Job: Workday Finance Consultant Remote Location (if onsite/hybrid): Candidates must reside within the US and be able to perform EST hours remotely. Expected duration: 6 months from candidate's start date
Interview process: 2 interviews with Client - 2 virtual technical interview
Required skills, experience, etc.: 5 7+ years of hands-on Workday Financials configuration experience, including deep expertise across Procure-to-Pay, Quote-to-Cash, and Record-to-Report processes. The ideal candidate has a strong background in optimizing finance operations through automation, including invoice generation, AP intake using OCR/ML, and cash application via bank integrations and Workday auto-application rules. This individual should have a solid understanding of the full Workday Financials suite (GL, FDM, AP/AR, Banking, Projects, Expenses), strong accounting knowledge, and the ability to translate business requirements into scalable system solutions. Experience supporting end-to-end Workday transformations, configuring business processes, building reports/dashboards, and working cross-functionally with Finance and IT teams is key.
Familiarity with tools such as Workday Document Delivery, Doc Layouts, BAI2 integrations, and Databricks is a plus.
Job Description
We are seeking a skilled and experienced Workday Finance Consultant to support our Workday ERP transformation efforts spanning Finance HR and Reporting While the broader program encompasses cross functional workstreams this role is scoped specifically to Finance This is a contract, remote position through December 2026 with the possibility of extension.
What You ll Do
Design build and test Workday configurations to optimize in scope Finance process areas across the Procure to Pay and Quote to Cash cycles
Automate end to end invoice generation and delivery by enabling Workday Document Delivery migrating invoice layouts from BIRT to Doc Layouts and consolidating contract based invoicing
Centralize AP invoice intake and deploy Workday OCR for automated ML based invoice field population shifting AP operations from manual data entry to exception management
Replace an RPA based cash application process with a direct BAI2 bank statement integration and configure Workday Auto Application Rules and ML assisted payment matching to automate cash posting
Build and customize Finance reports and dashboards to support operational decision making compliance and financial reporting
Partner with functional leads to gather requirements document design decisions and validate solutions through unit system and parallel testing
Troubleshoot production issues and provide hyper care support following deployment of re designed configurations
Document configuration decisions design specifications and configuration workbooks to enable knowledge transfer to internal teams
Identify and recommend opportunities to leverage delivered Workday functionality in place of manual workarounds or legacy customizations
What You ll Need
Required:
Minimum of 5 to 7 years of Workday configuration experience with a strong focus on Workday Financials across multiple functional areas
Demonstrated expertise across the core Workday Financials footprint General Ledger Financial Accounting FDM Projects AP AR Banking and Settlement and Expenses
Strong understanding of core accounting principles and how Workday data model including worktag structures spend category hierarchies cost center frameworks and business process definitions governs the behavior of Finance transactions ability to anticipate how upstream data model changes impact AP AR and Cash Management operations reporting and period close
Working knowledge of how AP and AR transactions flow through to the General Ledger and how transaction level activity affects period close and financial reporting
Experience configuring Workday cash application including auto application rules and payment matching logic
Experience with BAI2 bank statement integration and configuring bank transaction matching within Workday
Familiarity with Workday Document Delivery and Doc Layouts for invoice generation and distribution
Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate Finance business requirements into Workday configuration solutions
Experience configuring and tuning business processes including approval routing condition rules and validations
Excellent communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively across Finance IT and program stakeholders at all levels
Proven ability to operate independently as a remote contractor
Preferred:
Workday Pro certification in one or more of the following Contracts to Cash Procure to Pay Record to Report
Familiarity with Workday Integration tools EIB Core Connectors for context even if integrations are not the primary scope
Working knowledge of SOC 2 control requirements as they relate to financial system configuration
Familiarity with Databricks as a data lake platform this program leverages Databricks as the foundation for downstream financial reporting and analytics and the ability to understand how Workday Finance data surfaces in that environment is a plus
Bachelor s degree in Accounting Finance Information Systems or a related field
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