Workday Finance PSA Lead

The Workday Financials/Professional Services Automation Senior Principal Consultant –Should be a experienced post-production(AMS) professional who is dynamic, fast-paced, and familiar with the managed services construct. Should bring in functional skills, ability to keep the business context in sight, and roll-up-your-sleeves work ethic to a team with positive, can-do attitude, a collaborative culture, and a passion for helping our clients to be successful.

Responsibilities:

• Onshore lead who leads Workday Professional Services Automation & Financials workstream for the assigned set of accounts (Partner certification is mandatory).
• Apply and execute various AMS and\or Implementation methodologies\activities in these Workday FINS\PSA engagements
• Should collaboratively work with the offshore\nearshore teams on day -day activities, incidents, root cause analysis and other work requests
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams within operations and finance to gather requirements and translate them into effective Workday Financial configurations.
• Understand Workday Financials product releases and oversee system regression testing.
• Good knowledge in SLA constructs and adherence
• Coordinate with external and internal stakeholders to create high business impact.
• Contribute to the operational efficiency of the Workday practice.
• Proactively identify and develop reporting dashboards to improve Workday utilization, creating solutions that support metrics for IT and the business stakeholders.
• Work with clients to identify/resolve all issues that could impact project scope and/or timeframe.
• Comfortable with leading multiple tasks and projects simultaneously, prioritize tasks effectively, and thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment 

REQUIREMENTS

• Mandatory Workday Certification : Must hold relevant Workday Financials and Professional Services Automation certifications specific to the job scope (e.g., Partner certification in Financials and PSA).
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 7-10 years of experience in Workday Financials and PSA functional roles, particularly in post-production/AMS environments.
• Proven experience leading Workday Financials/PSA workstreams in a managed services or global delivery model.
• Strong knowledge of Workday Financials modules including but not limited to Procure to Pay, Record to Report, and Professional Services Automation.
• Solid understanding of SLA constructs and operational adherence.
• Experience with Workday integrations and platform maintenance (reporting, business processes, security administration, data loads, and audits).
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a proactive approach to issue resolution.
• Experience in developing dashboards and reporting solutions to improve system utilization.
• Willingness to provide leadership, mentorship, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives within the Workday practice.