Workday Financials Principal Consultant - O2C & Banking

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a Workday Financials subject matter expert, delivering expertise across design, configuration, testing, and implementation.
• Lead end‑to‑end Workday Financials implementations, from discovery and design through deployment and post‑go‑live support.
• Facilitate design workshops and decision‑making sessions, translating business requirements into scalable Workday solutions.
• Provide functional leadership across Core Financials, Banking & Cash Management, and Order‑to‑Cash (O2C) / Accounts Receivable.
• Drive tactical direction of project work streams, ensuring alignment with overall program goals and managing integration points across work streams.
• Lead, mentor, and oversee consultants and analysts, providing guidance, task allocation, and performance feedback.
• Act as a trusted advisor to clients, maintaining strong stakeholder relationships throughout the project lifecycle.
• Support clients through system transition, ensuring smooth migration from legacy systems to Workday and handling configuration migration between tenants.
• Translate and map data sources into conversion templates and validate data integrity.
• Regularly communicate progress, risks, and changes to stakeholders, project teams, and leadership.
• Take on leadership roles such as Delivery Lead, Product Partner Lead, or Delivery Assurance Reviewer where required.
• Reinforce organisational policies, standards, and best practices and contribute to internal knowledge sharing, training, and capability development.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of Workday Financials implementation experience.
• Proven expertise in Banking/Cash Management and Order‑to‑Cash (O2C) processes within Workday environments.
• Strong background in financial operations, accounting or supply‑chain processes.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel and PowerPoint.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to manage customer expectations.
• Minimal travel required, but must be willing to travel on‑site as needed.
• Eligible for SC Clearance – UK resident for the last five years and legally entitled to work in the UK.

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