Senior Functional Consultant - Record to Report - Workday Success Plans

Your work days are brighter here.We’re obsessed with making hard work pay off, for our people, our customers, and the world around us. As a Fortune 500 company and a leading AI platform for managing people, money, and agents, we’re shaping the future of work so teams can reach their potential and focus on what matters most. The minute you join, you’ll feel it. Not just in the products we build, but in how we show up for each other. Our culture is rooted in integrity, empathy, and shared enthusiasm. We’re in this together, tackling big challenges with bold ideas and genuine care. We look for curious minds and courageous collaborators who bring sun-drenched optimism and drive. Whether you're building smarter solutions, supporting customers, or creating a space where everyone belongs, you’ll do meaningful work with Workmates who’ve got your back. In return, we’ll give you the trust to take risks, the tools to grow, the skills to develop and the support of a company invested in you for the long haul. So, if you want to inspire a brighter work day for everyone, including yourself, you’ve found a match in Workday, and we hope to be a match for you too.About the TeamThe Workday Success Plans Team are all about our customers and their post Go-Live journey - we create programs to help them drive business value from their Workday applications. The team is responsible for delivering a variety of programs and services to our customers ranging from feature demonstrations to full feature deployments.At Workday, we help the world’s largest organizations adapt to what’s next by bringing finance, HR, and planning into a single enterprise cloud. We work hard, and we’re serious about what we do. But we like to have fun, too! We put people first, celebrate diversity, drive innovation, and do good in the communities where we live and work.About the Role​Would you enjoy learning new things in a fast paced environment? Do you have an appetite for variety and challenging business problems to solve? Are you a great communicator who can clearly articulate and demonstrate the value of Workday solutions to our customers?The Workday Success Plans team works directly with customers through targeted micro consulting engagements to help solve their business needs using the Workday application. Responsible for acting as a trusted Workday advisor, you will have the opportunity to assist customers with how-to questions, troubleshoot and guide customers through configuration, and provide feature demonstrations. As a Workday Spend expert, customers will benefit from your knowledge as you share your experience, identify key considerations, and highlight standard methodologies.Our Consultants have a deep understanding of Workday Financials applications. In this position, we are looking for expertise in some of the following Functional Areas:- FDM Design- Financial Budgets- Financial AccountingAccounting JournalsAllocationsConsolidationsIntercompany ProcessingPeriod CloseStatisticsMulticurrencyIf you are passionate about the value technology can bring to an organization, love learning and want to work directly with some of the greatest companies on the planet, bring your energy and teamwork to the Workday Success Plans team! Primary responsibilities of this role include delivering various services to Workday Success Plans customers. To be successful, this requires: Conducting research to ensure understanding of customer questions and related Workday concepts.Delivering small scope consulting in response to customer requests; providing configuration guidance, demonstrations, considerations, tips & tricks.Troubleshooting product configuration to resolve or provide optimal product configuration to meet customer business requirements.Clearly and effectively communicating responses and value to customers.Creating and delivering customer presentations on how to use Workday features to achieve business goals (Accelerator Webinars).Providing one-on-one consulting guidance to accelerate customer feature adoption (Feature Accelerator). Reviewing customer tenants to identify adoption opportunities (Feature Adoption Tenant Reviews).Completing and maintaining product expertise and Workday Certification(s) along with familiarity with Workday roadmap.Keeping up to date with industry practices and the ability to engage with our customers on those topics.Helping drive the creation of new programs to drive customer feature adoption​​In addition to delivering Workday Success Plans services, our Workday professionals will also deliver other Customer Enablement services, such as:Office Hours to conduct appointment-based consulting engagements providing guidance and product expertise to customers Perform configuration and business requirements reviews with a detailed deliverable calling out opportunities for optimizationProvide one-on-one customer configuration designsDeployments including full deployment of Workday featuresAbout YouBasic Qualifications (p3):3 years of IT implementation experience3 years of experience with software consulting and deployment experiences including but not limited to PeopleSoft, SAP, Oracle, and/or JD Edwards1+ years of Workday Consulting experience or experience as a Workday SME at least one of the following, FDM, Record to Report, Financial AccountingBasic Qualifications (p4):5 years of IT implementation experience5 years of experience with software consulting and deployment experiences including but not limited to PeopleSoft, SAP, Oracle, and/or JD Edwards3+ years of Workday Consulting experience or experience as a Workday SME at least one of the following, FDM, Record to Report, Financial AccountingAdditional Qualifications:Workday Certification, or ability to certify in, at least one of the following: FDM, Record to Report, Financial AccountingAbility to gain a thorough understanding of Workday concepts as new features are releasedAbility to distill complex concepts into understandable presentations for our customersAbility to multitask and work on multiple engagements and deliverables simultaneouslyStrong critical thinking skills so as to understand complex, technical process issues and facilitate/influence decision makingAbility to travel up to 10%Workday Pay Transparency StatementThe annualized base salary ranges for the primary location and any additional locations are listed below. Workday pay ranges vary based on work location. As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus, as well as annual refresh stock grants. Recruiters can share more detail during the hiring process. Each candidate’s compensation offer will be based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, geography, experience, skills, job duties, and business need, among other things. For more information regarding Workday’s comprehensive benefits, please click here.Primary Location: USA.IL.ChicagoPrimary Location Base Pay Range: $122,800 USD - $184,200 USDAdditional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $111,000 USD - $197,300 USDOur Approach to Flexible WorkWith Flex Work, we’re combining the best of both worlds: in-person time and remote. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. We know that flexibility can take shape in many ways, so rather than a number of required days in-office each week, we simply spend at least half (50%) of our time each quarter in the office or in the field with our customers, prospects, and partners (depending on role). This means you'll have the freedom to create a flexible schedule that caters to your business, team, and personal needs, while being intentional to make the most of time spent together. Those in our remote "home office" roles also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for important moments that matter.Pursuant to applicable Fair Chance law, Workday will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.Workday is an Equal Opportunity Employer including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.At Workday, we are committed to providing an accessible and inclusive hiring experience where all candidates can fully demonstrate their skills. 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