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Remote Senior Accountant

Orlando, FL · Remote

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Role Summary Are you a public accounting pro who loves the advisory side of the business? We are a ... consultant. Because we specialize in the dental industry, you'll have the opportunity to become a ...

Pronexus, LLC

Senior Accountant

Rochester, NY · Remote

$68K - $85K/yr

Senior Accountant *Part-Time or Full-Time, Remote, On-Site, and Hybrid Opportunities Available ... Experience in a customer service role / client facing, public accounting, consulting or advisory ...

Addison Group

Senior Cost Accountant

Irvine, CA · Remote

$40 - $50/hr

... Consultant to support a dynamic organization during a critical business initiative. This fully remote opportunity is ideal for a hands-on accounting professional with strong manufacturing cost ...

OneStream

Senior Remote Consultant

Remote, USA Employment Type: Full-Time Benefits Offered: Vision, Medical, Life, Dental, 401K Gross ... accounting systems). * Minimum 24 months of OneStream Consulting experience. * Functional ...

Stambaugh Ness

Manager - OAS Ajera

$125K - $145K/yr

Worked successfully in a fully remote environment. * Worked within the Outsourced Accounting ... Experience in outsourced accounting, consulting, client accounting services (CAS), or professional ...

Sand Cherry Associates

Financial Accounting Consultant

$115K - $130K/yr

This is a long-term consulting role working in a remote capacity in MST or CST time zone. This role ... Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics is required. * Minimum of 7 years of experience ...

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Workday Financials Senior Principal Consultant - Accounting Center & Prism

Workday Financials Senior Principal Consultant - Accounting Center & Prism

Collaborative

Great Barrington, MA • Remote

Full-time

Posted 28 days ago

Job description

The Senior Principal Consultant will act as a strategic bridge between business and technical teams, leading complex Workday Financials engagements with a focus on Accounting Center and Prism Analytics. This role combines deep functional finance expertise with advanced data, reporting, and transformation capabilities to deliver scalable, data-driven accounting solutions.

You will guide clients through transformation, implementation, and operational phases, while shaping solution design, driving delivery strategy, and leading high-performing teams.

Key Responsibilities
  • Act as a subject matter expert in Workday Financials, with deep specialization in Accounting Center and Prism Analytics.
  • Lead the end-to-end design and delivery of Accounting Center solutions, including accounting rules, journal generation frameworks, and source data integration.
  • Architect and oversee Prism Analytics data pipelines, datasets, and reporting solutions to support financial insights and decision-making.
  • Drive solution design workshops, translating complex business and data requirements into scalable Workday configurations.
  • Define and lead data strategy, including ingestion, transformation, reconciliation, and auditability of financial data.
  • Provide strategic guidance to clients on data-driven accounting models and reporting transformation.
  • Own and drive delivery across multiple workstreams, ensuring alignment between finance, data, and technical teams.
  • Identify dependencies and manage integration between source systems, Accounting Center, and Prism Analytics.
  • Act as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders, including Finance and IT leadership.
  • Lead, mentor, and develop consultants and analysts, fostering both functional and technical capability growth.
  • Oversee testing strategies, validation processes, and issue resolution to ensure high-quality deliverables.
  • Take leadership roles such as Engagement Lead, Solution Architect, or Delivery Assurance Reviewer.
  • Ensure adherence to organisational standards, delivery methodologies, and best practices.
  • Support business development activities, including solution shaping and client proposals where required.

Skills & Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
  • 8-12+ years of ERP consulting experience, with strong exposure to finance transformation and data-led solutions.
  • 5+ years of Workday Financials implementation experience, including Accounting Center and/or Prism Analytics.
  • Proven expertise in:
    • Accounting Center design (accounting rules, journal processing, event-driven accounting)
    • Prism Analytics (datasets, pipelines, reporting, and data modelling)
  • Strong understanding of core finance processes, including general ledger, accounting, and financial reporting.
  • Experience delivering data transformation and reporting solutions within ERP or SaaS environments.
  • Experience integrating multiple source systems into financial platforms.
  • Proven ability to lead complex, multi-workstream programmes and make tactical delivery decisions.
  • Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with experience working with senior business leaders.
  • Proven leadership and mentoring experience within consulting teams.
  • Minimal travel required, but must be willing to travel onsite as needed
  • Eligible for SC Clearance - you must have been a UK resident for the last five years and be legally entitled to work in the UK

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Why choose Cognizant:

  • Entrepreneurial environment that welcomes your ideas
  • Opportunity to do great work
  • Outreach programs that support communities and tap into your volunteer spirit
  • Learning opportunities to help current needs and advancement
  • Global operations, with opportunities in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific
  • An abundance of Affinity groups to meet your needs

Cognizant Core Values:

  • Work as One: We think beyond roles, relying on each other's strengths to win as a team.
  • Raise the Bar: We always aim for excellence in how we work and what we deliver.
  • Dare to Innovate: We push boundaries and take chances to reimagine what's possible.
  • Do the Right Thing: We all lead with integrity and always make the ethical choice.
  • Own It: We own the outcomes for our company, colleagues, and community.

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