Workday Financials Consultant - Senior Associate

Job Description

A career in our Technology Consulting practice, within General Consulting services, will provide you with the opportunity to help clients seize essential advantages by working alongside business leaders to solve their toughest problems and capture theirgreatest opportunities. We work with some of the worlds largest and most complex companies to understand their unique business issues and opportunities in an ever changing environment. We help create sustainable change by stimulating innovation, unlockingdata possibilities, navigating risk and regulatory complexity, optimising deals, and aligning costs with business strategy to create a competitive advantage.As a member of the team, youll work with clients to define their vision and plan how to get there.We deliver the technological solutions organisations need to compete and grow and build a lasting legacy of improvement and performance, partnering with best in class technologies and solution sets. In joining, youll help our clients understand and evolvethe way they align Information Technology with their business strategy, create integrated end to end solutions, and use enterprise applications to solve complex business problems.To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world,each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines,geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.As a Senior Associate, youll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complexbusiness issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to: Use feedback and reflection to develop self awareness, personal strengths and address development areas. Delegateto others to provide stretch opportunities, coaching them to deliver results. Demonstrate critical thinking and the ability to bring order to unstructured problems. Use a broad range of tools and techniques to extract insights from current industry or sectortrends. Review your work and that of others for quality, accuracy and relevance. Know how and when to use tools available for a given situation and can explain the reasons for this choice. Seek and embrace opportunities which give exposure to different situations,environments and perspectives. Use straightforward communication, in a structured way, when influencing and connecting with others. Able to read situations and modify behavior to build quality relationships. Uphold the firms code of ethics and business conduct.JobDescription & SummaryPwC are celebrating a decade of successful Workday project delivery with major UK and global clients. To capitalise on this success, we are currently looking for candidates with a strong Finance and technology consulting background, whoare looking to cross-train into Workday Financials. Workday Financials is a hot skill in the market, so if you want to take your career to the next level and apply your skills to challenging and business-focussed customer transformation programmes, then thiscould be for you. PwC do not simply configure Workday, but treat Workday as a fundamental element of our business transformation services. Our team members create and apply Workday and broader solutions that re-imagine the possible, bringing business valueand improved user and customer experience. Successful applicants will enjoy working for prestigious multinational organisations offering exposure to the latest industry trends and fulfilling projects, as part of our collaborative and supportive team. As aconsultant in our team, youll have:Essential skills:One of the following (or both):- proven, demonstrable EPM system implementation experience a track record in implementing finance process change enabled by technology, either as a consultant or withina finance functionPlus: a strong understanding of how digital technology is changing finance over the short, medium and long term exceptional communication skills (both written and verbal) with a focus on the ability to influence and drive change through complexorganisations a creative and inquisitive mind-set that challenges the status quoDesirable skills:preference will be given to candidates that have a thorough understanding of accounting and finance, especially those who hold a Professional Accounting designation(ACA/CIMA/ACCA or equivalent) experience of working with EPM products such as Oracle HFM, Oracle FCCS, OneStream, Tagetik or Anaplan experience of working with other emerging technologies (e.g. Machine Learning, Robotic Process Automation, Blockchain, AI etc.)ConsultingInConsulting we deliver practical, far-sighted advice that gets straight to the heart of clients business issues and delivers amazing results by helping our clients improve the way they operate, reduce costs, manage risks, leverage talent or fundamentally changethe way they do business, the work you do will be all about helping organisations of all shapes and sizes work smarter and grow faster. You could find yourself working with household names in a diverse range of industries - everyone from big-name broadcastersand high-street banks to multinational telecoms operators and energy companies.The skills we look for in future employeesAll our people need to demonstrate the skills and behaviours that support us in delivering our business strategy. This is important tothe work we do for our business, and our clients. These skills and behaviours make up our global leadership framework, The PwC Professional and are made up of five core attributes; whole leadership, technical capabilities, business acumen, global acumenand relationships.To apply, please visit our website via the button below.The DealWe want all of our people to feel empowered to be the best that they can be, which is why we have The Deal.Find out more about our firmwide Employee Value Proposition: https://careers/about-us/the-new-deal.htmlDiversityValuingDifference. Driving Inclusion.We work in a changing world which offers great opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest talent pool because creating value through diversityis what makes us strong as a business, enabling us to solve important problems and deliver value to our clients. We encourage an inclusive culture where people can be themselves, are valued for their strengths and are empowered to be the best they can be.As an organisation with an increasingly agile workforce, we also support different ways of working offering flexible working arrangements. Learn more here about our work to support an