GA DHS - GA@WORK (Workday) Project Manager (799003)
47 Trinity Ave SW, Atlanta, GA
12+ Months
Web Cam Interview Only
Hybrid
The Project Manager willpartner closely with Finance and Procurement leadership, the NextGen projectteam, State Accounting Office functional leads, Department of AdministrativeServices functional leads, Workday functional leads, integration teams, andthird-party vendors to deliver secure, scalable, and compliant solutions. Thisposition is accountable to the Finance and Procurement business owners, and weare specifically seeking someone who understands Workday Financialsarchitecture, finance business processes, and ERP transformation environments.
Responsibilities:
Lead and coordinate a Workday Financial Management and Procurement project of moderate to high complexity, including implementations, enhancements, integrations, and optimization initiatives.
Provide full lifecycle project leadership across Workday Financials modules including:
General Ledger
Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable
Asset Management
Procurement (requisitions, purchase orders, supplier management, inventory if applicable)
Banking & Settlements
Financial Reporting
Partner closely with Finance, Accounting, and Procurement business owners to align Workday system design with accounting policies, purchasing workflows, approval hierarchies, and compliance requirements.
Collaborate with Workday functional leads, integration developers (EIB, Studio, Core Connectors), third-party vendors, and internal SMEs to deliver scalable, compliant solutions.
Track Workday configuration, data conversion, integrations, security roles, and end-to-end testing cycles activities.
Assist in cutover planning, production readiness activities, and post-production stabilization for Workday Financials and Procurement deployments with project team.
Provides continuing direction to the project team, conducts status meetings, assesses proposed changes in scope, and recommends courses of action to project sponsors during the execution phase.
Job duties include but are not limited to:
- Collaboratewith cross-functional teams including Finance, Procurement, IT, vendors, andintegration partners to achieve defined business and system objectives.
Facilitate business process assessments and redesign efforts focused on:
Procure-to-Pay (P2P)
Record-to-Report (R2R)
Supplier onboarding and management
Spend controls and approval workflows
Financial reporting optimization
Monitor project milestones and activities, testing cycles, data validation checkpoints, and integration readiness to proactively address schedule or quality risks for DHS.
Maintain strong working relationships with Finance leadership, Procurement leadership, Workday implementation partners, auditors, and internal PMO stakeholders.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor s degree inrelated field or specialized training and three years of IT project managementexperience
- PMP certification fromPMI or equivalent certification
- 5 years' experienceleading projects of moderate to high complexity (must have occurred in the last7 years).
- 3 years' hands onexperience leading server-based application development/enhancement projects(must have occurred in the last 5 years).
- Hands-on experience withMS Project, MS Visio, SharePoint 2013, and MS O365
o Accounting and procurement principles
o Financial reporting structures
o ERP integrations
Preferred Qualifications
Experience within the last 3 years leading/coordinating vendor managed projects
Executive level written and oral communication skills.
Experience working in state government
Experience in Hands-on familiarity with:
- Workday Financial Management
- Workday Procurement Management
Experience working in an outsourced environment
Communication skills both verbal and written
Required
5
Years
Microsoft Office
Required
4
Years
MS Project
Required
4
Years
PMP Certification
Required
Presentation skills
Required
4
Years
Project management
Required
4
Years
SharePoint
Required
4
Years
ERP Project Management
Required
5
Years
Workday Financials
Required
3
Years
MS Teams
Required
4
Years
Finance Process Optimization
Required
5
Years
Strategic Sourcing
Required
3
Years
ERP Project Management
Required
5
Years
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