Workday Accounting Center Director (must be Workday Financials/Acct Center certified) Remote

Strada

$125K — $232K *
US-AnywhereRemote in North Carolina, US
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Finance or related field, or equivalent work experience
  • 5-7 years of consulting experience with Financial systems like Workday, SAP, or Oracle
  • Experience translating business requirements into system configurations
  • Strong facilitation and presentation skills
  • Ability to manage multiple projects effectively
  • Detail-oriented with problem-solving skills
  • Workday R2R and Workday Accounting Center Certifications required, Prism Certification preferred

Responsibilities

  • Lead all stages of the Workday project lifecycle for clients
  • Execute client deliverables from start to finish across multiple projects
  • Manage project scope, timelines, and budgets independently or with guidance
  • Consult clients, providing expertise and recommending solutions based on needs
  • Share lessons learned and Workday best practices with clients
  • Guide less experienced colleagues and review their work
  • Contribute to internal initiatives for Strada's brand and training

Benefits

  • Health coverage and wellbeing programs
  • Paid leave including vacation, sick, and parental leave
  • Retirement plans
  • Learning opportunities
  • Comprehensive support for health, wellbeing, and finances
Full Job Description
The Workday Manager, Accounting Center lead is primarily responsible for ensuring timely and quality execution of client deliverables and consulting with clients on Workday projects. Possesses a broad understanding of cross functional touchpoints and their impacts within the Workday system to effectively develop solutions to complex problems/projects across multiple domains or clients. Consults without supervision on complex projects, and/or lead Medium Enterprise or Large Enterprise projects depending on domain area(s) specialty. Participates in client sales meetings as Subject Matter Expert.

The Role
  • Lead or participate in all stages of the project lifecycle with external clients and participates in all stages of the Workday project lifecycle, from discovery sessions, planning and design phases through business process configurations, testing and deployment for the Workday HCM or Financials application.
  • Effectively execute medium to large client deliverables from start to finish across multiple, concurrent projects utilizing Strada's quality standards and consulting methodology.
  • Manage self and work to project scope, timeline and budget. Coordinates with others when applicable. Consult without supervision and/or request guidance when needed.
  • Listens to client request, provides subjective matter expertise, proposes alternatives, and recommends solution(s) using methodology and processes while remaining agile to client changing needs.
  • Frequently discusses, and can articulate to clients, lessons learned from previous client experience, Workday best practices, as well as Strada's Point of View.
  • Provide direction and guidance internally to less experienced colleagues by directing work and reviewing deliverables.
  • Participate in internal business initiatives to assist the organization in building our Strada brand and collateral, including but not limited to internal domain groups, chats and training.
  • Participate in building the Strada brand by participating in Workday ecosystem product groups/chats.
  • Has specialized and deepened skill set within Workday Financials module(s).


The Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Finance or related field, or equivalent work experience
  • Minimum 5 to 7 plus years of previous consulting experience implementing Financials systems such as Workday, SAP, PeopleSoft, Oracle E-Business, ADP, Ultipro or other SaaS software solutions
  • Experience in transforming business process requirements into system configurations.
  • Possess strong facilitation/presentation skills.
  • Ability to be effectively and actively engaged on multiple, parallel projects
  • Demonstrates ability to prioritize conflicting demands, request resources when needed
  • High attention to detail with innate to dig in and solve complex issues and thoroughly test solutions
  • Excellent oral and written communications skills
  • Possesses sound analytical problem-solving and documentation skills
  • Ability to travel up to 50%
  • Workday R2R Certification
  • Workday Accounting Center Certified (Required)
  • Workday Prisim Certification (preferred)
  • This opportunity does not offer sponsorship
  • Workday Certification is a requirement of the role. Candidates who are not certified will be considered for the role, but they will need to successfully pass Workday certification as well as on-going successful re-certification


Flexible Working
So that you can be your best at work and home, we consider flexible working arrangements wherever possible.

At Strada, our values guide everything we do:
• Anticipate Customer Needs - We stay ahead of trends so our customers can grow and succeed.
• Own the Outcome - We take responsibility for delivering excellence and ensuring things get done right.
• Challenge Ourselves to Work Smarter - We move faster than the world around us to drive change and accomplish more.
• Empower Each Other to Solve Problems - We tackle challenges head on, ask tough questions, and collaborate to find the best solutions.
• Care About Our Work - We understand that what we do impacts millions, and we have a responsibility to get it right.

Benefits

At Strada, we support your whole self-offering a range of benefits for your health, wellbeing, finances, and future. These include health coverage, wellbeing programs, paid leave (vacation, sick, parental), retirement plans, learning opportunities, and more.

We offer you a competitive total rewards package, continuing education & training, and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization.

Salary Pay Range

Minimum - Maximum:
$125,230.00 - $232,570.00

Pay Transparency Statement: Strada considers a variety of factors in determining whether to extend an offer of employment and in setting the appropriate compensation level, including, but not limited to, a candidate's experience, education, certification/credentials, market data, internal equity, and geography. Strada makes these decisions on an individualized, non-discriminatory basis. Bonus and/or incentive eligibility are determined by role and level.

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