Workday Finance Project Manager Consultant

Position Overview

Our healthcare client is seeking an experienced Workday Finance Project Manager Consultant to support a major Workday Financial Management implementation with a planned July go-live .

This role is critical to ensuring successful adoption across operational and finance teams. The consultant will serve as the bridge between Workday Finance configuration, project delivery, and healthcare operational workflows , translating system capabilities into practical business outcomes.

The ideal candidate brings deep healthcare finance transformation experience , strong Workday Financials implementation expertise, and a proven ability to guide organizations through modernization beyond legacy ERP limitations.

This project is 6 months to start and travel to Montgomery, AL will be required for 3 to 4 days of orientation and then for the Go-Live.

Key Responsibilities

Project Leadership & Delivery

• Lead project management activities supporting the Workday Financials implementation through go-live.

• Coordinate cross-functional workstreams across Finance, Supply Chain, Revenue Cycle, and operational stakeholders.

• Manage timelines, risks, dependencies, and deliverables aligned to implementation milestones.

• Partner with system integrator and internal leadership to ensure execution stays aligned with strategic objectives.

• Drive issue resolution and escalation management.

Workday Finance Translation & Operational Alignment

• Translate Workday Financials configuration and design decisions into operational impacts for healthcare departments.

• Act as liaison between:

  • Workday functional/configuration teams

  • Finance leadership

  • Operational and clinical stakeholders

• Ensure workflows align with healthcare operational realities and compliance requirements.

• Help stakeholders understand how Workday differs from legacy ERP systems and what new capabilities enable.

Transformation & Change Leadership

• Educate business leaders on:

  • What Workday can do out of the box

  • Best practices enabled by Workday

  • Opportunities beyond prior ERP constraints

• Drive adoption of standardized processes and discourage legacy-system replication.

• Support organizational readiness and operational change management activities.

• Facilitate decision-making sessions and design validation workshops.

Go-Live Readiness

• Support testing coordination, cutover planning, and deployment readiness.

• Ensure operational teams understand new financial processes prior to go-live.

• Partner with training and change teams to reinforce adoption strategies.

• Assist with stabilization planning and post-go-live transition.

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years project management experience supporting ERP or Workday implementations.

• Direct Workday Financials implementation experience (multiple phases or full lifecycle preferred).

• Healthcare industry experience — REQUIRED

  • Hospital systems, health networks, or healthcare finance environments strongly preferred.

• Demonstrated experience translating system configuration into operational workflows .

• Strong understanding of healthcare finance operations, such as:

  • Procure-to-Pay

  • General Ledger

  • Supply Chain/Materials Management

  • Financial reporting structures

• Experience managing stakeholders across finance and operational departments.

• Proven ability to lead organizations through ERP modernization and process change.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior Workday Financials Project Manager or Functional Lead experience.

• Experience replacing legacy healthcare ERP platforms (Lawson, PeopleSoft, Oracle, Meditech, etc.).

• PMP, Agile, or equivalent certification.

• Experience working alongside Workday implementation partners or SIs.

• Strong facilitation and executive communication skills.