Workday Financials/Professional Services Automation Senior Principal Consultant

The Workday Financials/Professional Services Automation Senior Principal Consultant – 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 AMS Senior Principal Consultant, 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.

Responsibilities:

• Onshore lead who leads Workday Professional Services Automation & Financials workstream for the assigned set of accounts (Partner certification is mandatory).
• Apply and execute various AMS and\or Implementation methodologies\activities in these Workday FINS\PSA engagements
• Should collaboratively work with the offshore\nearshore teams on day -day activities, incidents, root cause analysis and other work requests
• Good 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 IT and the business stakeholders.
• Work with clients to identify/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
• Ensures system design fits the needs of the user.
• Comfortable with leading multiple tasks and projects simultaneously, prioritize tasks effectively, and thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Ability to ensure team delivers the project deliverables on time and do consistent timely reminders with vendors and project team
• Drive continual business processes improvements throughout the organization
• Lead a team of Workday consultants across multiple engagements

Skills and Requirements:

• A Bachelor’s degree (preferably in Computer Science or Engineering) or equivalent 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
• Should have an expert level understanding of Workday Financials domain.
• Workday Professional Services Automation certification is mandatory.
• 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 ability to solve complex incidents, provide suggestions\best practices

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.