Workday Adaptive Consultant

Overview

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Main purpose of the role & responsibilities in the business

As an Adaptive Planning Consultant (Consultant), you’ll work in a team or independently helping our clients transform their business planning needs (budgeting, revenue, personnel, KPIs, quotas/capacity, territories, reporting & analytics) with the Workday Adaptive Planning Business Planning Cloud. You will work as part of a delivery team responsible for implementations for customers of all sizes, across multiple industries. You will be a specialist within your field, providing mentoring and oversight to more junior team members.

Key responsibilities

• Providing expertise on the Workday Adaptive Planning solution – maintain proficiency and certification in the Workday Adaptive Planning solution suite.
• Leading implementations for clients – manage all phases of Workday Adaptive Planning implementation projects, including:
• Understand client current planning processes and translate legacy models into Workday Adaptive Planning using a consultative approach.
• Recommend the best solution based on the client’s requirements, budget, and timeframe, with flexibility to adapt the scope as new needs are identified.
• Guide clients through facilitated design sessions and configuration decisions based on best practices and each client’s unique business requirements.
• Develop and configure accurate forecasting and planning models in Workday Adaptive Planning to meet client needs.
• Plan and conduct training sessions for users; document planning models and reporting delivered to clients.
• Ensure rapid time-to-value by delivering engagements on time and within budget.
• Support our clients to ensure success – communicate regularly, concisely, and clearly to set proper expectations; provide general customer service and act as the go-to resource on project inquiries.
• Collaborate internally by sharing learnings and problem-solving with colleagues.
• Support business development activities – assist in the sales process and produce delivery estimates.
• Develop people – manage, coach and develop a small number of staff, focusing on performance and career development.

Must have

• Comprehensive financial and/or management accounting experience, particularly budgeting, planning and management reporting.
• Experience designing and building complex financial planning models, with advanced Excel skills.
• Ability to conceptualise a client’s business model and translate it into a working model in the software.
• Strong communication skills with customers and colleagues, including in remote settings; ability to formally present to senior client audiences.
• Broad business and technology understanding and awareness of industry trends within Financials and ERP.
• Proven ability to lead and work effectively within teams and with customers while fostering an inclusive culture.
• Understanding of project methodologies and how they contribute to successful projects.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and make decisions under pressure with a balanced view of customer demands and project economics.
• Strong consulting skills (presenting, leading workshops, demonstrations, and explaining complex functionality or solutions to customers).
• Demonstrated ability to manage, coach and develop team members and the wider community.
• Ability to implement improvements in tools and/or processes to help the practice.
• Able, if required, to travel to customer sites in the same region (minimal out-of-region travel may also be required).

Nice to have

• Experience implementing at least one Enterprise Performance…