IT Project Manager

IT Project Manager

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced IT Project Manager with Workday Financials expertise who will provide project management support and oversight for a major enterprise system implementation with the client.

The Project Manager will partner closely with Finance and Procurement leadership, the NextGen project team, client functional leads, Workday functional leads, integration teams, and third-party vendors to deliver secure, scalable, and compliant solutions. This position is accountable to the Finance and Procurement business owners, and we are specifically seeking someone who understands Workday Financials architecture, finance business processes, and ERP transformation environments.

Responsibilities:
Lead and coordinate a Workday Financial Management and Procurement project of moderate to high complexity, including implementations, enhancements, integrations, and optimization initiatives.
Provide full lifecycle project leadership across Workday Financials modules including:
General Ledger
Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable
Asset Management
Procurement (requisitions, purchase orders, supplier management, inventory if applicable)
Banking & Settlements
Financial Reporting
Partner closely with Finance, Accounting, and Procurement business owners to align Workday system design with accounting policies, purchasing workflows, approval hierarchies, and compliance requirements.
Collaborate with Workday functional leads, integration developers (EIB, Studio, Core Connectors), third-party vendors, and internal SMEs to deliver scalable, compliant solutions.
Track Workday configuration, data conversion, integrations, security roles, and end-to-end testing cycles activities.
Assist in cutover planning, production readiness activities, and post-production stabilization for Workday Financials and Procurement deployments with project team.
Provides continuing direction to the project team, conducts status meetings, assesses proposed changes in scope, and recommends courses of action to project sponsors during the execution phase.
Job duties include but are not limited to:
Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Finance, Procurement, IT, vendors, and integration partners to achieve defined business and system objectives.

Facilitate business process assessments and redesign efforts focused on:
Procure-to-Pay (P2P)
Record-to-Report (R2R)
Supplier onboarding and management
Spend controls and approval workflows
Financial reporting optimization
Monitor project milestones and activities, testing cycles, data validation checkpoints, and integration readiness to proactively address schedule or quality risks for the client.
Maintain strong working relationships with Finance leadership, Procurement leadership, Workday implementation partners, auditors, and internal PMO stakeholders.

Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in related field or specialized training and three years of IT project management experience
PMP certification from PMI or equivalent certification
5 years' experience leading projects of moderate to high complexity (must have occurred in the last7 years).
3 years' hands on experience leading server-based application development/enhancement projects(must have occurred in the last 5 years).
Hands-on experience with MS Project, MS Visio, SharePoint 2013, and MS O365
Strong understanding of:
Accounting and procurement principles
Financial reporting structures
ERP integrations

Preferred Qualifications
Experience within the last 3 years leading/coordinating vendor managed projects
Executive level written and oral communication skills.
Experience working in state government
Experience in Hands-on familiarity with:
Workday Financial Management
Workday Procurement Management
Experience working in an outsourced environment

Skill - Required / Desired - Amount of Experience
Communication skills both verbal and written - Required - 5 Years
Microsoft Office - Required - 4 Years
MS Project - Required - 4 Years
PMP Certification - Required
Presentation skills - Required - 4 Years
Project management - Required - 4 Years
SharePoint - Required - 4 Years
ERP Project Management - Required - 5 Years
Workday Financials - Required - 3 Years
MS Teams - Required - 4 Years
Finance Process Optimization - Required - 5 Years
Strategic Sourcing - Required - 3 Years

Notes:
Hybrid

VIVA is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants have an equal opportunity for placement, and all employees have an equal opportunity to develop on the job. This means that VIVA will not discriminate against any employee or qualified applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.