Workday Financials Data Principal Consultant

# Workday Financials Data Principal Consultant Company: Collaborative Solutions Europe Limited (UK) / Cognizant Location: Remote ## Job Description 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. You will become a Workday Financials and Data expert, building knowledge of design, configuration, testing, and implementation while partnering closely with project teams and clients to deliver high-quality outcomes across all project phases. Regular engagement with clients throughout the project lifecycle is expected to ensure a smooth transition from legacy systems to Workday Financials. You will manage multiple tasks with limited direction and keep stakeholders informed of progress, risks, and issues. ## Key Responsibilities - Lead and support data migration, validation, reconciliation, and optimisation activities for Workday Financials implementations. - Use Workday tools to support tenant-to-tenant migrations and data loads, including Load, EIB, Object Transporter, Advanced Load, and Migration Recipe. - Design and develop data tracking, reconciliation, and monitoring tools to support finance data integrity and reporting. - Map and convert source data into data conversion templates aligned with Workday Financials structures. - Guide clients through data extraction, cleansing, transformation, and loading to ensure 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. - Participate in training and internal knowledge-sharing initiatives to continuously develop expertise and contribute to a high-performing team environment. ## Education, Experience and Technical Skills - 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 and make an impact. - Outreach programs supporting communities and volunteer opportunities. - Learning and development opportunities to support current needs and career advancement. - Global operations with opportunities in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. - An abundance of affinity groups to meet diverse needs. Cognizant Core Values described in this posting include: Work as One; Raise the Bar; Dare to Innovate; Do the Right Thing; Own It. ## About Cognizant Cognizant (Nasdaq-100: CTSH) engineers modern businesses. As one of the world’s leading professional services companies, we help our clients modernize technology, reimagine processes and transform experiences so they can stay ahead in our fast changing world. Together, we’re improving everyday life. Cognizant’s Workday practice was formed in 2020 through the acquisition of Collaborative Solutions, a leading global finance and HR transformation consultancy. Our 1,700+ experts provide full lifecycle services—advisory, deployment, and post-production—using proprietary tools. We collaborate locally with clients, in person and in their local languages. ## Our Commitment to Inclusion Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. 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