Associate Director, Business Performance Improvement - Finance Transformation, Workday Financials

Lead and manage client relationships and provide guidance through engagement completion Partner with strategic clients to identify and manage risk Develop strategies and solutions for complex business problems using analytics, automation, and current tools and methods Develop new projects and identify new business opportunities Build lasting relationships with clients and within the community as a Protiviti market ambassador Mentor teams and provide growth and development opportunities Oversee successful completion of project work plans Coordinate client teams, system integrators, and third-party vendors to drive process alignment, organizational readiness, issue resolution, testing, training, and successful deployment outcomes Lead or perform requirements definition, design workshops, testing, data conversion, training, cutover, and post-go-live support Develop implementation plans and estimate level of effort, timing, and costs Lead solution architecture, project management, and/or workstreams for Workday Financials R2R and/or O2C implementations Pursue business development opportunities and create new project proposals and sales Contribute to thought leadership and knowledge-sharing across teams Manage a diverse portfolio of clients across multiple industries Requirements Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline (e.g., MIS, Finance/Accounting, Engineering) 9+ years working in professional services or industry Demonstrated experience leading/managing future state design and process improvement projects focused on Record to Report (R2R) and/or Order to Cash (O2C) Experience providing business integrator support for large-scale Workday Financials implementations Experience serving as a solution architect, project manager and/or workstream lead for R2R and/or O2C during Workday design and implementation Experience managing large, complex Workday Financials implementations Experience developing Workday Financials and Accounting Center implementation plans, including estimating level of effort, timing, and costs Experience designing and implementing Workday Experience leading requirements definition, design workshops, testing, data conversion, training, cutover, and post-go-live support Experience establishing and cultivating business relationships and a professional network, including with senior executives Experience pursuing business development opportunities and identifying and implementing strategies to obtain new work or clientele Ability to translate and communicate issues, risks, or challenges to client personnel, including executives Leadership and direct supervisory experience, including performance appraisals, mentoring and coaching, work oversight and review, team coordination, and motivating teams Successful completion of a background check required for employment Demonstrates expertise in leading Workday Financials implementations, including Record to Report (R2R) and Order to Cash (O2C) processes. Proven ability to manage client relationships, develop business strategies, and mentor teams while driving successful project outcomes. Highest-signal resume keywords Workday Financials Implementation Record to Report (R2R) Order to Cash (O2C) Project Management Business Development ATS Optimization Keywords Hard Skills Requirements Definition Design Workshops Data Conversion Testing Training Cutover Post-Go-Live Support Solution Architecture Process Improvement Analytics Soft Skills Client Relationship Management Mentoring Leadership Communication Team Coordination Industry Keywords Professional Services Business Integrator Support Complex Business Problems Strategic Clients Market Ambassador Tools & Technologies Workday Financials Accounting Center #J-18808-Ljbffr Jobtailor