Workday Financials Functional Workstream Lead

Robert Half Management Resources is seeking an experienced Workday Financials Functional Workstream Lead to support a long-term engagement with one of our clients. This role will guide enterprise finance transformation initiatives by aligning Workday Financial Management capabilities with business goals, operating models, and process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Lead the functional workstream for Workday Financials initiatives, coordinating planning, design, configuration, testing, deployment, and post-launch stabilization activities.
• Partner with finance and executive stakeholders to shape future-state operating models and translate business priorities into practical Workday solutions.
• Direct business process redesign across key finance cycles such as record-to-report, procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, cash management, and planning activities.
• Oversee cross-functional teams and implementation partners to keep delivery milestones, governance, budgets, and risk management on track throughout the program lifecycle.
• Provide guidance on the functional use of Workday Financial Management modules, including core financials, reporting, expenses, procurement, projects, grants, and planning-related capabilities.
• Develop recommendations for data conversion, reporting, and system integration approaches connecting Workday with legacy platforms and external applications.
• Support executive decision-making by presenting status updates, solution considerations, implementation risks, and readiness needs to senior business leaders.
• Contribute to client-facing planning and solution discussions by helping define scope, estimate workstreams, and shape approaches for finance transformation programs.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in consulting, finance transformation, systems delivery, or program leadership, including at least 4 years leading Workday Financial Management initiatives.
• Demonstrated success leading functional workstreams for full lifecycle Workday Financials implementations in roles such as workstream lead, engagement manager, or solution architect.
• Strong knowledge of finance process transformation, including process standardization and redesign across major accounting and operational finance functions.
• Hands-on understanding of Workday Financial Management modules and how they support enterprise finance operating models.
• Proven project management capability in complex, cross-functional environments with responsibility for governance, delivery oversight, and stakeholder alignment.
• Experience advising senior leaders on organizational readiness, change adoption, and implementation strategy for finance system transformation.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, or a related discipline.
• Active or previous Workday Financials certifications are strongly preferred.

Benefits

• Medical, vision, dental, and life and disability insurance for contract/temporary professionals.
• Eligibility to enroll in our company 401(k) plan for contract/temporary professionals.