Workday Project Manager

Project Manager

We are seeking an experienced IT Project Manager with Workday Financials expertise who will provide project management support and oversight for a major enterprise system implementation with the Department of Human Services (DHS).

The Project Manager will partner closely with Finance and Procurement leadership, the NextGen project team, State Accounting Office functional leads, Department of Administrative Services functional leads, Workday functional leads, integration teams, and third-party vendors to deliver secure, scalable, and compliant solutions. This position is accountable to the Finance and Procurement business owners, and we are specifically seeking someone who understands Workday Financials architecture, finance business processes, and ERP transformation environments.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and coordinate a Workday Financial Management and Procurement project of moderate to high complexity, including implementations, enhancements, integrations, and optimization initiatives.
• Provide full lifecycle project leadership across Workday Financials modules including:
• General Ledger
• Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable
• Asset Management
• Procurement (requisitions, purchase orders, supplier management, inventory if applicable)
• Banking & Settlements
• Financial Reporting
• Partner closely with Finance, Accounting, and Procurement business owners to align Workday system design with accounting policies, purchasing workflows, approval hierarchies, and compliance requirements.
• Collaborate with Workday functional leads, integration developers (EIB, Studio, Core Connectors), third-party vendors, and internal SMEs to deliver scalable, compliant solutions.
• Track Workday configuration, data conversion, integrations, security roles, and end-to-end testing cycles activities.
• Assist in cutover planning, production readiness activities, and post-production stabilization for Workday Financials and Procurement deployments with project team.
• Provides continuing direction to the project team, conducts status meetings, assesses proposed changes in scope, and recommends courses of action to project sponsors during the execution phase.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Finance, Procurement, IT, vendors, and integration partners to achieve defined business and system objectives.
• Facilitate business process assessments and redesign efforts focused on:
• Procure-to-Pay (P2P)
• Record-to-Report (R2R)
• Supplier onboarding and management
• Spend controls and approval workflows
• Financial reporting optimization
• Monitor project milestones and activities, testing cycles, data validation checkpoints, and integration readiness to proactively address schedule or quality risks for DHS.
• Maintain strong working relationships with Finance leadership, Procurement leadership, Workday implementation partners, auditors, and internal PMO stakeholders.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field or specialized training and three years of IT project management experience
• PMP certification from PMI or equivalent certification
• 5 years' experience leading projects of moderate to high complexity (must have occurred in the last 7 years).
• 3 years' hands on experience leading server-based application development/enhancement projects (must have occurred in the last 5 years).
• Hands-on experience with MS Project, MS Visio, SharePoint 2013, and MS O365
• Strong understanding of:
• Accounting and procurement principles
• Financial reporting structures
• ERP integrations

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience within the last 3 years leading/coordinating vendor managed projects
• Executive level written and oral communication skills.
• Experience working in state government
• Experience in Hands-on familiarity with:
• Workday Financial Management
• Workday Procurement Management
• Communication skills both verbal and written - Required - 5 - Years
• Microsoft Office - Required - 4 - Years
• MS Project - Required - 4 - Years
• PMP Certification - Required
• Presentation skills - Required - 4 - Years
• Project management - Required - 4 - Years
• SharePoint - Required - 4 - Years
• Finance Process Optimization - Required - 5 - Years
• Strategic Sourcing - Required - 3 - Years
• ERP Project Management - Required/ - 5 - Years
• Workday Financials - Required - 3 - Years
• MS Teams - Required - 4 - Years