Program Manager – Workday Financials Implementation (Enterprise Finance Systems)

Job Title: Program Manager – Workday Financials Implementation (Enterprise Finance Systems)

Job Summary
We are seeking a domain-experienced Program Manager to lead the end-to-end implementation of the Workday Financial Management system for a large, multi-business enterprise.

The Program Manager will be accountable for translating complex finance requirements into executable delivery plans, leading cross-functional execution with internal stakeholders and a third-party Workday implementation partner, and ensuring the program delivers measurable business outcomes aligned to Finance and enterprise objectives.

What Makes This Role Different
This role requires first-hand experience designing, configuring, implementing, or owning enterprise financial systems.

Key Responsibilities:

Program Leadership and Finance Systems Ownership

Stakeholder and Implementation Partner Leadership

·         Serve as the primary point of accountability across Finance, Accounting, FP&A, Procurement, Tax, Internal Audit, and IT teams.

·      Planning, Execution, and Governance

·      Drive disciplined scope control, change management, and decision governance throughout the program lifecycle.

Required Qualifications:

·         12+ years of experience delivering enterprise finance systems, including at least 2 end-to-end Workday Financial implementations.

·         Demonstrated career progression from hands-on finance system roles into program leadership. Proven experience leading large-scale ERP or financial management system implementations, Workday strongly preferred. 

·         Proven experience with Workday Financials and strong understanding of core finance domains including General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Fixed Assets, Procurement, Financial Reporting, internal controls, etc. 

•         including deep hands-on Workday Financials experience (GL, AP, AR, Assets, Procurement, Accounting Center/Prism, Reporting, etc.) 

·         Experience supporting SOX, audit, and internal control requirements within financial systems.

·         Experience operating in large, complex, multi-entity or global enterprise environments.

·         Proven experience managing system integrators and third-party vendors.

·         Hands-on experience using JIRA, Confluence, and enterprise delivery tools.

·         Strong Executive Stakeholder Communication, Risk, Dependency, and Change Management

·         PMP, PgMP, SAFe, or equivalent program management certification preferred.