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Senior Workday Financials Consultant

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Hiring Remotely in Canada
Senior level
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Hiring Remotely in Canada
Senior level
Lead design, configure, test, and deploy Workday Financials solutions; gather and analyze client requirements; recommend best practices and process improvements; manage scope, quality, timelines and mentor team members; support post-production/AMS services and contribute to knowledge sharing.
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At Kognitiv Inc., we’re redefining what it means to be a Workday partner. As one of the fastest-growing companies in the ecosystem, we bring deep expertise, innovative thinking, and a people-first mindset to everything we do. We’re not just building better Workday solutions—we’re building a company where talented people thrive.

Ready to do your best work? Join us.

Please note: must have solid experience with either Workday FDM or Workday Strategic Sourcing.

Senior Workday Financials Consultants work in partnership with clients and internal teams to ensure maximum value out of a client's Workday investment. The role is responsible for implementing Workday Post Production support initiatives across Workday Financials module(s), whether independently, as a team member, or in a leadership capacity. Senior Financials Consultants drive high client satisfaction through building relationships with clients and delivering impeccable customer service.

Responsibilities

  • Implement and configure Workday solutions for a global customer base. Design, configure, test, and deploy business requirements across multiple Workday Financials module(s) while remaining flexible to clients' changing needs.
  • Conduct working sessions with clients to gather, understand, and analyze business requirements. Assess actual client needs and propose recommendations and⁄or alternative solutions to meet client goals. Advise clients on best practices, recognize, and recommend process improvements, and implement system enhancements.
  • Lead, consult, execute, and prioritize conflicting demands on medium to high complexity projects across multiple, concurrent clients without supervision for area(s) of expertise.
  • Frequently discusses, and can articulate to clients, lessons learned from previous client experience, Workday best practices, as well as Kognitiv's Point of View. Ensure customers understand and take advantage of Kognitiv and Workday best practices.
  • Manage the project scope, quality, and timeline for area(s) of expertise. Provide guidance, instruction, direction, and coaching to team members. Review team members' work as necessary to ensure quality.
  • Perform research on problems, identify the true cause, and present/implement corrective measures to the client. Seek opinions and feedback on alternative solutions from team members to solve client needs.
  • Contribute to the organization's knowledge management repository through formal and informal avenues (ex: Q&A, documented deliverables, facilitation of Workday knowledge sharing sessions, regularly posting best practices, etc).
  • Act as a mentor and coach for less experienced team members.
  • Strive to innovate and suggest new approaches to deploy Workday efficiently and effectively.
  • Gain an intermediate understanding of touch points, dependencies, and integration aspects across different Workday area(s).
  • Meet key performance indicators set for this role (ex: utilization target, service level agreements, customer satisfaction scores, etc).
  • Demonstrate Kognitiv's core value, "act like an owner", in all aspects of work.

Qualifications

  • 4+ years' Workday Finance experience leading and deploying Workday implementations, supporting Workday Post Production / AMS Services, or as a client of Workday.
  • Must have Solid experience with either Workday FDM or Workday Strategic Sourcing.
  • Deep knowledge of Workday Core Financials/Security/Reporting as well as at least one additional module (Procurement, Suppliers, Expenses, Projects, FDM/Financial Accounting with Advanced Financial Reporting, Customers and Customer Billing, Education and Government, Prism, BIRT).
  • Ability to lead medium to large projects (acquisitions, phase X, etc) for the full project lifecycle in areas(s) of expertise– from initial scoping/planning, discovery, design, testing, and go live.
  • Ability to be effectively and actively engaged on multiple, parallel projects of all sizes in both supporting and leadership roles.
  • Ability to prioritize and organize work to ensure overall timeliness and quality standards with no supervision. Ability to effectively manage against timelines, deadlines, and goals.
  • Demonstrated commitment and achievement to delivery excellence and client satisfaction; strong client focus with the ability to understand client needs and build relationships.
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written. Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with customers and colleagues in a remote working environment.
  • Strong consulting skills and a proven ability to influence a wide variety of audiences. Proven consultative skills to guide client and internal discussions to agreement of solutions in a timely manner.
  • Willingness and ability to mentor and⁄or manage other consultants.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and to adapt to frequent change.
  • Ability to meet travel requirements (<5% a year).

Kognitiv is an Equal Opportunity Employer

All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. Kognitiv will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in a manner consistent with the requirements of the law, including any applicable fair chance law.


Work Authorization

Applicants for employment in the country in which they are applying (Employing Country) must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the Employing Country and with Kognitiv.


Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Kognitiv or an affiliated Kognitiv business may not be eligible for consideration.


Estimated Application Deadline

This job postings' application deadline is an estimate, but ultimately the fill date is flexible and the job will remain open until filled. Any updates on deadlines will be communicated through this job posting.


2026-09-07

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