We are: We are Accenture, a global professional services company! For many of our clients, successfully getting their data operations into cloud environments is a major focus. The enterprise data-reporting software of Workday is a critical component of many of the cloud solutions we design, which is why Accenture has assembled a team of more than 2,000 Workday-certified professionals.

Why should you join the Accenture Workday team?

• Innovate every day. Be at the forefront of designing and delivering Workday solutions that push boundaries and create new opportunities for our clients.

• Lead with the industry’s best. Join an industry-recognized global cloud leader with more than 2000 Workday certified professionals collaborating to drive enterprise-wide transformational projects on a global scale. Accenture has worked with more than 600 clients to deliver Workday deployments to unlock the potential of their organizations. 

• Learn and grow continuously. Harness unmatched training and professional development to help you build and advance your Workday, consultative and delivery skills. With learning resources, interactive classroom courses, real-life client simulations and ongoing mentoring available when you need it, you’ll expand your thinking beyond the core Workday implementation.

Who will be successful at Accenture?

It’s not just what you know or where you’ve been that propels success at Accenture: It’s who you are, fundamentally, as a person. We prize diversity in backgrounds and perspectives. Whatever your unique qualities, a few key traits should apply: You’re passionate about technology and motivated to apply the latest technology trends. You’re proactive and collaborative; a leader with effective communication skills. You’re driven by new challenges and are motivated to improve. You’re a creative problem solver with the flexibility to navigate uncertainty. You’re focused on the future with a desire to develop inclusive, responsible and sustainable solutions to complex challenges.

Travel may be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary from 0 to 100% depending on business need and client requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

As a Workday Financials Lead - FDM/Accounting your primary responsibilities may include:

• Manage teams in the identification of business requirements, functional design, process design (including scenario design, flow mapping), prototyping, testing, training, defining support procedures 

• Formulate overall project planning, budgeting, forecasting and reporting strategies. 

• Develop statements of work and/or client proposals 

• Develop and manage vendor relationships 

• Lead workshops for client education 

• Manage resources and budget on client projects 

• Serve as the escalation point for critical functional issue resolution 

• Provide subject matter expertise to aid in decision making related to the functional solution 

• Lead, mentor, counsel and manage performance metrics of project staff 

• Conduct working sessions with clients to gather, understand, and analyze business requirements. 

• Architect Workday Financials solution to ensure that all work streams are cohesive and cross functional impacts are considered and mitigated 

• Advise clients on industry standards and leading practices. 

• Demonstrate design options through the use of prototyping. 

• Understand and apply Workday and Accenture methodologies. 

• Provide the Project Manager with status updates and keep them apprised of overall project status. 

• Demonstrate strong client and stakeholder management to achieve project objectives 

• Ensure the client takes advantage of Workday best practices. 

• Support innovation through the creation of new industry leading methods and assets  

Here’s what you need:

• Workday Financials Partner Certification

• Minimum of 3 years of consulting experience, most recently in a Lead role

• Minimum of 3 years of hands on Workday Financials experience

• Minimum of 3 years of US and/or Global Financials Operations

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associates Degree, must have minimum 6 years of work experience)

• Eligible to secure a US work visa within 8/10 weeks of hire

Bonus points if:

• Proficiency in multiple business processes:  (PTP, OTC, GL, FA, Budgeting, Cash Management, Grant Management, etc…)

• 4+ years prior experience implementing Workday FDM/Financials

• Thrive in a diverse, fast paced environment.  

• Other leading Cloud based SaaS financial application implementation experience: (NetSuite, Fusion Intact, PeopleSoft, Oracle, SAP, Lawson. Etc...)

• An advanced degree in the area of specialization 

What’s In It for You:

• Competitive benefits, including a fair and balanced parental leave policy.

• Fantastic opportunities to develop your career across industries with local and global clients.

• Performance achievement and career mentorship: our performance management process focuses on your strengths, progress and career possibilities.

• Opportunities to get involved in corporate citizenship initiatives, from volunteering to charity work.

Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation, based on full-time employment, for roles that may be hired in British Columbia as set forth below.

Information on benefits is here.

Role Location                                    Annual Salary Range

British Columbia                              $74,900 to $182,400

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

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