Workday Financials Data Principal Consultant

Cognizant Workday Practice is seeking a Principal Data Consultant with experience in Workday Financials. As a Principal Data Consultant, you will guide clients through the transformation, implementation, and operation phases of a Workday Financials implementation, with a focus on data migration, validation, and optimisation. This role is best suited for self-starters eager to work across a variety of clients and engage in all phases of Workday system implementations. You will join a collaborative, high-performing team within a dynamic and fast-paced transformation consulting practice. Responsibilities: - Become a Workday Financials and Data expert, with knowledge of design, configuration, testing, and implementation. - Partner closely with project teams and clients to deliver high-quality outcomes across all project phases. - Utilize Workday tools such as iLoad, EIB, Object Transporter, Advanced Load, and Migration Recipe to support tenant-to-tenant migrations. - Design and develop data tracking, reconciliation, and monitoring tools to support finance data integrity and reporting. - Map and convert data sources into data conversion templates, ensuring alignment with Workday Financials structures. - Guide clients through data extraction, cleansing, transformation, and loading, ensuring accuracy and auditability of financial data. - Support data migration activities, including loading financial data, moving configurations, and aligning with business processes and security models. - Develop ETL processes and data transformation logic to normalise and improve client finance data. - Validate and reconcile financial data loaded into Workday, ensuring consistency with source systems. - Engage regularly with clients throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring a smooth transition from legacy systems to Workday Financials. - Manage multiple tasks with limited direction while keeping stakeholders informed of progress, risks, and issues. - Participate in training and internal knowledge-sharing initiatives to continuously develop expertise. Skills & Requirements: - Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Information Technology, MIS, Finance, or a related field. - 2–5 years of Workday Financials experience - Experience with financial data domains, including General Ledger, transactions, and financial reporting structures. - Experience with data conversion, data migration, and data loading tools within ERP environments is essential - Exposure to Workday Prism Analytics and reporting (highly desirable). - Strong experience with Excel and data manipulation. - Working knowledge of SQL or other data querying tools preferred. - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail. - Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills. - Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment. - Eligibility for SC Clearance (must have resided in the UK for the last five years and have the right to work in the UK). Why choose Cognizant: - Entrepreneurial environment that welcomes your ideas - Opportunity to do great work - Outreach programs that support communities and tap into your volunteer spirit - Learning opportunities to help current needs and advancement - Global operations, with opportunities in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific - An abundance of Affinity groups to meet your needs Cognizant Core Values: - Work as One: We think beyond roles, relying on each other’s strengths to win as a team. - Raise the Bar: We always aim for excellence in how we work and what we deliver. - Dare to Innovate: We push boundaries and take chances to reimagine what’s possible. - Do the Right Thing: We all lead with integrity and always make the ethical choice. - Own It: We own the outcomes for our company, colleagues, and community. Originally posted on Himalayas