Workday Financials Consultant

The Consultant acts as a strategic bridge between business and technical teams, solving complex Workday challenges across finance and integrations. This role leads clients through transformation, implementation, and operational phases of Workday Financials projects combining deep functional expertise with strong technical and integration capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

Serve as a Workday Financials subject matter expert, spanning design, configuration, testing, and implementation.

Lead clients through end-to-end Workday Financials implementations, from discovery and design through deployment and post-go-live support.

Facilitate design workshops and solution discussions, translating business requirements into scalable Workday solutions aligned to best practices.

Identify and manage dependencies across functional and technical workstreams.

Lead, mentor, and oversee consultants and analysts, ensuring high-quality delivery and knowledge development.

Act as a trusted advisor to client stakeholders, maintaining strong relationships throughout the project lifecycle.

Support system transitions, including data migration and legacy system replacement.

Perform hands-on configuration and technical activities, including:

Business process and security configuration

Data loads (EIBs, iLoads)

Integration development and deployment

Tenant migration activities

Design and deliver robust integration and extend solutions leveraging Workday technologies.

Communicate progress, risks, and updates clearly to project teams and senior stakeholders.

Reinforce company policies, delivery standards, and best practices.

Contribute to internal knowledge sharing, training, and continuous capability building.

Skills and Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.

3+ years of Workday Financials implementation experience

Strong functional expertise across Core Financials

Proven experience delivering end-to-end Workday implementations with both functional and technical responsibilities.

Strong analytical, data-driven, and solution-oriented mindset.

Excellent stakeholder management and client-facing skills.

Minimal travel required, but must be willing to travel on‑site as needed

Eligible for SC Clearance - you must have been a UK resident for the last five years and be legally entitled to work in the UK

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Why choose Cognizant:

• •Entrepreneurial environment that welcomes your ideas
• •Opportunity to do great work
• •Outreach programs that support communities and tap into your volunteer spirit
• •Learning opportunities to help current needs and advancement
• •Global operations, with opportunities in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific
• •An abundance of Affinity groups to meet your needs

Cognizant Core Values:

• •Work as One: We think beyond roles, relying on each other’s strengths to win as a team.
• •Raise the Bar: We always aim for excellence in how we work and what we deliver.
• •Dare to Innovate: We push boundaries and take chances to reimagine what’s possible.
• •Do the Right Thing: We all lead with integrity and always make the ethical choice.
• •Own It: We own the outcomes for our company, colleagues, and community.