Workday Finance and Procurement Specialist
Accenture
Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent and innovation led company with 774,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. We are uniquely able to deliver tangible outcomes because of our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Accenture Song. These capabilities, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients succeed and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us at www.accenture.com.
About the role:
Accenture is seeking a Workday Finance and Procurement Specialist to join our growing team of digital transformation experts. In this role, you will help clients optimize and automate their financial and procurement processes using the Workday platform. You’ll play a key part in designing, configuring, and deploying innovative finance and procurement solutions that deliver measurable business outcomes.
As part of Accenture’s Technology and Operations groups, you will work across industries, collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders to define business requirements and deliver scalable, cloud-based Workday solutions that support clients’ finance modernization journeys.
Responsibilities include:
Lead or support the implementation of Workday Financials and Procurement modules, including core finance, supplier accounts, procurement contracts, and expenses.
Work closely with client stakeholders to gather requirements, configure the Workday solution, and support testing and deployment.
Provide expertise in business process design for finance and procurement transformation programs.
Drive data migration, reporting, integrations, and change management activities during Workday projects.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including technical architects, developers, and change leads.
Act as a subject matter expert to troubleshoot issues, provide system support, and optimize business performance post-implementation.
Contribute to business development efforts, including proposals, demos, and client presentations.
Skills and Qualifications:
3–5+ years of experience working with Workday Financials and/or Procurement modules.
Strong understanding of financial processes such as general ledger, accounts payable, procurement-to-pay, and expense management.
Hands-on experience with Workday configuration, security, and reporting.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Ability to engage stakeholders at various levels and translate business needs into technical solutions.
Preferred Qualifications
Workday certification in Financials or Procurement modules (or currently pursuing).
Experience in full-cycle Workday implementations, preferably in a consulting environment.
Experience integrating Workday with third-party systems (ERP, banking, CRM, etc.).
Familiarity with Agile delivery and project management frameworks.
Background in industries such as Government, Health, Financial Services, or Higher Education.
Primary Location
Melbourne, will consider Canberra also
Important Note: Successful applicant will be required to work 3 days from the Accenture office and 2 days remotely (if required).
Career Level
CL9 Consultant level – this is not a management level role
Working Rights
Independent working rights are required - Australian Citizen and Permanent Residence, 482 Spousal Visa is OK however we cannot provide Visa Sponsorship for this role.
All our consulting professionals receive comprehensive training covering business acumen, technical and professional skills development. You’ll also have opportunities to hone your functional skills and expertise in an area of specialization. We offer a variety of formal and informal training programs at every level to help you acquire and build specialized skills faster. Learning takes place both on the job and through formal training conducted online, in the classroom, or in collaboration with teammates. The sheer variety of work we do, and the experience it offers, provide an unbeatable platform from which to build a career.
Accenture Benefits
To view our Progressive Employee Benefits covering Health, Wellbeing, Progressive Leave Options, Sustainability click on the link below.
Progressive Employee Benefits – Australia
This is an exceptional opportunity for an exceptional individual.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement for Australia
At Accenture, we recognise that our people are multi-dimensional, and we create a work environment where all people feel like they can bring their authentic selves to work, every day.
Our unwavering commitment to inclusion and diversity unleashes innovation and creates a culture where everyone feels they have equal opportunity. Our range of progressive policies support flexibility in ‘where’, ‘when’ and ‘how’ our people work to ensure that Accenture is an organisation where you can strive for more, achieve great things and maintain the balance and wellbeing you need.
We encourage applications from all people, and we are committed to removing barriers to the recruitment process and employee lifecycle. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, religion or sexual orientation and we do not tolerate discrimination. If you require adjustments to the recruitment process or have a preferred communication method, please email [email protected] and cite the relevant Job Number, or contact us on +61 2 9005 5000.
To ensure our workplace is inclusive and diverse we are setting bold goals and taking comprehensive action. To achieve these goals, we collect information that allows us to track the effectiveness of our Inclusion and Diversity programs. Learn how Accenture protects your personal data and know your rights in relation to your personal data. Read more about our Privacy Statement.
#LI_GM
.