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Job ID: JOB_ID_7548
Job Title: Workday Project Manager
We are seeking an experienced Workday Project Manager to lead and coordinate a Workday Financial Management and Procurement project of moderate to high complexity. This role requires full lifecycle project leadership across Workday Financials modules and close collaboration with business owners and technical teams.
Responsibilities:
- Lead and coordinate a Workday Financial Management and Procurement project of moderate to high complexity, including implementations, enhancements, integrations, and optimization initiatives.
- Provide full lifecycle project leadership across Workday Financials modules including: General Ledger, Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable, Asset Management, Procurement (requisitions, purchase orders, supplier management, inventory if applicable), Banking & Settlements, and Financial Reporting.
- Partner closely with Finance, Accounting, and Procurement business owners to align Workday system design with accounting policies, purchasing workflows, approval hierarchies, and compliance requirements.
- Collaborate with Workday functional leads, integration developers (EIB, Studio, Core Connectors), third-party vendors, and internal SMEs to deliver scalable, compliant solutions.
- Track Workday configuration, data conversion, integrations, security roles, and end-to-end testing cycles activities.
- Assist in cutover planning, production readiness activities, and post-production stabilization for Workday Financials and Procurement deployments with the project team.
- Provides continuing direction to the project team, conducts status meetings, assesses proposed changes in scope, and recommends courses of action to project sponsors during the execution phase.
Job Duties Include:
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Finance, Procurement, IT, vendors, and integration partners to achieve defined business and system objectives.
- Facilitate business process assessments and redesign efforts focused on: Procure-to-Pay (P2P), Record-to-Report (R2R), Supplier onboarding and management, Spend controls and approval workflows, Financial reporting optimization.
- Monitor project milestones and activities, testing cycles, data validation checkpoints, and integration readiness to proactively address schedule or quality risks.
- Maintain strong working relationships with Finance leadership, Procurement leadership, Workday implementation partners, auditors, and internal PMO stakeholders.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in a related field or specialized training and three years of IT project management experience.
- PMP certification from PMI or equivalent certification.
- 5 years’ experience leading projects of moderate to high complexity (must have occurred in the last 7 years).
- 3 years’ hands-on experience leading server-based application development/enhancement projects (must have occurred in the last 5 years).
- Hands-on experience with MS Project, MS Visio, SharePoint 2013, and MS O365.
- Strong understanding of accounting and procurement principles, financial reporting structures, and ERP integrations.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience within the last 3 years leading/coordinating vendor managed projects.
- Executive level written and oral communication skills.
- Experience working in state government.
- Hands-on familiarity with Workday Financial Management and Workday Procurement Management.
- Experience working in an outsourced environment.
Special Requirements
Long Term Contract. Experience working in state government is preferred.
Compensation & Location
Salary: $90,000 – $130,000 per year (Estimated)
Location: Atlanta, GA
Recruiter / Company – Contact Information
Recruiter / Employer: Sierra Consulting, Inc.
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