Digital Solutions - Workday - HCM - Senior Manager

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Connor Group is a specialized professional services firm of Big 4 alumni, industry executives and technology architects. Our team of highly experienced professionals assists financial executives with their most complex business needs, including Accounting Advisory, Digital Solutions, Financial Operations, IPO, M&A, and Managed Services.

As a Workday Professional in our Digital Solutions practice, you will join a world class Workday team. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work with some of the most inventive and fast-growing companies, expand your Workday and leadership skills and lead Workday projects, helping our clients solve their most complex and business critical needs.
** Responsibilities:*
* · Manage and lead Connor Group systems & Workday related projects, including new implementations, enhancements, integrations, and other special projects
· Ensure projects’ accomplishment of desired scope, timeline and quality and follow Connor Group defined best practices and approaches
· Project manage Workday projects across all phases, including scoping, planning, resource scheduling, risk management, stakeholder management and cross functional collaboration
· Demonstrate good functional knowledge of Workday and ability to analyze the effectiveness of business operations and identify opportunities for improvement
· Drive process improvement initiatives, by working with the client and Connor Group teams to articulate the problem statement, analyze processes/data, identify solutions and alternatives and coordinate alignment
· Provide on-the-job training, coaching, and mentoring to project team members
· Participate in client business development activities including client meetings, preparation of proposals, statements of work and development of project estimates
· Deep level of product knowledge and experience across multiple related functional areas
· Has a high level 'big picture' understanding of the project in relation to scope, timeline, requirements, client expectations·
· Accountable for cross-functional solution design and documentation - understands product touchpoints and pieces together individual components to form a complete solution
· Capable of troubleshooting in real time and effectively brainstormed solutions
· Acts as an escalation point and provides direction to the client and internal project team on areas of focus/ keeps team on track
· Provides estimates and assumptions for Change Orders
· Senior Manager/Director:
Mentors other consultants to facilitate their growth and development
· Senior Manager/Director:
Partners with EM, and other architects to drive innovative solutions and ensure a unified client experience
** Requirements:*
* · Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Accounting, or the equivalent
· Workday certification
· 7+ years of direct Workday implementation, upgrade, and support experience
· In depth knowledge of Workday cloud platform, integration capabilities, data migration conversion tools
· Strong knowledge of key financial processes such as Quote to Cash, Procure to Pay, Record to Report, etc. Looking for a dedicated financial architect.
· Very strong project management capabilities and experience
· Excellent interpersonal skills including mentoring, coaching, collaborating, and team building
· Self-motivated with a willingness to learn, a strong sense of accountability and a proven track record of delivering results
· Willingness to travel up to 25%, including international travel
** Other

Preferred Qualifications:

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* · CPA and/or Master’s degree
· Workday certification
· Implementation experience with Workday Multi-book, Inventory, Advanced Revenue Management
· Exposure to ASC-606 (revenue recognition)
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