Workday Adaptive Planning Systems Consultant

We are seeking an experienced Senior Workday Adaptive Planning Systems Consultant to take ownership of our Workday Adaptive Planning platform as it transitions from implementation into production support. Our enterprise implementation is entering its final validation and adoption phase, with production go-live targeted for August.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys owning an enterprise application, partnering with business stakeholders, and continuously improving a mission-critical planning platform. The successful candidate will serve as the technical and functional subject matter expert for Workday Adaptive Planning while collaborating with Finance, FP& A, IT, and Enterprise Applications teams., Platform Administration & Configuration

• Serve as the primary system administrator and technical owner of Workday Adaptive Planning.
• Configure, administer, and optimize the platform following production deployment.
• Maintain and enhance models, dimensions, levels, versions, accounts, assumptions, calculated fields, allocations, and planning sheets.
• Configure security, user access, permissions, and governance controls.
• Manage configuration changes, testing, deployments, and release activities.
• Document system architecture, business rules, configurations, and support procedures.

Platform Support & Optimization

• Lead post-production stabilization efforts after go-live.
• Troubleshoot application issues, calculations, configuration defects, and support requests.
• Analyze system performance and recommend enhancements to improve scalability and usability.
• Identify automation opportunities, process improvements, and platform optimizations.
• Partner with the implementation team during knowledge transfer to ensure a successful transition of ownership.

Reporting & Analytics

• Develop and enhance executive dashboards, financial reports, and planning analytics.
• Build and maintain reporting solutions for Finance leadership and business users.
• Support data validation, reconciliation, and forecast accuracy during planning cycles.

Integrations & Data Management

• Support integrations between Workday Adaptive Planning and enterprise systems including Workday, Lawson ERP, TMW, and Microsoft Fabric.
• Troubleshoot integration failures, data loads, mapping issues, and reconciliation discrepancies.
• Partner with integration and data engineering teams on enhancements and automation initiatives.

Business Partnership

• Collaborate with Finance, FP& A, IT, and business stakeholders to gather requirements and deliver enhancements.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, headcount planning, revenue planning, cash flow planning, capital planning, and executive reporting.
• Provide support during month-end close, annual planning, and forecast cycles.
• Train end users and promote platform adoption and best practices., Workday Adaptive Planning - Workday - Lawson ERP - Microsoft Fabric - Financial Planning Systems - Enterprise Applications - Reporting & Dashboards - Data Validation & Reconciliation - Budgeting & Forecasting - Enterprise System Integrations

• 4+ years of hands-on Workday Adaptive Planning (Adaptive Insights) experience.
• Experience serving as a system administrator or functional consultant in a production environment.
• Strong experience configuring:
• Models
• Dimensions
• Levels
• Versions
• Reports
• Dashboards
• Calculated Accounts
• Planning Sheets
• Security
• Experience supporting Workday Adaptive Planning implementations through go-live and post-production stabilization.
• Experience troubleshooting configuration, reporting, and integration issues.
• Familiarity with enterprise application support, release management, and production operations.
• Strong understanding of budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills., * Workday Adaptive Planning Certification.
• Experience with Workday Financials and/or Lawson ERP.
• Experience with Microsoft Fabric or other enterprise data platforms.
• Experience developing enterprise reports and dashboards.
• Experience supporting Enterprise Applications or Business Systems teams.
• Knowledge of APIs, ETL processes, data integrations, and financial systems architecture.

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