Workday Financials Senior Principal Consultant, Accounting Center - Global AMS

Workday Financials Senior Principal Consultant, Accounting Center – Global Application Managed Services (AMS)

The Workday Financials Senior Principal Consultant, Accounting Center – Global Application Managed Services (AMS) is a well experienced post-production professional who is dynamic, fast-paced, and familiar with the managed services construct. As a Workday Financials Senior Principal Consultant, Accounting Center, you will bring your functional skills, ability to keep the business context in sight, and roll-up-your-sleeves work ethic to a team with a positive, can-do attitude, a collaborative culture, and a passion for helping our clients to be successful.

• Onshore functional lead who leads Financials workstream, specifically Accounting Center for the assigned set of accounts.
• Apply and execute various AMS & Implementation methodologies/activities in these Workday Financials engagements.
• Collaboratively work with the GDC team on day-to-day activities, incidents, root cause analysis, and other work requests.
• Provide on-call support and holiday coverage as required.
• Deep knowledge in SLA constructs and adherence.
• Coordinate with external and internal stakeholders to create high business impact.
• Contribute to the operational efficiency of the Workday practice.
• Proactively identify and develop reporting dashboards to improve Workday utilization, creating solutions that support metrics for FINS and the business at large.
• Work with clients to identify and resolve all issues that could impact project scope and/or timeframe.
• Maintain the Workday platform with a focus on reporting (including scheduled reports), business process maintenance, security administration, data loads and data audits.
• Ensure system design fits the needs of the user.
• Lead multiple tasks and projects simultaneously, prioritizing tasks effectively, and thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Ensure the team delivers project deliverables on time and consistently reminds vendors and project team.
• Drive continual business process improvements throughout the organization.
• Lead a team of Workday consultants across multiple engagements.

• A Bachelor’s degree (preferably in Computer Science or Engineering) or equivalent experience.
• Certification in Workday Financials is required.
• Minimum of 5-7 years of experience in Workday report writing & analytics.
• Able to multitask and perform a variety of duties.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Willingness to go the extra mile to solve customer problems.
• Good analytical skills with the ability to solve complex incidents, provide suggestions and best practices.

Applications will be accepted until 08/20/2026. The annual salary for this position is between $128,093 and $192,140 depending on the experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate. This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
• 401(k) plan and contributions
• Long-term/Short-term Disability
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Disclaimer:
The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

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