Adaptive Planning Implementation Consultant, Manager

Specialty/Competency: Workday

Industry/Sector: Not Applicable

Time Type: Full time

Travel Requirements: Up to 60%

At PwC, our people in business application consulting specialise in consulting services for a variety of business applications, helping clients optimise operational efficiency. These individuals analyse client needs, implement software solutions, and provide training and support for seamless integration and utilisation of business applications, enabling clients to achieve their strategic objectives.

In Workday enterprise performance management at PwC, you will focus on implementing and managing the Workday enterprise performance management (EPM) software suite, which includes financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting capabilities. You will work closely with finance and accounting teams to streamline financial processes, improve data accuracy, and provide insights for strategic decision-making.

Enhancing your leadership style, you motivate, develop and inspire others to deliver quality. You are responsible for coaching, leveraging team member’s unique strengths, and managing performance to deliver on client expectations. With your growing knowledge of how business works, you play an important role in identifying opportunities that contribute to the success of our Firm. You are expected to lead with integrity and authenticity, articulating our purpose and values in a meaningful way. You embrace technology and innovation to enhance your delivery and encourage others to do the same.

Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:

• Analyse and identify the linkages and interactions between the component parts of an entire system.

• Take ownership of projects, ensuring their successful planning, budgeting, execution, and completion.

• Partner with team leadership to ensure collective ownership of quality, timelines, and deliverables.

• Develop skills outside your comfort zone, and encourage others to do the same.

• Effectively mentor others.

• Use the review of work as an opportunity to deepen the expertise of team members.

• Address conflicts or issues, engaging in difficult conversations with clients, team members and other stakeholders, escalating where appropriate.

• Uphold and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), the Firm's code of conduct, and independence requirements.

The Opportunity

As part of the Workday Adaptive Planning team, you implement budgets, forecasts, and reports within Adaptive Planning for Finance and Workforce Planning. As a Manager, you lead teams and manage client accounts, focusing on strategic planning and mentoring junior staff. You are responsible for project success and maintaining exemplary standards, while enhancing your leadership style to motivate, develop, and inspire others to deliver quality. You provide technical guidance for the Adaptive suite of products, develop and enhance existing solution capabilities, and manage multiple projects simultaneously with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, configuration, integration, and troubleshooting of the Adaptive Planning solution

• Mentor and develop junior staff to enhance their skills and performance

• Promote successful project execution and uphold top-quality standards

• Provide technical guidance for the Adaptive suite of products

• Develop and enhance the Adaptive Planning solution capabilities at PwC

• Oversee multiple projects simultaneously with meticulous attention to detail

• Inspire and motivate teams to deliver exceptional results

• Provide business analysis and requirements gathering

• Embrace and implement innovative technologies and methodologies

What You Must Have

• Bachelor's Degree

• 6 years of experience

• Certification(s) Required: Workday Adaptive Planning, Deployment

What Sets You Apart

• Master's Degree in Business Administration/Management, Finance, Human Resources Management, Computer and Information Science, or Accounting preferred

• Certification(s) Preferred: Workday Services functional and/or Engagement Manager, Workday Financials

• Implementing budgets, forecasts, and reports within Adaptive Planning

• Analyzing financial models and translating them into Adaptive Planning

• Designing and building complex financial planning models

• Possessing financial and/or management accounting background

• Demonstrating project management skills and managing multiple projects

• Exposure to business process mapping and/or re-engineering

• Completing at least 7-10 end to end Workday Adaptive Planning deployments

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As PwC is an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to race; color; religion; national origin; sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity); age; disability; genetic information (including family medical history); veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or, any other status protected by law. 

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The salary range for this position is: $99,000 - $232,000, plus individuals may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. For roles that are based in Maryland, this is the listed salary range for this position. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws. PwC offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation, personal and family sick leave, and more. To view our benefits at a glance, please visit the following link: