Principal Consultant Workday Finance Functional

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Inviting applications for the role of Principal Consultant Workday Finance Functional
This role serves as a strategic liaison between Finance ESS (Enterprise Services & Solutions formerly GBS) and our IT Development Factory. The consultant will play a pivotal role in translating complex business requirements into scalable and efficient technical solutions guiding the finance roadmap and ensuring alignment between finance stakeholders and technology delivery teams.
Responsibilities
Business-IT Translation: Act as a bridge between FIN/ESS and IT translating business requirements into clear actionable functional and technical specifications for the Workday platform.
Finance Roadmap Oversight: Drive the evolution of the finance roadmap in collaboration with FIN and ESS leadership ensuring strategic alignment and prioritization of initiatives within your assigned area primarily core financial modules.
Solution Delivery: Oversee and support the delivery of high-quality Workday solutions ensuring on-time in-scope and in-budget execution in partnership with IT and external vendors.
Stakeholder Engagement: Maintain strong relationships with FIN and ESS stakeholders ensuring satisfaction with progress timely communication and effective management of expectations across all Workday-related initiatives.
Continuous Improvement: Identify and implement process improvements system enhancements and best practices to optimize the employee experience and operational efficiency within the Workday ecosystem.
Governance & Compliance: Ensure adherence to finance governance change management protocols data privacy and security standards.

Qualifications we seek in you!
Minimum Qualifications/ skills
Workday experience across multiple modules viz Accounting & Finance covering General Ledger Accounts Payable/Receivable Fixed Assets Revenue Management and Expenses.
Proven experience acting as a translator between business and technical teams with a strong understanding of both finance function / processes and Workday configuration.
Experience in leading or supporting financials end-to-end including requirements gathering testing and deployment.
Excellent interpersonal presentation and stakeholder management skills with a consultative mindset and ability to influence without authority.
Deep familiarity with Workday tools and functionality; experience with JIRA ServiceNow or similar platforms is a plus.
MBA/CA with Workday certification(s) preferred.

Preferred Qualifications/ Skills
Proven expertise in Workday viz Accounting & Finance covering General Ledger Accounts Payable/Receivable Fixed Assets Revenue Management and Expenses.
Strong track record of leading financial technology transformations and system implementations.
Deep knowledge of finance ERP strategy governance and optimization.
Ability to drive digital transformation and automation in finance processes.
Strong project management and change leadership skills.
Expertise in data analytics workforce insights and reporting tools.
Excellent stakeholder management and collaboration abilities.
Language Skills: Fluency in English is required; additional languages are a plus

Why join Genpact
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Make an impact Drive change for global enterprises and solve business challenges that matter
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Committed to ethical AI Work in an environment where governance transparency and security are at the core of everything we build
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Come join the 140000 coders tech shapers and growth makers at Genpact and take your career in the only direction that matters: Up.
Lets build tomorrow together.

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