Workday Finance Delivery Manager

at Crowe LLP in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Your Journey at Crowe Starts Here:

At Crowe, you have the opportunity to deliver innovative solutions to today's complex business issues. Crowe's accounting, consulting, and technology personnel are widely recognized for their in-depth expertise and understanding of sophisticated process frameworks and enabling technologies, along with their commitment to delivering measurable results that help clients build business value. Our focus on emerging technology solutions along with our commitment to internal career growth and exceptional client value has resulted in a firm that is routinely recognized as a "Best Place to Work." We are 75 years strong and still growing. Come grow with us!

Job Description:

The Workday Finance Delivery Associate is a member of Crowe's Information Technology (IT) Workday Product team and is responsible for the delivery of functionality and business solutions using the Workday ERP SaaS cloud platform for internal business stakeholders.

In this role you will perform the following regular activities:
Subject Matter Expert for business processes and Workday functional areas supporting the Office of the Chief Financial Officer.
Be involved at all stages of solution delivery from ideation through production support.
Serve as both a consultant and deliverer of solutions by seeking to understand client requests, assessing actual client need, providing subjective matter expertise, proposing alternatives, recommended solution(s), and implementation of solutions.
Work in a fast-paced SCRUM Agile based team that requires tasks to be completely quickly and with high quality.
Complete assigned tasks in prescribed timelines consistent with deliverables and asks for support and direction as appropriate.
Frequently discuss, articulate, and advocate for best practices along with rationalized solution scopes with the business in a professional and experiential manner.
Participate in or lead internal business initiatives to assist the organization in building Standard Operating Procedures, policies, standards, and best practices for our Workday operation.
Participate in the Workday customer forums to develop one's own knowledge and advocate for Workday product enhancements that benefit Crowe.

Individuals in this role are expected to:
Effectively communicate and be articulate with their thoughts and words.
Work within a team of peers all focused on the delivery of Workday Financials functionality.
Develop positive relationships with their peers, management, and clients.
Follow internal standards and utilize prescribed methodologies successfully while remaining agile and flexible to client changing needs.
Lead discovery sessions to gather requirements and document user stories used to define the Workday configuration.
Analyze, define, configure, and document complex business requirements and processes.
Lead configuration and business process walk through with the client.
Test Workday solutions to ensure that all requirements meet the client needs.
Build Workday technical artifacts such as business processes, calculated fields, business logic, EIBs, reports and other configurations.

Position Requirements:
5+ years of experience with Workday in a functional role performing hands-on configuration and report development. Alternatively, at least 7+ years previous experience with hands-on development/configuration in SaaS ERP system such as SAP, ADP, Oracle E-Business, UltiPro, NetSuite, or preferably Workday.
Experience documenting user stories and requirements artifacts based on business requirements discovery.
Proficiency with Microsoft Excel to evaluate and manipulate data.
Ability to travel up to 20%.
Workday Financials Certification is a plus but not required.
Workday Certification is a requirement of the role. Candidates who are not certified will be considered for the role, but they are expected to successfully pass Workday certification as well as on-going successful re-certification.

Education Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in Business, Management Information Systems, Computer Science, or relevant field of study.

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Our Benefits:

At Crowe, we know that great peopleare what makes a great firm. We value our people and offer employees a comprehensive benefits package. Learn more about what working at Crowe can mean for you!

How You Can Grow:

We will nurture your talent in an inclusive culture that values diversity. You will have the chance to meet on a consistent basis with your Career Coach that will guide you in your career goals and aspirations. Learn more about where talent can prosper!

More about Crowe:

Crowe (www.crowe.com) is one of the largest public accounting, consulting and technology firms in the United States. Crowe uses its deep industry expertise to provide audit services to public and private entities while also helping clients reach their goals with tax,... For full info follow application link.

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