Project Manager (Workday Financials)

Project Manager (Workday Financials) - Contract - Hybrid - Atlanta, GA

The Client seeking an experienced IT Project Manager with Workday Financials expertise who will provide project management support and oversight for a major enterprise system implementation with the Client.

• The Project Manager will partner closely with Finance and Procurement leadership, the NextGen project team, functional leads, Workday functional leads, integration teams, and third-party vendors to deliver secure, scalable, and compliant solutions. 
• This position is accountable to the Finance and Procurement business owners, and we are specifically seeking someone who understands Workday Financials architecture, finance business processes, and ERP transformation environments.

• Lead and coordinate a Workday Financial Management and Procurement project of moderate to high complexity, including implementations, enhancements, integrations, and optimization initiatives.

• 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.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Finance, Procurement, IT, vendors, and integration 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.
• Maintain strong working relationships with Finance leadership, Procurement leadership, Workday implementation partners, auditors, and internal PMO stakeholders.

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or specialized training and three years of IT project management experience
• PMP certification from PMI or equivalent certification
• 5 years'' experience leading projects of moderate to high complexity (must have occurred in the last7 years).
• 3 years'' hands-on experience leading server-based application development/enhancement projects(must have occurred in the last 5 years).
• Hands-on experience with MS Project, MS Visio, SharePoint 2013, and MS O365
• 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

• 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:

• Experience working in an outsourced environment