About this role
<p>The Workday Financials Senior Principal Consultant, Accounting Center – 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 Senior Principal Consultant, Accounting Center, 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.</p><h3>Key Responsibilities:</h3><ul>
<li>Onshore functional lead who leads Financials workstream, specifically Accounting Center for the assigned set of accounts</li>
<li>Apply and execute various AMS & Implementation methodologies/activities in these Workday Financials engagements.</li>
<li>Should collaboratively work with the GDC team on day -day activities, incidents, root cause analysis and other work requests.</li>
<li>Provides on-call support and holiday coverage as required.</li>
<li>Deep knowledge in SLA constructs and adherence</li>
<li>Coordinate with external and internal stakeholders to create high business impact.</li>
<li>Contribute to the operational efficiency of the Workday practice.</li>
<li>Proactively identify and develop reporting dashboards to improve Workday utilization, creating solutions that support metrics for FINS and the business at large.</li>
<li>Work with clients to identify/resolve all issues that could impact project scope and/or timeframe.</li>
<li>Maintain the Workday platform with a focus on reporting (including scheduled reports), business process maintenance, security administration, data loads and data audits.</li>
<li>Ensures system design fits the needs of the user. </li>
<li>Comfortable with leading multiple tasks and projects simultaneously, prioritize tasks effectively, and thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. </li>
<li>Ability to ensure team delivers the project deliverables on time and do consistent timely reminders with vendors and project team.</li>
<li>Drive continual business processes improvements throughout the organization.</li>
<li>Lead a team of Workday consultants across multiple engagements.</li>
</ul><h3>Skills & Requirements:</h3><ul>
<li>A Bachelor’s degree (preferably in Computer Science or Engineering) or equivalent experience</li>
<li>Certification in Workday Financials is required</li>
<li>Minimum of 5-7 years of experience in Workday report writing & analytics</li>
<li>Able to multitask and perform a variety of duties.</li>
<li>Good communication and interpersonal skills</li>
<li>Willingness to go the extra mile to solve customer problems.</li>
<li>Good Analytical skills with ability to solve complex incidents, provide suggestions\best practices.</li>
</ul><h3>Salary and Other Compensation</h3>Applications will be accepted until 10/8/2026The annual salary for this position is between $128,093 - $192,140 depending on the experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.This position is also eligible for <a href="https://himalayas.app/companies/cognizant">Cognizant</a>’s discretionary annual incentive program , based on performance and subject to the terms of <a href="https://himalayas.app/companies/cognizant">Cognizant</a>’s applicable plans.<p><b>Benefits</b>: <a href="https://himalayas.app/companies/cognizant">Cognizant</a> offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:</p><ul>
<li>Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance</li>
<li>Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off </li>
<li>401(k) plan and contributions</li>
<li>Long-term/Short-term Disability</li>
<li>Paid Parental Leave</li>
<li>Employee Stock Purchase Plan</li>
</ul><p>Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. <a href="https://himalayas.app/companies/cognizant">Cognizant</a> reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.</p><h3>Why choose <a href="https://himalayas.app/companies/cognizant">Cognizant</a>:</h3><ul>
<li>Entrepreneurial environment that welcomes your ideas</li>
<li>Opportunity to do great work</li>
<li>Outreach programs that support communities and tap into your volunteer spirit</li>
<li>Learning opportunities to help current needs and advancement</li>
<li>Global operations, with opportunities in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific</li>
<li>An abundance of Affinity groups to meet your needs</li>
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<a href="https://himalayas.app/companies/cognizant">Cognizant</a> Core Values:</h3><ul>
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<b>Work as One:</b> We think beyond roles, relying on each other’s strengths to win as a team.</li>
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<b>Raise the Bar: </b>We always aim for excellence in how we work and what we deliver.</li>
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<b>Dare to Innovate:</b> We push boundaries and take chances to reimagine what’s possible.</li>
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<b>Do the Right Thing: </b>We all lead with integrity and always make the ethical choice.</li>
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<b>Own It:</b> We own the outcomes for our company, colleagues, and community.</li>
</ul><p>Originally posted on <a href="https://himalayas.app">Himalayas</a></p>