Workday Certified Consultant (Data / HCM / Integration / Financials) - Education & Government

We are Accenture, a global professional services company, searching for a Workday Recruiting Implementation Lead. This individual will be part of a team of advisory professionals focused on cloud-based data-reporting operations that integrate and optimize the essential corporate functions of finance, analytics, planning and HR.

For many of our clients, successfully getting their data operations into cloud environments is a major focus. The enterprise data-reporting software of Workday is a critical component of many of the cloud solutions we design, which is why Accenture has assembled a team of more than 2,000 Workday-certified professionals.

What's in it for You

Help HR and Finance leaders define and execute their strategy and give them the adaptability they need in a fast-changing world.

To help you take your skillset beyond Workday technology, our Transformation Powered by Workday Training will help you take your consulting to a whole new level.

Take your Workday skills and career to the next level, mastering complex projects while expanding your leadership and advisory skills with a market-leading team.

As a Workday Consultant, your primary responsibilities may include :

Serve as an escalation point for critical issue resolution.

• Provide subject matter expertise to aid in decision making related to the Recruiting solution.
• Architect Workday solutions to ensure that all work streams are cohesive and impacts are considered and mitigated.
• Advise clients on industry standards and leading practices.
• Demonstrate design options using prototyping.
• Understand and apply Workday and Accenture methodologies.
• Provide the Project Manager with status updates and keep them apprised of overall project status.
• Demonstrate strong client and stakeholder management to achieve project objectives.
• Ensure the client takes advantage of Workday best practices.
• Support innovation through the creation of new industry leading methods and assets
• Travel may be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary from 0 to 100% depending on business need and client requirements

Here's what you need :

• Workday Certification
• Minimum of 2 years of consulting experience, most recently in a Sr. Consultant, or similar level role
• Minimum of 2 years of Workday Implementations
• Minimum of managing 1+ person
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years work experience). If Associate's Degree, must have equivalent minimum 6 year work experience.

Bonus Points if :

• 5+ years years prior experience implementing Workday with a certified Workday implementer.
• Desire to broaden your expertise by obtaining Workday certifications and / or gaining deep expertise in additional functional areas
• Thrive in a diverse, fast paced environment.
• Think analytically and can effectively apply logic to solve problems.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks concurrently and meet deadlines, despite conflicting demands.

Our Commitment to Inclusion & Diversity

At Accenture, inclusion and diversity are fundamental to our culture and embedded in our core values. We are committed to creating a workforce where our people can feel comfortable, be themselves and contribute. Like Canada itself, Accenture employees represent a tremendous variety of cultures, ethnicities, beliefs, backgrounds and languages. We offer an inclusive environment regardless of personal characteristics such as ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age or disability.

Requesting an Accommodation

Accenture is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for persons with disabilities or religious observances, including reasonable accommodation when needed. If you are hired by Accenture and require accommodation to perform the essential functions of your role, you will be asked to participate in our reasonable accommodation process. Accommodations made to facilitate the recruiting process are not a guarantee of future or continued accommodations once hired.

If you would like to be considered for employment opportunities with Accenture and have accommodation needs for a disability or religious observance, please call us toll free at [redacted], send us an email or speak with your recruiter.

Other Employment Statements

It is currently our objective to assign our people to work near where they live. However, given the nature of our business and our need to serve clients, our employees must be available to travel when needed.

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