Workday Financials Functional Architect

Key Responsibilities

• Solution & Architecture Leadership
• Own the end‑to‑end Workday Finance solution architecture , ensuring functional coherence across all finance modules and integrations.
• Design and govern the Financial Data Model (FDM), including worktags, hierarchies, ledgers, balancing worktags, and reporting structures.

• Provide a holistic solution view , covering

• Ensure solutions align with

Workday best practices , industry standards, and client‑specific regulatory and audit requirements.

• Client & Stakeholder Engagement
• Act as a trusted advisor to CFOs, Finance Directors, Controllers, and Transformation Leads.
• Lead and participate in executive‑level design discussions, articulating solution trade‑offs, risks, and recommendations clearly.
• Translate complex business requirements into practical, scalable Workday solutions.
• Guide clients through design decisions with a long‑term lens on operability, scalability, and future roadmap.
• Delivery Oversight & Assurance
• Provide functional design governance across one or more Workday Finance workstreams.
• Review and validate solution designs produced by project teams to ensure architectural integrity.
• Identify cross‑module dependencies and risks early and drive mitigation strategies.
• Support complex problem‑solving scenarios across integrations, accounting treatments, and reporting outcomes.
• Act as a delivery assurance role on high‑risk or complex engagements where required.
• Pre‑Sales & Thought Leadership

• Play a key role in pre‑sales activities, including

• Shape solution options and implementation strategies tailored to client maturity and industry context.
• Partner with sales and practice leadership to articulate value‑based solutions, not just system features.
• Contribute to practice assets, standards, and reusable solution patterns.
• Mentoring & Practice Development
• Provide functional leadership and mentoring to Principal Consultants, Senior Consultants, and Consultants.
• Set quality standards for finance design and solution documentation.
• Actively contribute to capability uplift across the Finance practice.
• Share lessons learned and best practices across the organization.

Education and Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related discipline (or equivalent experience).
• 10+ years of experience in Finance transformation, ERP implementations, or FP&A/Controllership roles.
• 6+ years of hands‑on experience implementing Workday Financial Management across multiple industries.
• Proven experience designing complex, multi‑entity, multi‑ledger Workday Finance solutions.
• Experience working across end‑to‑end finance processes, not limited to a single module.
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