at Accenture in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Workday Financials Grants Lead
We are… We are a global collective of innovators applying the New every day to improve the way the world works and lives. New doesn’t mean being ahead of the curve; new is pushing forward the curve, riding the edge where the impossible meets the transformational and making it reality where it matters. Help us show the world what’s possible as you partner with clients to unlock hidden value and deliver innovative solutions. Empowered with innovative tools, continuous learning and a global community of diverse talent and perspectives, we drive success in a new business architecture that disrupts conventional practices. Our expertise spans 40+ industries across 120+ countries and impacts millions of lives every day. We turn ideas into reality. You are… As a member of one of the world’s largest Workday-certified teams, you’ll be part of a team of advisory professionals who deliver more than just technology. From rapid deployments to entire transformations, you’ll deliver integrated, payroll, cloud-based HR and financial management solutions that put organizations on the fast track to a better way to work. As a Workday Financials Grants Lead your primary responsibilities may include:+ Identification of business requirements, functional design, process design (including scenario design, flow mapping), prototyping, testing, training, defining support procedures?
+ Lead workshops for client education?
+ Conduct working sessions with clients to gather, understand, and analyze business requirements?
+ Support the Financials Lead in architecting Workday Grants solutions to ensure that all work streams are cohesive and cross functional impacts are considered and mitigated?
+ Advise clients on industry standards?and leading practices?
+ Demonstrate design options?through the use of?prototyping?
+ Understand and apply Workday and Accenture?methodologies?
Why should I join the Accenture Workday team?+ Innovate every day. Be at the forefront of designing and delivering Workday solutions that push boundaries and create new opportunities for our clients.
+ Lead with the industry’s best . Join an industry-recognized global cloud leader with more than 2000 Workday certified professionals collaborating to drive enterprise-wide transformational projects on a global scale. Accenture has worked with more than 600 clients to deliver Workday deployments to unlock the potential of their organizations.
+ Learn and grow continuously. Harness unmatched training and professional development to help you build and advance your Workday, consultative and delivery skills. With learning resources, interactive classroom courses, real-life client simulations and ongoing mentoring available when you need it, you’ll expand your thinking beyond the core Workday implementation.
Who will be successful at Accenture? It’s not just what you know or where you’ve been that propels success at Accenture: It’s who you are, fundamentally, as a person. We prize diversity in backgrounds and perspectives. Whatever your unique qualities, a few key traits should apply: You’re passionate about technology and motivated to apply the latest technology trends. You’re proactive and collaborative; a leader with effective communication skills. You’re driven by new challenges and are motivated to improve. You’re a creative problem solver with the flexibility to navigate uncertainty. You’re focused on the future with a desire to develop inclusive, responsible and sustainable solutions to complex challenges. 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 Financials and Grants Partner Certification
+ Minimum of 3 years of consulting experience, most recently in a Consultant, or similar level role
+ Minimum of 3 years of hands-on Workday Financials Grants implementation experience
+ Minimum of 3 years of experience working with Enterprise Resource Platforms
+ Bachelor’s degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associates Degree, must have minimum 6 years of work experience)
Bonus points if:+ Experience designing Fund Accounting, Clinical Trials, Labor Costing, Effort Certification, and Pre-Award business processes within an Enterprise Resource Planning platform
+ Experience working within hospital research/grants administration
+ Proficiency in multiple business processes:??(PTP, OTC, GL, FA, Budgeting, Cash Management, etc…)
+ Experience leading global and/or LE Workday engagements.
+ Thrive in a diverse, fast paced environment.
+ Other leading Cloud based SaaS financial application implementation experience: (Oracle E-Business Suite, NetSuite, Infor, Unit 4, PeopleSoft, Oracle Cloud ERP, SAP, Lawson, etc…)
+ An advanced degree in Healthcare
Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Maryland, New York or Washington as set forth below.We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.
Information on benefits is here. (https://www.accenture.com/us-en/careers/local/total-rewards)Role Location Annual Salary Range
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Colorado $73,000 to $166,400
District of Columbia $77,700 to $177,200
New York $67,600 to $192,600
Maryland $67,600 to $154,100
Washington $77,700 to $177,200
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