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Are you an experienced, passionate pioneer in technology? A system’s professional who wants to work in a collaborative environment. As an experienced Workday Financials Consultant, you will have the ability to share new ideas and collaborate on projects as a consultant without the extensive demands of travel. Consider an opportunity with our US Delivery Center - we are breaking the mold of a typical Delivery Center.
Our US Delivery Centers have been growing since 2014 with significant, continued growth on the horizon. Interested? Read more about our opportunity below …
Work you’ll do/Responsibilities
Consultants function as integrators between business needs and technology solutions, helping to create technology solutions to meet clients’ business needs. Consultants gain exposure to multiple industries while demonstrating an awareness of the full breadth of services offered by Deloitte Consulting LLP.
As an Workday Financials Consultant, you will be instrumental in driving the strategic planning processes across the organization, ensuring flexibility and responsiveness to changes in the business environment or market conditions. You will leverage advanced planning tools and analytics to forecast future business scenarios, aid in decision-making, and support sustained organizational growth.
- Perform modeling within Workday Adaptive Planning.
- Completes hands-on functional and technical Adaptive configuration tasks, including design, development and testing of Adaptive Planning.
- Participate and engage in project team meetings, discovery workshops, and design sessions.
- Support unit test execution cycles.
The Team
Deloitte’s Government & Public Services practice—our people, ideas, technology, and outcomes—is designed for impact. Our team of over 15,000 professionals bring fresh perspective to help you anticipate disruption, reimagine the possible, and fulfill your mission promise.
Work You’ll Do:
Strategic Forecasting and Modeling:
- Develop and maintain robust financial models to predict the impact of various business scenarios.
- Utilize adaptive planning software to create flexible forecasts that can easily be updated as market conditions change.
Budget Management and Optimization:
- Collaborate with department heads to prepare budgets that reflect both short-term and long-term objectives.
- Monitor budget variances and recommend corrective actions as necessary.
Data Analysis and Reporting:
- Analyze financial data and trends to provide insightful reports to senior management.
- Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports that accurately reflect the organization’s performance.
Stakeholder Engagement:
- Work closely with stakeholders across the organization to gather inputs for the planning process and ensure alignment with overall strategic goals.
- Communicate changes in financial forecasts and strategic plans effectively to relevant parties.
Continuous Improvement:
- Continually assess and refine planning processes to enhance accuracy and efficiency.
- Stay updated with industry trends and advancements in planning methodologies and tools.
Required Qualifications:
- 3 years of proven experience in financial planning, analysis, or a similar role.
- Strong proficiency in adaptive planning software (e.g., Workday Adaptive Planning, Oracle Hyperion, Anaplan).
- Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Limited immigration sponsorship may be available.
- Must live in a commutable distance (approximately 100-mile radius) to one of the following Delivery locations: Atlanta, GA; Charlotte, NC; Dallas, TX; Gilbert, AZ; Houston, TX; Lake Mary, FL; Mechanicsburg, PA; and Philadelphia, PA with the ability to commute to assigned location for the day, without the need for overnight accommodations.
- Expectation to co-locate in your designated Delivery location up to 30% of the time based on business needs. This may include a maximum of 10% overnight client/project travel.
- Ability to travel 10%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve. This may include overnight travel.
- Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Computer Sciences, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or related IT discipline; or equivalent experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Workday Financials Professional certification.
- MBA or professional certification (e.g., CFA, CPA).
- Advanced Excel skills and familiarity with business intelligence tools.
- Strong oral and written communication skills, including presentation skills (MS Visio, MS PowerPoint).
- Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills with the ability to exercise mature judgment.
- Ability to collaborate with clients and have a strong desire to excel.
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