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Principal Financial Implementation Consultant

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In-Office or Remote
21 Locations
133K-237K Annually
Senior level
In-Office or Remote
21 Locations
133K-237K Annually
Senior level
As a Principal Financial Implementation Consultant, you'll implement Workday Financial solutions, ensure successful configurations, assist with data conversion, and mentor new consultants. You'll focus on customer engagement while maintaining project status updates.
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We’re obsessed with making hard work pay off, for our people, our customers, and the world around us. As a Fortune 500 company and a leading AI platform for managing people, money, and agents, we’re shaping the future of work so teams can reach their potential and focus on what matters most. The minute you join, you’ll feel it. Not just in the products we build, but in how we show up for each other. Our culture is rooted in integrity, empathy, and shared enthusiasm. We’re in this together, tackling big challenges with bold ideas and genuine care. We look for curious minds and courageous collaborators who bring sun-drenched optimism and drive. Whether you're building smarter solutions, supporting customers, or creating a space where everyone belongs, you’ll do meaningful work with Workmates who’ve got your back. In return, we’ll give you the trust to take risks, the tools to grow, the skills to develop and the support of a company invested in you for the long haul. So, if you want to inspire a brighter work day for everyone, including yourself, you’ve found a match in Workday, and we hope to be a match for you too.

About the Team

Workday’s Functional Financials Consulting team's main purpose is to build an outstanding customer experience by delivering engaging and
innovative consulting services to help customers, partners, and employees make the most of their Workday financial system.

About the Role

As a Principal Functional Consultant, you will be responsible for ensuring the successful implementation of Workday's product solutions. You will provide your implementation expertise to our clients while understanding how to best configure and test Workday solutions to meet their business requirements.

  • We are looking for a hardworking, innovative, and collaborative Financials Consultant to join our team. In this role you will ensure the successful implementation of the Workday Financials solution with customers through product and implementation expertise. The ideal candidate for this position should have extensive experience implementing or supporting Financial systems, requirements capturing, configuration, data conversion, and testing. You should be detail oriented, self-motivated, proactive, results-oriented and able to successfully partner with customers and your project team. Be ready to be challenged and have fun!
  • Become a specialist in the Workday Financials product suite
  • Perform the following on an engagement: understand client business requirements, configure the Workday Financials solution, demonstrate the configurations through the development of prototype systems, assist the client in testing the Workday Financials solution
  • Work with the client to help convert legacy data into Workday
  • Assist the integration consulting team in helping to configure and test integrations between Workday and third party/custom solutions
  • Understand Workday’s Implementation Methodology and use it on all engagements
  • Help mentor new consultants
  • Ensure the client is referenceable once the client is in production
  • Share product knowledge with other consultants
  • Provide the Engagement Manager with status reports and keep them informed of overall project status
  • We bring data in from all corners of the enterprise. You can understand what’s driving your business today and identify the opportunities ahead.

About You

Basic Qualifications-Principal Financial Implementation Consultant

  • Prior experience implementing Workday as a customer or consultant is a MUST
  • A minimum of 7+ years as a customer or consultant in at least one of the following Financial solutions: Foundational Data Model (FDM), Financial Accounting, or Accounting Center

Basic Qualifications-Senior Financial Implementation Consultant

  • Prior experience implementing Workday as a customer or consultant is a MUST
  • A minimum of 3+ years as a customer or consultant in at least one of the following Financial solutions: Foundational Data Model (FDM), Financial Accounting, or Accounting Center

Other Qualifications

  • Passion for customer service
  • Proven project management experience
  • Functional experience
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Business analysis and requirements gathering abilities.
  • Ability to learn technology quickly through instruction and self-training.
  • Experience deploying multiple projects simultaneously a plus
  • Ability to travel up to 30% if needed

Workday Pay Transparency Statement

The annualized base salary ranges for the primary location and any additional locations are listed below.  Workday pay ranges vary based on work location. As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus, as well as annual refresh stock grants. Recruiters can share more detail during the hiring process. Each candidate’s compensation offer will be based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, geography, experience, skills, job duties, and business need, among other things. For more information regarding Workday’s comprehensive benefits, please click here.

Primary Location: USA.IL.Chicago


 

Primary Location Base Pay Range: $147,400 USD - $221,100 USD


 

Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $133,300 USD - $236,800 USD

Additional Considerations:

If performed in Colorado, the pay range for this job is $140,400 - $210,500 USD based on min and max pay range for that role if performed in CO.

The application deadline for this role is the same as the posting end date stated as below:
 

02/13/2026

Our Approach to Flexible Work
 

With Flex Work, we’re combining the best of both worlds: in-person time and remote. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. We know that flexibility can take shape in many ways, so rather than a number of required days in-office each week, we simply spend at least half (50%) of our time each quarter in the office or in the field with our customers, prospects, and partners (depending on role). This means you'll have the freedom to create a flexible schedule that caters to your business, team, and personal needs, while being intentional to make the most of time spent together. Those in our remote "home office" roles also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for important moments that matter.

Pursuant to applicable Fair Chance law, Workday will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Workday is an Equal Opportunity Employer including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.


At Workday, we are committed to providing an accessible and inclusive hiring experience where all candidates can fully demonstrate their skills. If you require assistance or an accommodation at any point, please email
[email protected].

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Top Skills

Accounting Center
Financial Accounting
Foundational Data Model
Workday Financials

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