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Workday Financials Data Principal ConsultantCognizant • GBR, United Kingdom, London
Workday Financials Data Principal Consultant

Workday Financials Data Principal Consultant

Cognizant • GBR, United Kingdom, London
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
  • Remote
Job description

Cognizant Workday Practice is seeking a Principal Data Consultant with experience in Workday Financials. As a Principal Data Consultant, you will guide clients through the transformation, implementation, and operation phases of a Workday Financials implementation, with a focus on data migration, validation, and optimisation.

This role is best suited for self-starters eager to work across a variety of clients and engage in all phases of Workday system implementations. You will join a collaborative, high-performing team within a dynamic and fast-paced transformation consulting practice.

Responsibilities:

  • Become a Workday Financials and Data expert, with knowledge of design, configuration, testing, and implementation.
  • Partner closely with project teams and clients to deliver high-quality outcomes across all project phases.
  • Utilize Workday tools such as iLoad, EIB, Object Transporter, Advanced Load, and Migration Recipe to support tenant-to-tenant migrations.
  • Design and develop data tracking, reconciliation, and monitoring tools to support finance data integrity and reporting.
  • Map and convert data sources into data conversion templates, ensuring alignment with Workday Financials structures.
  • Guide clients through data extraction, cleansing, transformation, and loading, ensuring accuracy and auditability of financial data.
  • Support data migration activities, including loading financial data, moving configurations, and aligning with business processes and security models.
  • Develop ETL processes and data transformation logic to normalise and improve client finance data.
  • Validate and reconcile financial data loaded into Workday, ensuring consistency with source systems.
  • Engage regularly with clients throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring a smooth transition from legacy systems to Workday Financials.
  • Manage multiple tasks with limited direction while keeping stakeholders informed of progress, risks, and issues.
  • Participate in training and internal knowledge-sharing initiatives to continuously develop expertise.

Skills & Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Information Technology, MIS, Finance, or a related field.
  • 2–5 years of Workday Financials experience
  • Experience with financial data domains, including General Ledger, transactions, and financial reporting structures.
  • Experience with data conversion, data migration, and data loading tools within ERP environments is essential
  • Exposure to Workday Prism Analytics and reporting (highly desirable).
  • Strong experience with Excel and data manipulation.
  • Working knowledge of SQL or other data querying tools preferred.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail.
  • Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
  • Eligibility for SC Clearance (must have resided in the UK for the last five years and have the right to work in the UK).

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Why choose Cognizant:

  • Entrepreneurial environment that welcomes your ideas
  • Opportunity to do great work
  • Outreach programs that support communities and tap into your volunteer spirit
  • Learning opportunities to help current needs and advancement
  • Global operations, with opportunities in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific
  • An abundance of Affinity groups to meet your needs

Cognizant Core Values:

  • Work as One: We think beyond roles, relying on each other’s strengths to win as a team.
  • Raise the Bar: We always aim for excellence in how we work and what we deliver.
  • Dare to Innovate: We push boundaries and take chances to reimagine what’s possible.
  • Do the Right Thing: We all lead with integrity and always make the ethical choice.
  • Own It: We own the outcomes for our company, colleagues, and community.
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