[Hiring] Manager – Functional Workstream Lead @Alpha Financial Markets Consulting

Role Description

Lead functional discovery, design, configuration, and delivery for assigned Workday Financials workstreams. The Manager combines hands-on configuration expertise with day-to-day client leadership, workstream planning, quality review, and coordination of functional delivery resources.

What You’ll Do

• Functional Ownership: Own configuration design and implementation for core and specialty Workday Financials capabilities such as General Ledger, Accounting Center, Procure-to-Pay, Expenses, Projects, Billing, Banking & Settlement, or reporting.
• Discovery & Workshops: Lead and participate in functional discovery, design, and validation workshops. Document business and functional requirements, decisions, dependencies, and configuration implications.
• Hands-on Configuration: Drive complex configuration activities, including FDM, business processes, accounting rules, security-related functional requirements, and module-specific configuration.
• Client Management: Develop effective working relationships with client finance and project teams. Manage day-to-day workstream priorities, decisions, deliverables, risks, and deadlines.
• Data, Testing & Cutover: Coordinate data mapping and conversion activities, functional testing, UAT, defect resolution, cutover preparation, and deployment readiness for assigned workstreams.
• Quality Review: Serve as the first line of review for configuration and functional deliverables produced by Senior Consultants and Consultants; ensure consistency with approved design and Workday leading practices.
• Cross-Workstream Coordination: Coordinate with integration, data, reporting, security, PMO, and adjacent functional teams to manage dependencies and maintain an integrated solution.
• Innovation & Team Development: Stay current on Workday capabilities and identify practical opportunities to improve solution design and delivery. Coach junior team members and contribute to reusable assets and delivery methods.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Workday Financials implementation experience with multiple end-to-end delivery cycles.
• Strong hands-on configuration capability and demonstrated ownership of a Workday Financials workstream.
• Strong functional design, requirements documentation, workshop facilitation, testing, and workstream planning skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with finance stakeholders and collaborate across functional and technical teams.
• Financial services or private markets experience is preferred.
• Active Workday Financial Management / Financials Core certification.
• At least one relevant specialty certification such as Procure-to-Pay, Projects, Accounting Center, Expenses, Reporting, or another Financials capability is preferred.

Location & Travel

This position is US-based and primarily remote. Occasional travel to client sites and Alpha offices may be required based on project needs, key implementation milestones, and team collaboration.

Benefits

• Learning and development: Vast opportunities to self-development, unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning.
• Flexible working: Work-life balance with flexible schedule.
• Community events: We offer a range of social events and meetups.
• 25 days’ holiday in addition to public holidays.
• Supplemented medical, dental and vision coverage.
• 401(k) with employer match.
• Wellness initiatives to promote healthy working, including an allowance for remote working technology.
• Access to discounted travel, tickets, events, and more through our benefit partner.
• A reasonable estimate of the salary range is $130,000 – $160,000 USD, subject to change based on salary benchmarking. In addition to this salary, candidates will be eligible for a variable bonus.