Workday Engagement Manager - Financials (UK based)

This role is responsible for the successful delivery of Workday Financials implementation and deployment projects. The role requires the application of formal Workday deployment methodologies, core project management skills and principles coupled with external and internal stakeholder management skills. This role requires active Workday EM/PM certification.

Areas of responsibilities

• Executing the project implementation activities in line with Workday's methodology from project planning to deploy and hyper-care stages
• Managing project commercials including proactive and efficient monitoring of resource and budget utilisation
• Managing project governance including proactively managing and mitigating risks, dependencies and assumptions
• Constructively and effectively managing customer and internal stakeholders
• Lead internal project team members
• Coach and support junior delivery team members

Necessary Experience

• 5 - 10 years' experience with implementing, deploying Workday in EM or PM capacity.
• Multiple Financials projects
• Workday EM/PM Certification
• Variety of full cycle implementation projects delivered successfully
• Solid understanding of HR and/or Financial processes as subject matter

Skills & Competencies

• Time management and scheduling - Manages workload efficiently by prioritising tasks based on criticality and importance. Uses scheduling tools effectively and meets deadlines with minimal supervision.
• Planning - Proactively apply a wide range of considerations in preparing new and assessing existing project timelines to ensure continuous suitability for project scope
• Risk management & problem solving - Identifies risks and assesses potential impacts. Analyses problems, suggests solution options and implements corrective actions
• Stakeholder & communication management - Builds and maintains positive stakeholder relationships, adapting communication style to different audiences. Conveys key messages effectively and resolves conflicts professionally.
• Budgeting & financial - Prepares and manages project estimations and budgets, monitors and analyses budget spent vs outcomes delivered
• Accuracy & precision - Works with high level of accuracy and applies attention to detail to all deliverables produced
• Team Leadership - Exposure to team supervision/coaching/mentoring
• Analytical and business analysis skills and good level of proficiency with MS tools suite & Smartsheet
• Accounting or Finance department background

Desirable certifications

• Project Management certifications (APM or PMI certifications)

We Offer You:

• A great environment to learn, develop and be successful in what you do
• Opportunity to support our work with some of the World’s most recognisable brands
• Competitive package and hybrid work model
• Travel opportunities for key events
• Career growth opportunities (as we’re growing rapidly!)

About CloudRock

CloudRock is a leading digital transformation consultancy, headquartered in the UK, with offices in India, US, Portugal & Australia. We have an outstanding reputation within the ERP ecosystem and have some of the best consultants in the sector. We offer you a competitive total rewards package, continuing education & training (including Certified training), and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization. CloudRock provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, veteran, marital, parental, citizenship, or domestic partner status, or any other status protected by applicable country, national, federal, state or local law. CloudRock is committed to a diverse workforce.

Work Arrangement

Hybrid/Home

Why work with us:

Be a CloudRocker - Our work experience is the perfect mix of what makes CloudRock unique: our vibrant culture, our core values, our global team connections, our commitment to sustainability, and our recognition of every CloudRocker’s contributions. But most importantly, it’s about our people. Courage at our core drives us to embrace challenges and deliver bold solutions. We thrive on being better together, knowing collaboration and inclusivity are the foundation of our success. We believe in fostering happy people and positive outcomes, ensuring that our culture prioritises well-being and balance, empowering everyone to do their best work. With a shared passion to inspire transformation, our team helps customers achieve meaningful change while contributing to our communities and the planet. And in everything we do, we uphold integrity, honouring our commitments with trust, humility, and transparency. CloudRockers embody these values every day. They make decisions with the team’s success in mind, embrace collaboration, and are passionate about creating positive impacts for our customers, our communities, and the world. This spirit is what powers our success and makes CloudRock not just a great place to work—but a team you’ll be proud to call your own. Together, we’re #BetterTogether.