Senior Director – Workday Finance Transformation

Birmingham · Hybrid

About this role

About the role

PwC are celebrating a decade of successful Workday project delivery with major UK and global clients. To capitalise on this success, we are currently looking for senior experienced Workday Finance professionals to join our established and growing Workday Practice. If you want to take your career to the next level and apply your skills to challenging and business-focussed customer transformation programmes, then this could be for you.

PwC doesn't simply configure Workday but treats Workday as a fundamental element of our business transformation services. Our team members create and apply Workday and broader solutions that re-imagine the possible, bringing business value and improved user and customer experience.

Successful applicants will enjoy working for prestigious multinational organisations offering exposure to the latest industry trends and fulfilling projects, as part of our collaborative and supportive team.

As a Senior Director, you will oversee and work closely with a team of problem solvers with extensive consulting and industry experience, helping our clients solve their complex business issues from strategy to execution.

What your days will look like:

  • Leading business development activities to help identify and research Workday enabled finance transformation opportunities on new/existing clients

  • Developing project strategies to solve complex technical challenges for our clients leveraging Workday technologies

  • Managing and delivering large projects by developing diverse, highly skilled project teams, assessing engagement risks throughout, driving conclusions, and reviewing / challenging the output produced by the team

  • Shaping and delivering projects to meet and exceed the expectations of our clients and our own quality criteria

  • Supporting collaborative and ambitious recruitment process to grow the team, and train, coach, and supervise team members for continuous organic growth.

  • Continuing to develop internal relationships and developing your PwC brand

Skills and Experience we are looking for:

  • Proven demonstrable business development and implementation experience in Workday Financials, preferably at large, complex multinationals, and are considered an expert with market eminence in your field

  • Background in Finance Transformation

  • Experience driving the growth of a transformation team would be preferable

  • Strategic thinker with evidence of strong leadership abilities across business development, engagement management, project delivery, and team management.

  • Experience working in a complex, multi-capability environment would be beneficial, understanding the key drivers and relationships required across onshore and offshore teams to build a practice and deliver successful large scale transformation programmes, often across multiple countries.

  • An engaging approach, self-motivated with excellent interpersonal and communication skills and some evidence of a c-suite level network – you will be comfortable typically consulting with CFO and CEOs.

What you’ll receive from us:

No matter where you may be in your career or personal life, our benefits are designed to add value and support, recognising and rewarding you fairly for your contributions. We offer a range of benefits including empowered flexibility and a working week split between office, home and client site; private medical cover and 24/7 access to a qualified virtual GP; six volunteering days a year and much more.

We offer a range of benefits including empowered flexibility and a working week split between office, home and client site; private medical cover and 24/7 access to a qualified virtual GP; six volunteering days a year and much more.


Company at a glance

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Team Size10,001+ employees
WorkspaceHybrid
IndustryAccounting
Location
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

Top Benefits

  • Empowered flexibility
  • Private medical cover
  • 24/7 access to a qualified virtual GP
  • Six volunteering days a year

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