Workday Financials/Professional Services Automation Senior Principal Consultant - Global AMS (Application Managed Services)

Position Overview

• Location Type: Remote
• Employment Type: Full Time
• Salary: Not provided
• Job Type: Senior Principal Consultant

As a Workday Financials AMS Senior Principal Consultant – Global Application Managed Services, you will be a dynamic and experienced post-production professional familiar with the managed services construct. 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.

Requirements

• Education: A Bachelor’s degree (preferably in Computer Science or Engineering) or equivalent experience.
• Experience: Minimum of 5-7 years of Corporate Applications portfolio experience and at least 3-5 years’ experience in client-facing roles handling managed services in a global delivery model.
• Certifications: Workday Professional Services Automation certification is mandatory.
• Skills:
  • Expert level understanding of Workday Financials domain.
  • Ability 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 and provide suggestions/best practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead Workday Professional Services Automation & Financials Workstream: Onshore lead responsible for Workday Professional Services Automation & Financials workstream for assigned accounts (Partner certification is mandatory).
• AMS Methodology Execution: Apply and execute various AMS and/or Implementation methodologies and activities in Workday FINS/PSA engagements.
• Team Collaboration: Collaboratively work with offshore/nearshore teams on day-to-day activities, incidents, root cause analysis, and other work requests.
• SLA Management: Good knowledge in SLA constructs and adherence.
• Stakeholder Coordination: Coordinate with external and internal stakeholders to create high business impact.
• Operational Efficiency: Contribute to the operational efficiency of the Workday practice.
• Reporting Dashboards: Proactively identify and develop reporting dashboards to improve Workday utilization, creating solutions that support metrics for IT and the business stakeholders.
• Issue Resolution: Work with clients to identify/resolve all issues that could impact project scope and/or timeframe.
• System Maintenance: Ensures system design fits the needs of the user. Maintains the Workday platform with a focus on reporting (including scheduled reports), business process maintenance, security administration, data loads, and data audits.
• Project Delivery: Drive continual business processes improvements throughout the organization.
• Team Leadership: Lead a team of Workday consultants across multiple engagements.
• Vendor and Team Management: Ensure team delivers project deliverables on time and provide consistent timely reminders with vendors and the project team.

Application Instructions

• Not provided

Company Information

• Company: Cognizant
• Environment: Entrepreneurial environment that welcomes your ideas.
• Opportunities: Opportunity to do great work.
• Community Support: Outreach programs that support communities and tap into your volunteer efforts.