Workday Financial Management - Architect

Responsibilities

• Architecture & Design: Lead the end-to-end Workday FM solution architecture: Chart of Accounts design, Organizational hierarchy, Security model, and Workday tenant configuration strategy across sandbox and Production environments.
• Core FM Configuration Leadership: Own configuration of General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Banking & Cash Management, and Procurement modules — ensuring alignment to True Source Foods multi-entity financial structure.
• Integration strategy: Technical discovery, feasibility assessment, and integration build oversight in alignment with the SOW phasing strategy.
• Add-On Modules implementation oversight: Functional and Technical direction for implementing Fixed Assets, Lease Accounting and Account Reconciliation.
• Medius Integration: Act as a technical liaison between medius and workday financial management for the workflows between both systems.
• Data migration: Govern the data migration and cutover strategy across environments and ensure data reconciliations.
• Testing: Provide sign-off on unit testing, integration testing, parallel GL runs in WDFM and Legacy systems.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Present architectural decisions to TrueSource Foods Finance leadership, IT Lead, and Executive Sponsor; facilitate design workshops.
• Team Leadership: Provide technical mentorship and delivery oversight to the FM Consultant, Integration Developer, BA, QA Lead, and Data Migration Lead.

Required Qualification

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field; MBA or CPA preferred.
• Workday Certification: Active Workday Financial Management certification required; Workday Integration certification strongly preferred.
• Experience: Minimum 10+ years of enterprise ERP consulting experience; 6+ years as a Workday FM Solution Architect or Senior Consultant on full-cycle implementations.
• Full-Cycle Implementations: Minimum 3 completed Workday FM end-to-end implementations as Architect or lead configuration resource.
• Tenant Management: Experienced in standing up Core Workday Financial Management tenant and ensure readiness before configuration.
• Add-On Modules: Hands-on configuration experience with Workday Lease Accounting, Fixed Assets, Close & Consolidation Hub, Account Reconciliation.
• Integrations: Demonstrated experience designing and enabling Workday integrations using Workday Studio, EIB, Core Connectors, and REST/SOAP APIs; experience with AP automation, banking, and T&E integration patterns.
• Legacy ERP Integration: Experience integrating Workday with legacy ERP platforms; familiarity with QuickBooks API or mid-market ERP integration patterns, an added advantage.
• Data Migration: Experience leading financial data migration programmes including COA mapping, opening balance loads, and parallel reconciliation.
• Financial Accounting: Strong working knowledge of US GAAP and IFRS 16; practical understanding of period-end close, consolidation, lease accounting, and fixed asset accounting.