Workday Procure to Pay and Strategic Sourcing Consultant (Workday)

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skills and next-generation technology to each business challenge. We serve clients in more than 120 countries with over 745 000 employees.

About The Accenture Workday Business Group

Accenture is a leading partner to Workday worldwide and has a track record of implementing some of the most significant Workday projects. We take pride in leading and advising our clients from early strategy discussions, through technology implementations and transformation programs, to support and operations. Learn more about our practice at www.accenture.com/workday

As a member of one of the world’s largest Workday-certified teams, you’ll be part of a team of advisory professionals who deliver more than just technology. You'll provide integrated, cloud-based financial management solutions that put organizations on the fast track to a better way to work from rapid deployments to complete transformations.

We are looking for a Workday Procure to Pay and Strategic Sourcing Consultant to join our fast-growing team. In this role, you will help our clients get the most out of their Workday investment by:

Lead and participate in all Workday Procure to Pay and/or Strategic Sourcing implementation lifecycle phases, including requirements gathering, design, configuration, testing, and deployment.

Collaborate with clients to understand their business requirements, translate them into Workday configuration, and provide advice on best practices.

Configure Workday modules to meet business requirements related to Procure to Pay and or Strategic sourcing processes.

Identify strategies, risks, and options and recommended approaches and mitigations to meet client/functional requirements.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams, such as finance, IT, and project management, to ensure seamless integration of Procurement and Strategic sourcing processes with other modules and systems.

Provide guidance and mentorship to junior team members, sharing knowledge and best practices to enhance their skills and capabilities.

Advise clients on industry standards and leading practices.

Demonstrate design options using prototyping.

Understand and apply Workday and Accenture Workday Methodology.

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

Demonstrate strong client and stakeholder management to achieve project objectives.

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

Ideally you will have a strong finance background and a demonstrable track record on the Workday platform, either as a consultant or in a client role, owning and driving the Workday agenda.

You are self-motivated and solution oriented and experience in managing and communicating with a variety of stakeholders. You are results-oriented and able to sell your ideas with a reasoned and evidence-based approach.

Workday Financials Certification in Procure to Pay and/or Strategic Sourcing. Additional Workday Certifications are considered an advantage

Strong finance transformation track record.

Experience from several full-cycle Workday implementations.

Strong understanding of Procure to Pay and Strategic Sourcing processes and best practices.

Fluency in English

Ability to meet client travel requirements as needed.

Able to efficiently manage a virtual team and client interaction.

Thrive in a diverse, dynamic environment

Think analytically and effectively apply logic to solve problems

Ability to handle multiple tasks concurrently and meet deadlines despite conflicting demands.

Effective interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate across teams

Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively convey complex messages and requirements.”

Strong desire to work with clients and provide exceptional client experiences

Additional Qualifications

The following qualifications are considered an advantage during the application process:

Fluency in English and/or another language”

Additional Workday certifications such as Adaptive Planning, Prism, Accounting Centre, etc.