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Senior Manager, Workday Financials Consulting Services

The Senior Manager, Workday Financials Consulting Services should be a “go to” practice leader, expected to provide expert guidance to the Financials team and their subsequent team members. This individual will assist the sales team with sales activities, such as orals, estimations and Statements of Work (SOWs). This person works closely with Engagement Managers, Project Managers, Managing Consultants, and leads, and acts as a liaison between the FIN team and executive management. This person will assist in identifying business needs, staffing projects, and ensuring that the work/life balance of our consultants is monitored and adjusted appropriately.

Key Areas of Responsibility:

Project Oversight:

Oversight responsibility for Financials projects across the practice
Oversee and assist engagement/project managers and team members when needed to identify project needs, reduce risk and develop solutions and strategies

Sales Support:

Support the RFP response and pursuit process for Financials work
Review estimates for sales opportunities
Review SOWs for language and accuracy
Attend Orals and prospect meetings

Team Leadership:

Assist in the recruitment, development, and management of a diverse, remote team of consultants supporting Financial applications
Promote a team-oriented, challenging and innovative work environment
Lead and manage Senior Managers and/or Managing Consultants to ensure consultants are adhering to the activities, processes and procedures outlined in Workday and Collaborative’s Implementation Methodology
Drive team and individuals to achieve high customer satisfaction levels
Manage utilization to targets
Ability to establish immediate credibility with clients and within the company; can build consensus and achieve goals through influence
Ability to build trust-based relationship and identify and foster business development opportunities
Monitor the Financials sales pipeline to ensure accurate capacity planning for the team along with assigning resources to projects

People Development:

Perform role of mentor and coach
Schedule regular 1:1 meetings with direct and indirect reports
Assess team member skills and maintain skills matrix
Analyze team skills and provide for cross training to maintain teams’ ability to staff projects appropriately
Advise management team on team members’ level of expertise and availability

Performance Management:

Establish direct reports’ goals and objectives during the bi-annual review process
Direct the collection of performance feedback from customer and engagement/project manager on a quarterly basis or upon completion of project for your entire team
Direct the collection of all internal contributions for team members assuring data is received by HR on a quarterly basis
Meet with team members bi-annually to provide performance and customer satisfaction feedback
Drive bi-annual performance review process for the Financials team

Skills and Experience:

Possess 5-7 years of Workday (or other ERP) Consulting implementation experience
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
Proven experience leading a virtual team for 3+ years
Required characteristics: fast learner, detail oriented, decisive, and enjoy fast paced work environments
Must work well within and across teams to get things accomplished
Possess sales engagement experience estimating and presenting to prospects

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Why Choose Collaborative?

Unlimited paid time off, including volunteer hours, balance days, flexible work schedules, and options to work remotely or out of one of 5 office locations to cultivate personal and professional balance
Competitive benefits
including 401(k) matching program, Medical, Dental, Life, and Vison insurance, and perk benefits such as commuter plans and pet insurance
Inclusive benefits that support mental health, gender affirmation journeys, caregiving and all paths to parenthood including Carrot Fertility, excellent paid parental leave programs for maternity, paternity, adoption, and surrogacy
Established Employee Resources Groups (ERG’s) that provide a safe space for employees to build relationships, connect, and develop initiatives to enhance
diversity and inclusion
Open, transparent lines of communication with leadership through Town Halls, internal newsletters, and monthly small group conversations with a member of the executive team
Committed to
giving back
to improve our communities and environmental impact
Opportunities for learning and development through established corporate programs, on and off-site trainings, and on-demand online learning courses
A people development focused environment where you have autonomy to drive your career path

Collaborative’s Travel Approach

Throughout the pandemic, Collaborative continued to achieve the highest level of customer satisfaction in the ecosystem as we worked with our clients to successfully deliver projects remotely
Because the future is still unknown, some clients will continue to be deployed remotely, while others may desire more face-to face-contact
We will monitor and adapt as needed, but we do not anticipate travel of more than 25%
As Balance is a core value at Collaborative, we strive to ensure that Collabies find the right balance in their personal and professional lives, and that includes travel

Who you are:

You have a Growth Mindset: A belief that abilities can be developed along with a desire to be curious, learn & grow
You take Initiative: Solve problems by thinking & taking action on solutions rather than waiting for direction
You take Accountability: Follow through on commitments, take ownership & ensure timeliness
You Give Back: Leverage your knowledge & expertise to make improvements around you
You are Resilient: Work through challenges with optimism, agility & adaptability
You demonstrate Awareness: An ability to understand how your attitudes & actions impact others and adapt your approach accordingl

By Collaborative Solutions

Since 2003, we have focused on delivering above and beyond expectations for our clients by applying industry best practices, disciplined guidance, flexible approaches, and the most skilled and experienced talent to each effort. We pride ourselves ...

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Information Technology Support Services

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Hybrid, based in Reston, VA

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