Workday Certified Project Manager - Education & Government

$73,000 - $192,600/Yr

Accenture - Columbus, OH

Full-time - Mid Level

Columbus, OH

10,001+ employees

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Workday Certified Project Manager at Accenture will lead and support project management workstreams on Workday implementation projects, focusing on cloud-based data-reporting operations that integrate finance, analytics, planning, and HR functions. This role is crucial for helping clients transition their data operations to cloud environments, ensuring cohesive and cross-functional impacts are considered and mitigated throughout the project lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Lead or support the Project Management workstream on a Workday implementation project.
• Support the creation of workplans for large complex global engagements, owning risk, budget, resources, and client relationships.
• Research and resolve day-to-day Workday Project Management issues.
• Work with clients to support new requirements for Project Management in Workday.
• Create and update Workday configurations based on requirement changes.
• Provide support for regular and special Project Management processes in Workday.
• Support Project Management activities like posting, bank transfer, and paychecks in Workday.
• Provide support for legal and regulatory reports in Workday.
• Support year-end reporting and other year-end activities in Workday.
• Manage small on and off-shore functional teams.
• Identify strategies, risks, and options, recommending approaches and mitigations to meet client/functional requirements.
• Architect Workday HCM solutions to ensure cohesive work streams and mitigate cross-functional impacts.
• Advise clients on industry standards and leading practices.
• Demonstrate design options through prototyping.
• Understand and apply Workday and Accenture methodologies.
• Provide the Delivery Lead with status updates and keep them apprised of overall project status.
• Demonstrate strong client and stakeholder management to achieve project objectives.
• Support innovation through the creation of new industry-leading methods and assets.

Requirements

• Workday Partner Certification
• Minimum of 4 years of consulting experience, most recently in a Lead or similar level role
• Minimum of 4 years of Workday Project Management Implementations
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years work experience). If Associate's Degree, must have equivalent minimum 6 years work experience.

Nice-to-haves

• 5 years of PM related implementations
• Experience in Education and Government projects
• Expert knowledge of the HR function & processes

Benefits

• Diversity and inclusion programs
• Professional development opportunities
• Flexible work arrangements
• Health and wellness programs