Workday Financials Accounting Center Lead

Job Description

Role:
Workday Financials Accounting Center Lead

Location:

London

Career Level:

Manager

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 these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets and next-generation technology to each business challenge.

We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity. Year after year, Accenture is recognized worldwide not just for business performance but for inclusion and diversity too.

“Across the globe, one thing is universally true of the people of Accenture:
We care deeply about what we do and the impact we have with our clients and the communities in which we work and live. It is personal to all of us.”
-Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO

Do you get excited when guiding organizations on the transformation of their HR processes based on the next generation of technology? Put your expertise to work as part of the world’s largest independent technology services provider and own the way as a trendsetter in Workday. We’re ready if you are.

The Accenture Workday Business Group is a leading partner to Workday worldwide and has a track record of implementing many of the most significant Workday projects. In addition, we take pride in advising and collaborating closely with our clients from early strategy discussions, through technology implementations and transformation programs, to support and operations. Learn more about our practice at

Do you want to work with global talent at the forefront of technological services and seek meaningful projects for top international businesses? At Accenture you have access to specifics trainings for your functional lead role. You will start with training
-together with colleagues - and you will join seminars at various international locations. You will be primed, equipped and well-networked to tackle exciting projects.

In this role, you will help our clients get the most out of their Workday investment by:

• Lead and participate in all Workday Accounting Center implementation lifecycle phases, including requirements gathering, design, configuration, testing, and deployment.
• Support at least one implementation project as functional Accounting Center Lead.
• Collaborate with clients to understand their business requirements, translate them into Workday configurations, and provide expert advice on best practices.
• Configure Workday modules to meet business requirements related to financial accounting processes.
• Identify strategies, risks, and options and recommend 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 financial accounting 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.

We are looking for experience in the following skills:

• Workday Certification in Accounting Center. Additional Workday Certifications are considered an advantage.
• Strong finance transformation track record.
• Experience from several full-cycle Workday implementations.
• Strong understanding of Financial Accounting processes and best practices.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field (Finance, Business Administration, or Information Systems).
• Fluency in English.
• Ability to meet client travel requirements as needed and efficiently manage a virtual team and client interactions.
• 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…