Workday Financials Test Lead
HybridAtlanta, Georgia, United States
Atlanta, Georgia, United StatesHybridFull TimeSenior Level
Full TimeSenior Level
Job Summary
Define and own the test strategy for the Workday Financials implementation, leading a team through SIT, regression, and UAT phases. Design end-to-end test scenarios covering general ledger, accounts payable, and order-to-cash lifecycles, while validating system integrations and data migration from legacy finance systems. Manage defect triage and tracking using Jira, communicate risks to programme leadership, and maintain auditable test documentation. Collaborate with functional consultants and business stakeholders to ensure high-quality delivery of this large-scale transformation programme.
Required Qualifications
- Proven experience as a Test Lead delivering System Integration Testing (SIT) on ERP or Finance transformation programmes
- Hands-on experience testing Workday Financials
- Experience working in integration-heavy, multi-system environments
- Ability to interpret and analyse JSON and XML data structures
- Experience in data migration testing and validation, including reconciliation and discrepancy analysis
- Strong defect management experience (e.g. JIRA, Azure DevOps)
- Experience defining test strategy, test plans, and leading test teams
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- High attention to detail and focus on quality
- Strong stakeholder management skills, comfortable engaging with senior Finance and programme stakeholders
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced transformation environment
- Strong leader and communicator across both technical and business/finance teams
- Detail-oriented with a focus on accuracy and risk reduction
- Collaborative and proactive approach to problem-solving
- Able to manage and motivate a test team under tight deadlines
Desired Qualifications
- Experience testing Workday Financials specifically (e.g. GL, AP, AR, Fixed Assets, Banking, Procurement, Expenses)
- Experience with Workday integration tools (EIB, Workday Studio, Core Connectors, PECI)
- Finance / accounting domain knowledge
- Experience working on large-scale ERP or finance transformation programmes
- Exposure to middleware or integration platforms
- Experience using Postman, SoapUI, or similar tools
- Workday certification(s) (e.g. Workday Financials Functional or Integration certification)
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