Workday Project Manager

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced IT Project Manager with Workday Financials expertise to provide project management support and oversight for a major enterprise system implementation with the Department of Human Services (DHS). The Project Manager will partner closely with Finance and Procurement leadership, the NextGen project team, State Accounting Office functional leads, Department of Administrative Services functional leads, Workday functional leads, integration teams, and third-party vendors to deliver secure, scalable, and compliant solutions. This position is accountable to the Finance and Procurement business owners and requires a deep understanding of Workday Financials architecture, finance business processes, and ERP transformation environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate a Workday Financial Management and Procurement project of moderate to high complexity, including implementations, enhancements, integrations, and optimization initiatives.
• Provide full lifecycle project leadership across Workday Financials modules: General Ledger, Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable, Asset Management, Procurement, Banking & Settlements, and Financial Reporting.
• Partner closely with Finance, Accounting, and Procurement business owners to align Workday system design with accounting policies, purchasing workflows, approval hierarchies, and compliance requirements.
• Collaborate with Workday functional leads, integration developers (EIB, Studio, Core Connectors), third-party vendors, and internal SMEs to deliver scalable, compliant solutions.
• Track Workday configuration, data conversion, integrations, security roles, and end-to-end testing cycles activities.
• Assist in cutover planning, production readiness activities, and post-production stabilization for Workday Financials and Procurement deployments.
• Provide continuing direction to the project team, conduct status meetings, assess proposed changes in scope, and recommend courses of action to project sponsors.

Job Duties Include But Are Not Limited To

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Finance, Procurement, IT, vendors, and integration partners.
• Facilitate Business Process Assessments and Redesign Efforts focused on Procure-to-Pay (P2P), Record-to-Report (R2R), supplier onboarding and management, spend controls and approval workflows, and financial reporting optimization.
• Monitor project milestones, activities, testing cycles, data validation checkpoints, and integration readiness to proactively address schedule or quality risks.
• Maintain strong working relationships with Finance leadership, Procurement leadership, Workday implementation partners, auditors, and internal PMO stakeholders.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or specialized training.
• Three years of IT project management experience.
• PMP certification from PMI or equivalent certification.
• 5 years’ experience leading projects of moderate to high complexity (in the last 7 years).
• 3 years’ hands-on experience leading server-based application development/enhancement projects (in the last 5 years).
• Hands-on experience with MS Project, MS Visio, SharePoint 2013, and MS O365.
• Strong understanding of accounting and procurement principles, financial reporting structures, and ERP integrations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience within the last 3 years leading/coordinating vendor-managed projects.
• Executive level written and oral communication skills.
• Experience working in state government.
• Hands-on familiarity with Workday Financial Management and Workday Procurement Management.
• Experience working in an outsourced environment.

Key skills/competency

• Workday Financials
• Project Management
• IT Project Management
• ERP Implementation
• Procurement
• Finance
• System Implementation
• Stakeholder Management
• Vendor Management
• PMP Certification