Senior/Principal Financials Consultant

Kognitiv Inc. seeks to be the best in the Workday® ecosystem in both customer and employee satisfaction. We believe happy employees go hand-in-hand with happy customers. We truly believe that if our employees feel engaged, challenged, and empowered every day, they will provide top-notch service for our customers. We encourage our employees to "act like an owner" each and every day in the work they do and their contributions to our fast growing organization.

• Implement and configure Workday solutions for a global customer base. Design, configure, test, and deploy business requirements across multiple Workday Financials module(s) while remaining flexible to clients' changing needs.
• Conduct working sessions with clients to gather, understand, and analyze business requirements. Assess actual client needs and propose recommendations and⁄or alternative solutions to meet client goals. Advise clients on best practices, recognise, and recommend process improvements, and implement system enhancements.
• Lead, consult, execute, and prioritise conflicting demands on medium to high complexity projects across multiple, concurrent clients without supervision for area(s) of expertise.
• Frequently discusses, and can articulate to clients, lessons learned from previous client experience, Workday best practices, as well as Kognitiv's Point of View. Ensure customers understand and take advantage of Kognitiv and Workday best practices.
• Manage the project scope, quality, and timeline for area(s) of expertise. Provide guidance, instruction, direction, and coaching to team members. Review team members' work as necessary to ensure quality.
• Perform research on problems, identify the true cause, and present/implement corrective measures to the client. Seek opinions and feedback on alternative solutions from team members to solve client needs.
• Contribute to the organization's knowledge management repository through formal and informal avenues (ex: Q&A, documented deliverables, facilitation of Workday knowledge sharing sessions, regularly posting best practices, etc).
• Act as a mentor and coach for less experienced team members.
• Strive to innovate and suggest new approaches to deploy Workday efficiently and effectively.
• Gain an intermediate understanding of touch points, dependencies, and integration aspects across different Workday area(s).
• Meet key performance indicators set for this role (ex: utilization target, service level agreements, customer satisfaction scores, etc).
• Demonstrate Kognitiv's core value, "act like an owner", in all aspects of work.

• 4+ years' experience leading and deploying Workday implementations, supporting Workday Post Production / AMS Services, or as a client of Workday.
• Deep knowledge of Workday Core Financials (FDM/Financial Accounting with Advanced Financial Reporting) as well as at least one additional module (Procurement, Suppliers, Expenses, Inventory, Adaptive, Customers and Customer Billing).
• Ability to lead medium to large projects (acquisitions, phase X, etc) for the full project lifecycle in areas(s) of expertise– from initial scoping/planning, discovery, design, testing, and go live.
• Ability to be effectively and actively engaged on multiple, parallel projects of all sizes in both supporting and leadership roles.
• Ability to prioritize and organize work to ensure overall timeliness and quality standards with no supervision. Ability to effectively manage against timelines, deadlines, and goals.
• Demonstrated commitment and achievement to delivery excellence and client satisfaction; strong client focus with the ability to understand client needs and build relationships.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written. Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with customers and colleagues in a remote working environment.
• Strong consulting skills and a proven ability to influence a wide variety of audiences. Proven consultative skills to guide client and internal discussions to agreement of solutions in a timely manner.
• Willingness and ability to mentor and⁄or manage other consultants.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills required.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and to adapt to frequent change.
• Ability to meet travel requirements (<5% a year).

Kognitiv is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. Kognitiv will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in a manner consistent with the requirements of the law, including any applicable fair chance law.

The base pay range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill set, experience, education, certification/credentials, market data, internal equity, and office location, and other business and organizational needs. The range presented is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount varies based on factors described. This position may be eligible for additional incentives, such as benefits, bonus and commission.

Estimated Pay Range (USA only):

Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States and with Kognitiv (i.e., H1-B visa, F-1 visa (OPT), TN visa or any other non-immigrant status).

Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Kognitiv or an affiliated Kognitiv business may not be eligible for consideration.