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Workday Financials Consultant - AMS (Application Managed Services)
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Workday Financials Consultant - AMS (Application Managed Services)
Workday Financials AMS Consultant
About the Role
The Workday Financials AMS Consultant is an experienced professional in Workday post-production support, delivering dynamic and fast-paced expertise within the Application Managed Services (AMS) consulting practice. In this role, the consultant brings deep functional expertise, a strong focus on business context, and a proactive work ethic to a team characterised by a positive, collaborative culture and a passion for helping clients succeed.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide post-production application-managed support for Workday Financials across multiple client environments.
- Enable clients to maximise their investment in Workday by:
- Optimising Financials operations;
- Enhancing system functionality;
- Supporting new configurations to meet evolving business needs.
- Execute day-to-day AMS activities, including:
- Incident resolution;
- Minor enhancements;
- Configuration changes;
- Functional troubleshooting.
- Support a variety of client contract models, including:
- Staff augmentation;
- Ad-hoc support;
- Project-based delivery.
- Track issues, risks, and service requests while:
- Communicating status clearly;
- Escalating concerns to project or service management as appropriate.
- Provide subject-matter expertise on Workday Financials best practices, covering:
- Configuration;
- Security;
- Business processes;
- Reporting.
- Evaluate and coordinate the functional and downstream impacts of Financials configuration decisions.
- Facilitate knowledge transfer and educate clients on effectively operating and managing Workday Financials in a SaaS environment.
- Develop deep expertise in Workday core Financials functionality, while expanding familiarity with related modules:
- Expenses;
- Procurement;
- Projects;
- Asset Management;
- Accounting Center.
- Stay informed about Workday’s product roadmap.
- Collaborate closely with key business and IT stakeholders to:
- Gather requirements;
- Discuss design options;
- Configure, test, and deploy Financials solutions.
- Mentor junior consultants and actively share knowledge to grow the AMS practice.
- Perform additional duties as assigned by the manager.
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Requirements
- A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.
- 2–5 years of Workday Financials experience.
- Workday Financials certification highly desirable.
- Hands-on experience in a functional or techno-functional role supporting Workday Financials post go-live.
- Strong understanding of:
- Workday Financials modules (e.g., GL, AP, AR, Expenses, Procurement);
- Business processes.
- Experience working in an AMS or post-production support model preferred.
- Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to:
- Manage client expectations effectively.
- Strong attention to detail, organisation skills, and analytical problem-solving abilities.
- Ability to effectively manage multiple clients and operate in a dynamic, growing ecosystem with minimal supervision.
- Advanced Excel skills.
- Eligibility for Security Clearance (requires UK residency for the last five years and legal right to work in the UK). #LI-Remote position available.
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Why Choose Cognizant?
Cognizant offers an entrepreneurial environment where your ideas are welcomed, extensive learning opportunities, and global operations across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific.
Core Values
Cognizant’s values drive our mission to create modern businesses while improving everyday life:
- Work as One: Collaboration beyond roles to achieve shared success.
- Raise the Bar: Commitment to excellence.
- Dare to Innovate: Pushing boundaries to reimagine possibilities.
- Do the Right Thing: Acting with integrity and ethical choices.
- Own It: Taking responsibility for outcomes and growth.
With over 1,700+ Workday experts globally, Cognizant delivers full lifecycle services—advisory, deployment, and post-production—using proprietary tools tailored to modern businesses in every region of the world.
Cognizant is committed to fostering an inclusive environment, ensuring equal opportunities and fair practices for all employees.
Cognizant engineers modern businesses to improve everyday life.
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