Lead Adaptive Planning Consultant
$60,000–$70,000 year
HybridStaines, England, United Kingdom
Job Summary
Lead end-to-end design and delivery of Workday Adaptive Planning implementations, translating complex Financial Planning & Analysis requirements into scalable solutions. Facilitate workshops with finance stakeholders, configure model sheets, cube sheets, and integrations with Workday Financials and ERP platforms. Own delivery quality, define implementation standards, lead testing strategies, and mentor consultants while managing project scope, timelines, and risks. Act as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders and support pre-sales activities including solution design, scoping, and bid responses. Drive practice growth through reusable assets and internal capability development.
Required Qualifications
- Proven experience leading multiple end-to-end Workday Adaptive Planning implementations
- Experience acting as Solution Lead or Functional Lead on complex Adaptive Planning programmes
- Strong expertise in Adaptive Planning Model Sheets
- Strong expertise in Cube Sheets
- Strong expertise in Dimensions
- Strong expertise in Levels
- Strong expertise in Versions
- Strong expertise in Security Configuration
- Strong expertise in Allocations
- Strong expertise in Reporting
- Strong Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) knowledge, including Budgeting
- Strong Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) knowledge, including Forecasting
- Strong Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) knowledge, including Variance Analysis
- Strong Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) knowledge, including Workforce Planning
- Strong Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) knowledge, including Driver-Based Planning
- Experience integrating Adaptive Planning with enterprise Finance and HR systems
- Excellent stakeholder management and client-facing consulting experience
- Experience leading and mentoring delivery teams
- Excellent communication, presentation, and documentation skills
- Workday Adaptive Planning Certification (or willingness to obtain during onboarding)
- Eligibility to obtain UK Security Check (SC) clearance
Desired Qualifications
- Workday Pro Adaptive Planning Certification
- Experience delivering Workday solutions within UK Government or other regulated industries
- Experience with Workday Financials and/or Workday HCM
- Finance qualification or background (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent)
- Experience supporting bids, proposals, and pre-sales engagements
- Additional Workday Pro Certifications
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