Workday Data Manager

Workday Data Manager
Who We Are
We are Accenture, a global professional services company, searching for a Workday Data Manager.
This individual will be part of a team of advisory professionals focused on cloud-based data-reporting operations that integrate and optimize the essential corporate functions of finance, analytics, planning and HR.
For many of our clients, successfully getting their data operations into cloud environments is a major focus. The enterprise data-reporting software of Workday is a critical component of many of the cloud solutions we design, which is why Accenture has assembled a team of more than 2,000 Workday-certified professionals.
What’s in it for You
Help HR and Finance leaders define and execute their strategy and give them the adaptability they need in a fast-changing world.
To help you take your skillset beyond Workday technology, our Transformation Powered by Workday Training will help you take your consulting to a whole new level.
Take your Workday skills and career to the next level, mastering complex projects while expanding your leadership and advisory skills with a market-leading team.
As a Workday Data Manager your primary responsibilities may include:

• Lead a team of one to four Data Conversion consultants on one or more project teams

• Serve as the primary knowledge source for converting data from legacy systems and spreadsheets into the Workday Cloud HCM & Financials system

• Converting Data into Workday using Workday provided loading tools

• Create ETL scripts to transform and load data in preparation to load to Workday

• Lead in the validation of data loaded into Workday

• Responsible for assisting clients in mapping legacy data, identifying data quality issues and overall responsibility over conversion activates on the project

• Responsible for key communication to project and client leadership

• Closely follow the strategic direction set by leadership when establishing Workday project goals

• Collaborate with client counterpart to successfully deliver on shared objectives

• Responsible for timely identification and escalation of risks and development of alternative technical and functional approaches when necessary

• Lead the identification of process improvements and changes to our methodology based on project experience

For now, all Accenture business travel, international and domestic, is currently restricted to client-essential sales/delivery activity only.

Please note: The safety and well-being of our people continues to be the top priority, and our decisions around travel are informed by government COVID-19 response directives, recommendations from leading health authorities and guidance from a number of infectious disease experts.
Unless expressly indicated, this role is not open in the state of Colorado
Basic Qualifications:

• Existing and up to date Workday HCM Partner Certification
• 5+ years of consulting experience, most recently in a Associate Mgr., or similar level role, preferably with a large consulting firm
• 3+ years of hands-on Workday Data conversion experience on 6+ full lifecycle implementations in leadership role
• 3+ years of US and/or Global Data Operations + ETL including Informatica, SAS, Clover or Pentaho, XML, & MYSQL/SQL experience
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience

Education Requirement:
Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years work experience). If Associate’s Degree, must have equivalent minimum 6 year work experience.
Preferred Skills:

• Keen understanding and demonstration of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
• Demonstrated experience in Reporting/Analytics
• Referenceable consulting-based leadership experience on specialized projects with deep, overall knowledge of information systems
• Proven experience with Excel, Visio, MS Project (or equivalent) and PowerPoint

Unless expressly indicated, this role is not open in the state of Colorado.

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