What are the responsibilities and job description for the Workday Adaptive Planning Implementation Lead, Senior Manager position at PwC?
At PwC, our people in business application consulting specialise in consulting services for a variety of business applications, helping clients optimise operational efficiency. These individuals analyse client needs, implement software solutions, and provide training and support for seamless integration and utilisation of business applications, enabling clients to achieve their strategic objectives. In Workday enterprise performance management at PwC, you will focus on implementing and managing the Workday enterprise performance management (EPM) software suite, which includes financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting capabilities. You will work closely with finance and accounting teams to streamline financial processes, improve data accuracy, and provide insights for strategic decision-making.
Growing as a strategic advisor, you leverage your influence, expertise, and network to deliver quality results. You motivate and coach others, coming together to solve complex problems. As you increase in autonomy, you apply sound judgment, recognising when to take action and when to escalate. You are expected to solve through complexity, ask thoughtful questions, and clearly communicate how things fit together. Your ability to develop and sustain high performing, diverse, and inclusive teams, and your commitment to excellence, contributes to the success of our Firm.
Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:
- Craft and convey clear, impactful and engaging messages that tell a holistic story.
- Apply systems thinking to identify underlying problems and/or opportunities.
- Validate outcomes with clients, share alternative perspectives, and act on client feedback.
- Direct the team through complexity, demonstrating composure through ambiguous, challenging and uncertain situations.
- Deepen and evolve your expertise with a focus on staying relevant.
- Initiate open and honest coaching conversations at all levels.
- Make difficult decisions and take action to resolve issues hindering team effectiveness.
- Model and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), the Firm's code of conduct, and independence requirements.
Basic Qualifications
Minimum Degree Required: Bachelors Degree
Minimum Years of Experience: 8 years
Preferred Qualifications:
Degree Preferred: Master’s Degree
Certifications Required: Workday Adaptive Planning, Deployment
Preferred Fields of Study: Business Administration/Management, Finance, Human Resources Management, Accounting, Computer and Information Science
Certifications Preferred: Workday Services functional certification and/or engagement manager certification, Workday Adaptive Planning, Workday Financials
Preferred Knowledge/Skills:
Demonstrates thorough abilities and/or proven record of success in implementing budgets, forecasts, and reports within Adaptive Planning for Finance and Workforce Planning.
Demonstrates thorough abilities and/or proven record of success in analyzing financial models and reports (spreadsheet/ non-spreadsheet based models) and translating those models into Adaptive Planning.
Demonstrates thorough abilities and/or a record of success in providing technical guidance (design, model, configuration, integration, troubleshooting, etc.) for the Adaptive suite of products including:
Maintaining proficiency and certification in the Adaptive Planning solution suite; and,
Developing and enhancing the existing Adaptive Planning solution capabilities at PwC.
Demonstrates thorough abilities and/or a proven record of success in a role utilizing Adaptive Planning for at least 8 years, and having completed at least 12-15 end to end deployments.
Demonstrates thorough abilities and/or a proven record of success with 8 years of experience and working knowledge with budgeting and forecasting, including expense, personnel, revenue, capital, balance sheet planning, and financial reporting/consolidation, which includes the following areas:
Designing and building complex financial planning models, utilizing advanced Excel skills;
Possessing financial and/or management accounting background;
Demonstrating problem-solving skills;
Providing exceptional customer service;
Managing against timelines and goals effectively;
Possessing excellent verbal and written communication skills;
Providing business analysis and requirements gathering;
Demonstrating project management skills including the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while being detail oriented; and,
Having exposure to business process mapping and/or re-engineering is preferred.
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The salary range for this position is: $130,000 - $256,000, plus individuals may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. For roles that are based in Maryland, this is the listed salary range for this position. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws. PwC offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation and more. To view our benefits at a glance, please visit the following link: https://pwc.to/benefits-at-a-glance
Salary : $130,000 - $256,000
