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Manager - Workday Finance

KPMG NZ· Consulting – One Digital Consulting
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Hybrid (Auckland)Permanent Full-TimePosted 4w ago

About the role

KPMG New Zealand is growing its Workday Practice and is looking for an experienced Manager to lead the design and delivery of selected Workday Financial Management modules and functional workstreams within complex finance transformations. This client-facing role combines broad functional knowledge with deep Finance expertise to own module outcomes, guide delivery teams and contribute to an integrated solution.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the end-to-end design and delivery of one or more Workday Financial Management modules or functional workstreams, from discovery and detailed design through configuration, testing, deployment and post-go-live optimisation.
  • Own functional outcomes across areas such as core accounting, the Foundation Data Model, record to report, procure to pay, expenses, banking, customer accounts, assets, projects, reporting, consolidation or close.
  • Translate business requirements into scalable Workday designs, ensuring effective integration across processes, accounting, controls, reporting, data, security and integrations.
  • Facilitate design workshops, explain options and trade-offs, drive decisions, and identify risks, dependencies and practical mitigations.
  • Lead and coach consultants, provide quality assurance and delivery oversight, and build trusted relationships with clients and adjacent workstream leads.
  • Support proposals, estimates, demonstrations and client conversations, while contributing reusable assets, methods and thought leadership that grow KPMG’s Workday practice.

Qualifications

  • Workday Financial Management implementation experience, with deep expertise in one or more finance modules and sufficient breadth to understand dependencies across the wider solution.
  • Strong understanding of end-to-end finance processes and the Workday Foundation Data Model, including how accounting, reporting and operating-model requirements translate into scalable configuration.
  • Experience leading modules or functional workstreams through the full implementation lifecycle and designing controlled, supportable and future-ready solutions.
  • Confidence facilitating workshops, engaging senior finance stakeholders and presenting clear recommendations to governance forums.
  • Strong grasp of cross-functional dependencies across business processes, security, reporting and analytics, data, integrations and connected systems.
  • Relevant Workday Financial Management certifications are preferred; equivalent hands-on expertise and experience in consulting or complex environments will also be valued.

Skills

Required:Workday Financial ManagementFinance process designWorkshop facilitationStakeholder management

Benefits

  • Access to the firm's annual incentive scheme
  • Opportunities for local and international secondments
  • Hybrid working across a mix of office, client and home hubs
  • Flexible leave options, including the ability to purchase additional annual leave
  • Gender-neutral parental support with 18 weeks of fully paid parental leave
  • Paid professional association membership
  • Digital accreditations through partnerships with Microsoft, LinkedIn Learning
  • Discounts on insurances, banking services, and lifestyle goods
  • Inclusion, Diversity and Equity affinity networks
  • Green Team activities toward carbon zero by 2030
  • Social clubs and events for community and wellbeing
  • Paid volunteering and citizenship leave
  • Wellbeing benefits including free flu vaccinations, counselling services, wellbeing leave and portal access
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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