Sr/principal Workday Financials Functional Consultant

at Workday · Enterprise · Singapore

Workday is seeking a Sr/Principal Workday Financials Functional Consultant to join their APAC Financials team. The role involves implementing the Workday Financials solution for customers, requiring expertise in financial systems, configuration, data conversion, and testing. The consultant will work closely with customer teams to design, configure, and deploy solutions, ensuring successful adoption and adherence to Workday best practices. The position requires extensive experience with ERP financial systems and functional expertise in areas like General Ledger, Accounts Payable, and Procurement.

What you'd actually do

  1. Work closely with the customer's project team to design, configure and deploy their functional requirements.
  2. Become an expert in the Workday Financial Management product suite
  3. Perform the following on an engagement: understand client business requirements, configure the Workday solution, demonstrate the configurations through the development of prototype systems, assist the client in testing the Workday solution
  4. Work with the client to help convert legacy data into Workday
  5. Assist the integration consulting team to configure and test integrations between Workday and third party/custom solutions

Skills

Required

  • 6+ years implementing Financial, and/or Expense Management ERP solutions (SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft, NetSuite, Lawson, etc.) as either a consultant or customer
  • Previous consulting experience with a consulting/software company
  • Functional expertise in at least one of the following areas: General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Billing, Procurement, Asset Management, Projects, Expense Management, Financial Reporting, or Budgeting
  • Workday Financials Expertise
  • Business analysis and requirements gathering abilities.

Nice to have

  • Validated project management experience
  • Functional experience
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to learn technology quickly through instruction and self-training.
  • Experience deploying multiple projects simultaneously a plus
  • Bachelor degree or relevant experience required
  • Ability to travel up to 30% of the time

What the JD emphasized

  • extensive experience implementing or supporting financial systems
  • extensive experience implementing Financial, and/or Expense Management ERP solutions
  • Functional expertise in at least one of the following areas: General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Billing, Procurement, Asset Management, Projects, Expense Management, Financial Reporting, or Budgeting
Read full job description

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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 Team

Workday’s APAC Financials team purpose is to build an outstanding customer experience by delivering engaging and innovative consulting services to help customers, partners, and employees make the most of the Workday financial system.

About the Role

We are open to hiring this role at either the Senior or Principal level, depending on experience.​

We are looking for a hardworking, innovative, and collaborative Financials Functional Consultant to join our team. In this role you will ensure the successful implementation of the Workday Financials solution with customers through product and implementation expertise. The ideal candidate for this position should have extensive experience implementing or supporting financial systems, requirements capturing, configuration, data conversion and testing. You should be detail oriented, self motivated, proactive, results oriented and able to successfully partner with customers and your project team. Be ready to be challenged and have fun!

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with the customer's project team to design, configure and deploy their functional requirements.

• Become an expert in the Workday Financial Management product suite

• Perform the following on an engagement: understand client business requirements, configure the Workday solution, demonstrate the configurations through the development of prototype systems, assist the client in testing the Workday solution

• Work with the client to help convert legacy data into Workday

• Assist the integration consulting team to configure and test integrations between Workday and third party/custom solutions

• Understand Workday’s Implementation Methodology and use it on all engagements

• Help mentor new consultants

• Ensure the client takes advantage of Workday best practices

• Ensure the client is referenceable once the client is in production

• Completing and maintaining product expertise and Workday Certification(s) along with familiarity with Workday roadmap.

• Provide the Engagement Manager with status reports and keep them apprised of overall project status

About You

Basic Qualifications

  • 6+ years implementing Financial, and/or Expense Management ERP solutions (SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft, NetSuite, Lawson, etc.) as either a consultant or customer
  • Previous consulting experience with a consulting/software company
  • Functional expertise in at least one of the following areas: General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Billing, Procurement, Asset Management, Projects, Expense Management, Financial Reporting, or Budgeting

Other Qualifications

  • Passion for customer service
  • Validated project management experience
  • Functional experience
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Business analysis and requirements gathering abilities.
  • Ability to learn technology quickly through instruction and self-training.
  • Experience deploying multiple projects simultaneously a plus
  • Bachelor degree or relevant experience required
  • Workday Financials Expertise
  • Ability to travel up to 30% of the time

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