Cognizant Workday Practice is seeking a Principal Data Consultant with experience in Workday Financials. As a Principal Data Consultant, you will guide clients through the transformation, implementation, and operation phases of a Workday Financials implementation, with a focus on data migration, validation, and optimisation.
This role is best suited for self-starters eager to work across a variety of clients and engage in all phases of Workday system implementations. You will join a collaborative, high-performing team within a dynamic and fast-paced transformation consulting practice.
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Become a Workday Financials and Data expert, with knowledge of design, configuration, testing, and implementation.
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Partner closely with project teams and clients to deliver high-quality outcomes across all project phases.
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Utilize Workday tools such as iLoad, EIB, Object Transporter, Advanced Load, and Migration Recipe to support tenant-to-tenant migrations.
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Design and develop data tracking, reconciliation, and monitoring tools to support finance data integrity and reporting.
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Map and convert data sources into data conversion templates, ensuring alignment with Workday Financials structures.
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Guide clients through data extraction, cleansing, transformation, and loading, ensuring accuracy and auditability of financial data.
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Support data migration activities, including loading financial data, moving configurations, and aligning with business processes and security models.
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Develop ETL processes and data transformation logic to normalise and improve client finance data.
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Validate and reconcile financial data loaded into Workday, ensuring consistency with source systems.
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Engage regularly with clients throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring a smooth transition from legacy systems to Workday Financials.
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Manage multiple tasks with limited direction while keeping stakeholders informed of progress, risks, and issues.
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Participate in training and internal knowledge-sharing initiatives to continuously develop expertise.
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Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Information Technology, MIS, Finance, or a related field.
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2–5 years of Workday Financials experience
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Experience with financial data domains, including General Ledger, transactions, and financial reporting structures.
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Experience with data conversion, data migration, and data loading tools within ERP environments is essential
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Exposure to Workday Prism Analytics and reporting (highly desirable).
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Strong experience with Excel and data manipulation.
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Working knowledge of SQL or other data querying tools preferred.
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Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail.
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Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
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Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
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Eligibility for SC Clearance (must have resided in the UK for the last five years and have the right to work in the UK).
