage a virtual team and client interaction.

Thrive in a diverse, dynamic environment

Ability to handle multiple tasks concurrently and meet deadlines despite conflicting demands.

Effective interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate across teams

Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively convey complex messages and requirements.

Strong desire to work with clients and provide exceptional client experiences

Additional Qualifications

The following qualifications are considered an advantage during the application process:

Fluency in English and/or another language

Additional Workday certifications such as Adaptive Planning, Prism, Accounting Centre, etc.

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with 750,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. We are uniquely able to deliver tangible outcomes because of our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song. These capabilities, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us at www.accenture.com

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