Job Description
The Workday Finance Functional Architect is a senior, client-facing role responsible for designing end to end Workday Financial Management solutions across complex, multi-entity organisations. This role requires deep expertise across Workday Financials functional domains, with the ability to connect data model, processes, reporting, integrations, security and controls into one coherent enterprise design.
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The architect provides a global foundation design, legal entity structures, accounting architecture, implementation lessons learnt, operational model impacts, and deployment governance
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The role spans
presales, solution design, delivery assurance, and executive stakeholder engagement
, ensuring solutions are scalable, compliant, and aligned to business outcomes.
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Key Responsibilities:
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Solution & Architecture Leadership
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Own the
end to end Workday Finance solution architecture
, ensuring functional coherence across all finance modules and integrations.
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Design and govern the
Financial Data Model (FDM)
, including worktags, hierarchies, ledgers, balancing worktags, and reporting structures.
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Provide a
holistic solution view
, covering:
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Record to Report
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Procure to Pay
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Order to Cash
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Expenses
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Assets
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Projects & Projects Billing
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Accounting Center (where applicable)
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Reporting, Prism, and downstream consumers
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Ensure solutions align with
Workday best practices
, industry standards, and client specific regulatory and audit requirements.
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Client & Stakeholder Engagement
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Act as a
trusted advisor
to CFOs, Finance Directors, Controllers, and Transformation Leads.
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Lead and participate in
executive level design discussions
, articulating solution trade offs, risks,



and recommendations clearly.
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Translate complex business requirements into
practical, scalable Workday solutions
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Guide clients through
design decisions
with a long term lens on operability, scalability, and future roadmap.
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Delivery Oversight & Assurance
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Provide
functional design governance
across one or more Workday Finance workstreams.
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Review and validate solution designs produced by project teams to ensure architectural integrity.
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Identify cross module dependencies and risks early and drive mitigation strategies.
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Support complex problem solving scenarios across integrations, accounting treatments, and reporting outcomes.
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Act as a
delivery assurance role
on high risk or complex engagements where required.
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Pre Sales & Thought Leadership
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Play a key role in
pre sales activities
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Solution architecture and approach definition
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Estimation and scoping
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RFP responses
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Client orals and solution walkthroughs
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Shape
solution options
and implementation strategies tailored to client maturity and industry context.
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Partner with sales and practice leadership to articulate
value based solutions
, not just system features.
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Contribute to
practice assets
, standards, and reusable solution patterns.
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Mentoring & Practice Development
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Provide functional leadership and mentoring to Principal Consultants, Senior Consultants, and Consultants.
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Set quality standards for finance design and solution documentation.
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Actively contribute to capability uplift across the Finance practice.
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Share lessons learned and best practices across the organisation.
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Education and Experience Requirements:
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Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related discipline (or equivalent experience).
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10+ years of experience in Finance transformation, ERP implementations, or FP&A;/Controllership roles.
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6+ years of hands on experience implementing Workday Financial Management across multiple industries.
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Proven experience designing
complex, multi entity, multi ledger Workday Finance solutions
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Experience working across
end to end finance processes
, not limited to a single module.
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Why choose Cognizant:
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Entrepreneurial environment that welcomes your ideas
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Prospect to do great work
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Outreach programs that support communities and tap into your volunteer spirit
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Learning opportunities to help current needs and advancement
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Global operations, with opportunities in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific
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An abundance of Affinity groups to meet your needs
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Cognizant Core Values:
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Work as One:
We think beyond roles, relying on each other's strengths to win as a team.
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Raise the Bar:
We always aim for excellence in how we work and what we deliver.
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Dare to Innovate:
We push boundaries and take chances to reimagine what's possible.
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Do the Right Thing:
We all lead with integrity and always make the ethical choice.
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Own It:
We own the outcomes for our company, colleagues, and community.
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📌 Workday Financials Functional Architect (New South Wales)
🏢 Collaborative Solutions
📍 New South Wales