Senior Level Workday Functional Consultant Jobs
Senior level workday functional consultant jobs place experienced professionals in charge of end-to-end Workday implementations, owning solution design decisions and guiding the teams that deliver them. Openings are concentrated in Consulting & Professional Services, Staffing & Recruiting, and Technology & Software, with a strong mix of remote and on-site arrangements, and employers like Protiviti, Okta, and Emory University hiring at this level now.
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INTRODUCTION
Greetings from Sligo Software Solutions, Inc. !! This is Dasharatham from SLIGO. We have an urgent requirement for Workday Financials Solutions Architect (In-Person Interview) position with our client.
ROLE
Title: Workday Financials Solutions Architect (In-Person Interview)
Location: New York, New York
Duration: 12 Months
Client: NY State - The City University of New York (CUNY)
Job ID: SLG - 26 - 12575
Respond by: 11/19/26 5:00 PM
CUNY is seeking a temporary Workday Financials Architect, providing expert guidance and hands-on support for the CUNYWork implementation. The consultant will review and validate financial configurations, optimize cross-functional business processes, identify and mitigate pre-go-live risks, and ensure the solution aligns with Workday best practices and CUNY's operational requirements.
Duties
- Review and validate the ongoing implementation of Workday Financials configurations and business processes.
- Provide solution architecture and functional guidance across financial workstreams.
- Assess configurations for alignment with Workday best practices and CUNY business requirements.
- Validate implemented business requirements to ensure solutions are streamlined, scalable, supportable, and aligned with long-term operational needs.
- Identify configuration gaps, implementation risks, unnecessary complexity, and opportunities for improvement.
- Validate end-to-end financial processes across Workday Financials, including Accounting, Budgeting, Procurement, Grants, Expenses, Capital Projects, Banking, and Revenue. Requires a working knowledge of all modules and deep, hands-on expertise in at least three.
- Develop Workday financial reports and dashboards (Advanced, Matrix, Composite, and calculated fields) across journals, ledgers, budgets, grants, suppliers, invoices, and assets. Experience with Workday Prism Analytics and with integrating Workday data into Power BI is a plus.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience (15+ Years)
- Makes high-level design choices and dictates technical standards, including software coding standards, tools, and platforms. Designs multi-leveled architecture or component interactions of a large-scale software system.
REQUIREMENTS
- This is an 100% Onsite
- 84 months of experience reviewing, validating, and optimizing Workday Financials configurations and business processes, while providing solution architecture and functional leadership to ensure alignment with Workday best practices, organizational requirements, and long-term operational sustainability.
- 84 months of experience designing, configuring, reviewing, and validating end-to-end business processes across the Workday Financials suite, including General Ledger/Accounting, Budgeting, Procurement, Supplier Accounts, Expenses, Grants, Capital Projects, Banking, and Revenue Management, with demonstrated working knowledge of all major financial modules and deep functional expertise in at least three areas, including Accounting/General Ledger and related financial management processes.
- 84 months of experience assessing implemented business requirements and translating them into streamlined, scalable, maintainable, and supportable Workday Financials solutions.
- 84 months of experience identifying configuration gaps, implementation risks, process inefficiencies, and opportunities for optimization within enterprise ERP implementations.
- 84 months of experience collaborating with functional, technical, business, and implementation teams to evaluate solution designs, resolve issues, and support enterprise-wide ERP implementations.
- 84 months of experience documenting configuration decisions, design recommendations, business process findings, and functional architecture documentation.
- 84 months of experience developing Workday Financials reports, dashboards, and analytics solutions, including Advanced Reports, Matrix Reports, Composite Reports, calculated fields, Workday Prism Analytics, and integrations with business intelligence platforms such as Microsoft Power BI, supporting financial operations, accounting, budgeting, grants, procurement, suppliers, invoices, journals, and assets.
- 60 months of experience reviewing and assessing Workday security configurations, including role-based and user-based security groups, domain security policies, business process security policies, and Segregation of Duties (SoD) controls to support financial compliance, auditability, and risk management.
- 60 months of experience planning, coordinating, and supporting System Integration Testing (SIT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), and pre-go-live validation activities for ERP implementations.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
- Resume
- Copy of Candidate Identification (i.e., Driver's License/Green Card/Visa and Passport if applicable)
- Any documents referenced in the above Requested Qualifications (i.e., professional certifications, degrees, etc.)
INTRODUCTION
Greetings from Sligo Software Solutions, Inc. !! This is Dasharatham from SLIGO. We have an urgent requirement for Workday Financials Solutions Architect (In-Person Interview) position with our client.
ROLE
Title: Workday Financials Solutions Architect (In-Person Interview)
Location: New York, New York
Duration: 12 Months
Client: NY State - The City University of New York (CUNY)
Job ID: SLG - 26 - 12575
Respond by: 11/19/26 5:00 PM
CUNY is seeking a temporary Workday Financials Architect, providing expert guidance and hands-on support for the CUNYWork implementation. The consultant will review and validate financial configurations, optimize cross-functional business processes, identify and mitigate pre-go-live risks, and ensure the solution aligns with Workday best practices and CUNY's operational requirements.
Duties
- Review and validate the ongoing implementation of Workday Financials configurations and business processes.
- Provide solution architecture and functional guidance across financial workstreams.
- Assess configurations for alignment with Workday best practices and CUNY business requirements.
- Validate implemented business requirements to ensure solutions are streamlined, scalable, supportable, and aligned with long-term operational needs.
- Identify configuration gaps, implementation risks, unnecessary complexity, and opportunities for improvement.
- Validate end-to-end financial processes across Workday Financials, including Accounting, Budgeting, Procurement, Grants, Expenses, Capital Projects, Banking, and Revenue. Requires a working knowledge of all modules and deep, hands-on expertise in at least three.
- Develop Workday financial reports and dashboards (Advanced, Matrix, Composite, and calculated fields) across journals, ledgers, budgets, grants, suppliers, invoices, and assets. Experience with Workday Prism Analytics and with integrating Workday data into Power BI is a plus.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience (15+ Years)
- Makes high-level design choices and dictates technical standards, including software coding standards, tools, and platforms. Designs multi-leveled architecture or component interactions of a large-scale software system.
REQUIREMENTS
- This is an 100% Onsite
- 84 months of experience reviewing, validating, and optimizing Workday Financials configurations and business processes, while providing solution architecture and functional leadership to ensure alignment with Workday best practices, organizational requirements, and long-term operational sustainability.
- 84 months of experience designing, configuring, reviewing, and validating end-to-end business processes across the Workday Financials suite, including General Ledger/Accounting, Budgeting, Procurement, Supplier Accounts, Expenses, Grants, Capital Projects, Banking, and Revenue Management, with demonstrated working knowledge of all major financial modules and deep functional expertise in at least three areas, including Accounting/General Ledger and related financial management processes.
- 84 months of experience assessing implemented business requirements and translating them into streamlined, scalable, maintainable, and supportable Workday Financials solutions.
- 84 months of experience identifying configuration gaps, implementation risks, process inefficiencies, and opportunities for optimization within enterprise ERP implementations.
- 84 months of experience collaborating with functional, technical, business, and implementation teams to evaluate solution designs, resolve issues, and support enterprise-wide ERP implementations.
- 84 months of experience documenting configuration decisions, design recommendations, business process findings, and functional architecture documentation.
- 84 months of experience developing Workday Financials reports, dashboards, and analytics solutions, including Advanced Reports, Matrix Reports, Composite Reports, calculated fields, Workday Prism Analytics, and integrations with business intelligence platforms such as Microsoft Power BI, supporting financial operations, accounting, budgeting, grants, procurement, suppliers, invoices, journals, and assets.
- 60 months of experience reviewing and assessing Workday security configurations, including role-based and user-based security groups, domain security policies, business process security policies, and Segregation of Duties (SoD) controls to support financial compliance, auditability, and risk management.
- 60 months of experience planning, coordinating, and supporting System Integration Testing (SIT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), and pre-go-live validation activities for ERP implementations.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
- Resume
- Copy of Candidate Identification (i.e., Driver's License/Green Card/Visa and Passport if applicable)
- Any documents referenced in the above Requested Qualifications (i.e., professional certifications, degrees, etc.)
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Senior Level Workday Functional Consultant Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a senior level workday functional consultant job?
Employers at this level expect candidates who have led full-cycle Workday deployments, not just supported them. Demonstrating ownership of configuration, business process design, and stakeholder management gives you a clear edge. Certifications in relevant Workday modules strengthen your candidacy, and a portfolio of complex, multi-module or multi-tenant implementations signals the depth these roles demand.
Which companies hire senior level workday functional consultants?
Companies hiring senior level workday functional consultants right now include Protiviti, Okta, and Emory University, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Hiring at this level comes from a mix of large consulting firms managing enterprise clients and major corporations running significant Workday environments internally.
Are there remote senior level workday functional consultant jobs?
Yes, remote availability at this level is strong. About 47% of senior level workday functional consultant openings are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting how broadly organizations have accepted distributed delivery for Workday projects. Some roles still require periodic on-site presence during key implementation phases or go-live periods.
What makes a workday functional consultant role senior level?
Senior level roles are defined by ownership and scope rather than task execution. Consultants at this stage lead workstreams, make configuration decisions independently, manage client or internal stakeholder relationships directly, and mentor junior team members. They are expected to anticipate downstream impacts of design choices and drive solutions without close supervision.
Which industries hire the most senior level workday functional consultants?
Senior Level workday functional consultant roles concentrate in Consulting & Professional Services, Staffing & Recruiting, and Technology & Software, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. These sectors tend to run large, complex Workday environments that require experienced consultants capable of managing enterprise-scale configurations and ongoing optimization across HCM, Finance, or Payroll modules.