Principal Consultant

Job description

Principal Consultant (Workday Adaptive Planning)

Location : Remote

The Role

Are you passionate about crafting financial models that drive success?

Are you a data driven finance professional?

Do you thrive on tackling challenges related to automation, integration, and reporting in the world of finance and technology?

Are you a natural communicator who enjoys collaborating with clients and colleagues alike?

If so, we want to hear from you!

At Tridant, we're proud to be partners with Workday Adaptive Planning, where we specialise in implementing cutting-edge Planning and Reporting solutions for clients spanning various industries.

As businesses grow, their budgeting, forecasting, and reporting processes can often become an unwieldy beast.

That's where we come in.

We deliver planning and reporting tools that are driver-based, multi-dimensional, and seamlessly integrated to source systems such as their ERP.

This gives our clients back valuable time and providing actionable insights into their operations and finances.

We're on the lookout for Principal Consultants with Workday Adaptive Planning experience to join our dedicated Performance Management team.

If you have a background in consulting or finance, coupled with expertise in financial modelling, budgeting, and data analysis, you could be the perfect fit for this role.

In this position, you'll have the opportunity to showcase your talent for data-driven solutions, excellent communication skills, and your ability to analyse, design, develop, and deliver solutions that not only meet but exceed our clients' expectations.

Key Responsibilities

• Leading Analysis & Design process.
  
  This involves taking requirements, translating this into a functional design in Workday Adaptive Planning.
  
  
• Employing proven delivery methodology to achieve project success as agreed with customers; technical, functional and business outcomes of a project.
  
  
• Maintaining a high standard of professional communications.
  
  
• Developing and building the solution to the agreed design.
  
  

Accountabilities include, but are not limited to:

• Interpretation of technical and business requirements to design the data driven solutions and implement these solutions.
  
  
• Communicate with stakeholders, business and technical project teams, infrastructure and operational support to ensure the role and responsibilities for the solution delivery and support are understood.
  
  
• Alignment of solution with tactical and strategic values and plans within the client organisation.
  
  
• Estimate and plan project deliverables and success criteria.
  
  
• Identify project Risks and Assumptions.
  
  
• Identify all potential change requests and work with designated Consultants/Project Manager on these variations.
  
  
• Participate in post implementation review and assume ownership of any actions.
  
  

Desired Skills and Experience

• Greater than5years’ experience in delivering financial models.
  
  
• Workday Adaptive Planning (formerly Adaptive Insights) Experience.
  
  
• Experience in developing driver based financial models.
  
  More specifically 3-way financial modelling with an understanding of accounting.
  
  
• A genuine talent for grasping complex business problems and engineering effective solutions.
  
  
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  
  
• Minimum education level of Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a relevant subject – Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science, Business, Finance & Accounting.
  
  

Highly regarded:

• Experience in another planning tool such as IBM (TM1), Anaplan, or any other planning tool will be considered.
  
  
• Other financial modelling such as DCF.
  
  
• Previous work experience in FP&A, Management Accounting or Financial Consulting.
  
  
• Background in financial or supply chain roles
• Well developed skills/ability researching, designing and implementing customer solutions and programs.
  
  
• Strong relationship management.
  
  
• Ability to identify opportunities and taking action to help achieve business goals.
  
  
• Ability to identify process improvement opportunities.
  
  
• Team player with a professional, pro-active approach.
  
  

Why Tridant

Our company offers a unique culture second to none; our ethos is that we are professional, but we make work an enjoyable experience.

Tridant offer a collegiate team environment that embraces diversity and allows our staff the opportunity to grow independently in a supportive environment.

Our team are offered flexible working arrangements, ongoing learning and development opportunities as well as access to an Employee Assistance Program.

What makes Tridant different?

Our culture; our people; access to the leadership team; and the ability to make an impact.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a reputable, fast-growing company where there is a wealth of opportunity for the right candidate.

If you fill the required selection criteria and hold appropriate work rights, we invite you to apply for this role.

About Tridant

Tridant Pty Ltd is one of Australia's largest specialist consulting firms focused on designing and implementing Financial Performance Management, BI, Financial Reporting, Data Visualisation, Predictive Analytics and Information Management solutions, for both public and private sector organisations throughout Asia Pacific.

Tridant partner with multiple market leading technologies to deliver the best solution to our clients.

Tridant's expertise spans a number of market sectors including: Financial Services, Mining, Retail, Education, Media & Entertainment, Oil and Gas, Government and Communications.

Tridant operate from multiple locations across Australia and Singapore.

Our consulting team is home to a number of the most experienced and respected consultants, who have implemented solutions across Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and many other countries.

Since our founding in 2007, Tridant has earned an enviable reputation for delivering some of the largest and most successful IT projects in Australia.

Our collegiate culture sets us apart from others in our industry, as does the diversity and quality of our people.

Required Skill Profession

Management & Strategy