Lead Implementation Consultant - Workday Adaptive Planning in London

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all these services. We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity.

The Accenture Workday Business Group is a leading partner to Workday worldwide and has a track record of implementing many of the most significant Workday projects. We take pride in advising and collaborating closely with our clients from early strategy discussions, through technology implementations and transformation programs, to support and operations.

Do you want to work with global talent at the forefront of technological services and seek meaningful projects for top international businesses? At Accenture, you have access to specific training for your functional lead role. You will start with training – together with colleagues – and you will join seminars at various international locations. You will be primed, equipped and well‐networked to tackle exciting projects.

As a Workday Adaptive Insights Lead, you'll be part of a team of advisory professionals who deliver more than just technology. From rapid deployments to complete transformations, you'll provide integrated, cloud‐based HR and Finance solutions that put organizations on the fast track to a better way to work.

In this role, you will help our clients get the most out of their Workday investment by:

• Leading Workday Adaptive Planning projects implementation making use of your excellent project management and stakeholder management skills.
• Acting as a business advisor being able to diagnose how Workday Adaptive Planning can add value and how implementation can achieve Return on Investment.
• Coordinating, facilitating and hosting workshops to get to a common model design in line with business objectives for Workforce and/or Financial Planning purposes.
• Managing, coaching and acting as linking pin for the functional consultants (from both onshore and offshore locations).
• Effectively transferring knowledge internally at Accenture as well as externally.

We are looking for experience in the following skills:

• Proven experience and certifications in at least one or more of the Workday functional modules: Workday Adaptive Planning, Workday HCM or Financial Management Core.
• Deep understanding of the interdependencies between the main Workday modules and the Adaptive Planning models.
• Excellent stakeholder management. You ensure all stakeholders are aligned and client requirements are met.
• Ability to meet client travel requirements as needed and efficiently manage a team(s) and client interactions.
• Thrive in a diverse, dynamic environment, meet deadlines despite conflicting demands, analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.

Set yourself apart:

• Experience in Workforce and/or Financial Planning implementations.
• Experience in other data modelling and planning solutions (for example Anaplan).
• Up to date Workday Adaptive Planning certifications.
• Fluency in another language beside English, including German, Spanish, French, Dutch, etc.

At Accenture, in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 25 days' vacation per year, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice!