Description We are seeking a hands-on Workday Project Manager/Consultant with proven public sector Workday experience. This individual will actively support testing cycles and go-live preparation, partnering directly with internal teams to keep the implementation moving forward.
This role will be a 4-5-month contract.
Responsibilities
- Lead daily project management activities across unit testing, end-to-end testing, and transition-to-go-live efforts.
- Participate in cross-functional meetings and drive issue resolution across Finance, Payroll, and related workstreams.
- Track and manage all dependencies between Finance and Payroll to maintain alignment and prevent delays.
- Provide functional, hands-on Workday Finance support in areas such as:
- Financial Accounting
- Projects
- Grants
- Procurement
- Workday Strategic Sourcing
- Collaborate with SMEs to manage tasks, identify risks, track decisions, and follow through on action items.
- Support validation of integrations, security, cashiering, and customer account processes.
- Contribute to testing documentation, job aids, and knowledge-transfer materials.
- Communicate with consistency and professionalism, remaining steady and collaborative under pressure.
Requirements - Workday implementation experience within public sector environments.
- Strong, hands-on expertise in Workday Finance configuration and testing.
- Demonstrated ability to manage cross-functional dependencies, especially between Finance and Payroll.
- Experience working in high-pressure environments with firm go-live deadlines.
- Ability to operate as an execution-focused PM (not advisory or oversight-only).
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