Workday Financials Functional Lead (Healthcare)

Job Summary:

Consultant Advisor, ERP Alyssa Eilers is recruiting this position.

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Location: Remote (Northeast preferred) with monthly onsite travel (travel expenses covered)

Start Date: Immediate

Duration: 12-month Contract

About the Opportunity

Healthcare IT Leaders is partnering with a large, nationally recognized healthcare organization embarking on a critical Workday Financials initiative. The program is approaching a major go-live and is seeking an experienced Workday Financials Functional Lead to stabilize the Financials workstream, partner with executive stakeholders, and ensure a successful implementation and transition to ongoing operations.

This is a highly visible leadership opportunity for a senior Workday Financials consultant who has successfully led complex healthcare implementations and can confidently guide clients through deployment, go-live, and stabilization.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Workday Financials functional workstream through implementation, go-live, and post-production stabilization.
• Validate and optimize the Workday Financial Data Model (FDM) and Chart of Accounts.
• Review and refine financial business processes and system configuration.
• Ensure readiness for financial reporting and period-end close activities.
• Audit implementation partner deliverables and provide strategic recommendations to ensure quality and best practices.
• Partner with Finance, IT, and executive stakeholders to resolve functional challenges and mitigate project risks.
• Facilitate knowledge transfer and mentor internal support teams transitioning from legacy ERP systems.
• Drive issue resolution while maintaining alignment with project milestones and organizational objectives.

Required Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading Workday Financials implementations in a Functional Lead or Client-Side Lead capacity.
• Multiple full-cycle Workday Financials implementations.
• Healthcare provider experience required.
• Deep expertise with:
  • Financial Data Model (FDM)
  • Chart of Accounts design and validation
  • Accounting Center
  • Financial Reporting
  • Financial business process configuration
• Experience preparing organizations for financial close and production readiness.
• Proven ability to review, challenge, and validate System Integrator (SI) deliverables.
• Strong executive communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting large, complex healthcare organizations.
• Prior experience transitioning organizations from PeopleSoft or another legacy ERP platform to Workday.
• Consulting background with experience navigating enterprise-scale ERP transformations.

Logistics

• Immediate start.
• Remote with travel to client site at least once per month.
• All required travel expenses are covered by the client.
• Candidates located in the Northeast are strongly preferred, though highly qualified candidates across the U.S. will be considered.

To learn more about this and other positions, contact Alyssa Eilers at or alyssa.eilers@healthcareitleaders.com. Healthcare IT Leaders is a national leader in IT workforce solutions, connecting healthcare provider, payer and life sciences organizations with experienced technology talent for consulting and full-time hiring. For more information, visit us on the web at www.healthcareitleaders.com.