Business Performance Improvement - Finance Transformation (Workday Financials) Associate Director

About the Role

Protiviti is looking for a Technology Consulting Associate Director to join our growing Workday team. As an Associate Director, you'll take a lead role in strengthening client relationships and providing seamless guidance in the completion of engagements. You'll partner with strategic clients to identify and manage risk, develop strategies to solve complex business problems, and devise solutions using analytics, automation, or the latest tools and methods.

You will also mentor and develop teams, oversee project work plans, and serve as an ambassador for Protiviti in the market. This role involves identifying new business opportunities, building lasting client relationships, and contributing to thought leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage future state design and process improvement projects focused on Record to Report (R2R) and/or Order to Cash (O2C) business functions.
• Provide business integrator support for large-scale Workday Financials implementations, coordinating across client teams, system integrators, and third-party vendors to drive process alignment, organizational readiness, issue resolution, testing, training, and successful deployment.
• Serve as a solution architect, project manager, and/or workstream lead for R2R and/or O2C during the design and implementation of Workday.
• Manage large, complex Workday Financials implementations, including developing implementation plans, estimating effort, timing, and costs.
• Lead requirements definition, design workshops, testing, data conversion, training, cutover, and post go-live support for Workday Financials and Accounting Center implementations.
• Establish and cultivate business relationships and a professional network, including with senior executives.
• Pursue business development opportunities and identify strategies to obtain new work or clientele.
• Translate and communicate issues, risks, or challenges to client personnel, including executives.
• Provide leadership and direct supervision of teams, including performance appraisals, mentoring, coaching, and motivating team members.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline (e.g., MIS, Finance/Accounting, Engineering).
• 9+ years of experience working in professional services or industry.
• Demonstrated experience with Workday Finance implementations, particularly in R2R and/or O2C processes.
• Passion for building trusted relationships with C-level executives and delivering exceptional client experiences.
• Strong project management and team leadership skills, with a focus on fostering open communication and positive team culture.
• Ability to identify and pursue business development opportunities and integrate product solutions to improve client service capabilities.
• Interest in managing a diverse portfolio of clients across multiple industries.

Pay

Starting salary range: $151,000 - $257,000, dependent on experience, skills, and geographic work location.

Annual bonus target opportunity: 16% of base salary.

Estimated total cash range (base salary + bonus): $175,160 - $298,120.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverages, including FSA and HSA healthcare accounts.
• Life and accident insurance, adoption and fertility assistance, and paid parental leave up to 10 weeks.
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
• Company 401(k) savings and investment plan with a 50% employer match on the first 6% of contributions.
• Choice Time Off (CTO) for vacation, personal needs, and sick time (up to 20 days per calendar year for new hires, varying by years of service).
• Up to 11 paid holidays per calendar year.