Your work days are brighter here.

At Workday, it all began with a conversation over breakfast. When our founders met at a sunny California diner, they came up with an idea to revolutionize the enterprise software market. And when we began to rise, one thing that really set us apart was our culture. A culture which was driven by our value of putting our people first. And ever since, the happiness, development, and contribution of every Workmate is central to who we are. Our Workmates believe a healthy employee-centric, collaborative culture is the essential mix of ingredients for success in business. That’s why we look after our people, communities and the planet while still being profitable. Feel encouraged to shine, however that manifests: you don’t need to hide who you are. You can feel the energy and the passion, it's what makes us unique. Inspired to make a brighter work day for all and transform with us to the next stage of our growth journey? Bring your brightest version of you and have a brighter work day here.

About the Team

As a member of our diverse and skilled North America Solution Consulting team, you will have the opportunity to communicate and demonstrate the power of Workday's Financial applications to prospects and customers alike. It is this team's job to bring the value of Workday solutions to life and showcase how the role of finance can be transformed. Along with working closely with our sales counterparts, this team also sits at the exciting intersection of our Product Management, Consulting Services, Marketing, and Value Management teams, providing exposure to various areas of the business.

About the Role

Workday is looking for a Solution Consultant with Financial Management & ERP expertise to join our Communications, Media, and Technology industry focused Medium Enterprise market segment. Our team demonstrates the value of next generation SaaS Financial Management Applications to Workday prospects and customers. Through interactive discovery meetings, and by leveraging deep Accounting skills and complex Enterprise Software product knowledge, Workday Solution Consultants provide Core Accounting expertise, Executive presentations, and Workday Financials product demonstrations, in partnership with our sales team, to customers throughout the sales cycle. Our team works in a highly complex environment that requires curiosity, flexibility, and drive.

Responsibilities include:

The delivery of relevant technical product presentations, demonstrations, workshops, and seminars.

Creates detailed design and implementation specifications for complex products/applications/solutions

To assist in the closure of sales opportunities by demonstrating a complete understanding of and resolving questions regarding our solution, services, and training.

To contribute to the qualification of prospects, proposed demonstration criteria, proof of concept system builds and sales cycle closure plans.

Supporting all sales, marketing, technical and channel objectives.

To assist sales in the response to RFIs

Participate in discovery sessions alongside sales to ask qualifying questions and understand pain points, current business processes, and ideal future state

Uses in-depth ERP-product knowledge to provide technical expertise to sales staff and the customer through sales presentations and product demonstrations

Ability to travel 50% of the time

About You

Basic Qualifications - Solution Consultant

5+ years of extensive financial domain expertise

4+ years of business experience with relevant cloud-based financial management applications (e.g., Netsuite, Sage Intacct, Zuora, SAP, Oracle, etc.)

2+ years in a pre-sales, sales consulting, AND/OR implementation role

2+ years working with core accounting concepts (GL, AR, AP, Fixed Assets and Cash Management), as well as industry relevant topics such as billing, revenue recognition, content accounting (e.g., ASC605/606, ASC 920/926) 

Basic Qualifications - Senior Solution Consultant

7+ years of extensive financial domain expertise.

5+ years of business experience with relevant cloud-based financial management applications (e.g., Netsuite, Sage Intacct, Zuora, SAP, Oracle, etc.).

3+ years of experience in a pre-sales, sales consulting, and/or implementation role.

3+ years of experience working with core accounting concepts (GL, AR, AP, Fixed Assets and Cash Management), as well as industry relevant topics such as billing, revenue recognition, content accounting (e.g., ASC605/606, ASC 920/926).

Other Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance, and / or equivalent work experience.

Ability to work under pressure and work on multiple projects individually as well as working cross-functionally.

Exceptional and dynamic presentation & communication skills.

Experience with value-based selling.

Outstanding professional discovery, presentation, communication, and influencing skills to C-Level Executives; selling to the office of the CFO specifically.

Experience presenting cloud-based solutions to both functional and technical audiences.

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Our Approach to Flexible Work
 

With Hybrid Work, we’re combining the best of both worlds: in-person time and remote. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. We know that flexibility can take shape in many ways, so we require employees to work three days a week in the office and two days at home. This means you'll have the freedom to create a flexible schedule that caters to your business, team, and personal needs, while being intentional to make the most of time spent together.

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