Workday Adaptive Planning Consultant

Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled Workday Adaptive Planning expert to support both short- and long-term initiatives across our financial planning and analytics environment. This role will play a critical part in enhancing system capabilities, improving data integration, and supporting strategic decision-making through advanced modeling, reporting, and scenario planning.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

  • Serve as the in-house subject matter expert for Workday Adaptive Planning, leading and supporting implementation initiatives including model design, system configuration, integrations, maintenance, enhancements, and new feature rollouts.
  • Design, develop, and manage data integrations, including connecting external systems and building or simulating ETL processes to align data with existing Adaptive Planning structures.
  • Rebuild, optimize, and develop custom cubes, sheets, and models to improve system performance, scalability, and usability.
  • Develop and maintain dashboards, reports, and visualizations within Adaptive Planning to support business stakeholders and executive leadership.
  • Partner with Finance, Operations, BI, Accounting, and other business leaders to develop scenario models that support strategic planning, forecasting, and decision-making.
  • Ensure ongoing system maintenance, data integrity, and overall performance optimization within the Adaptive environment.
  • Troubleshoot system issues, provide user training and support, and implement best practices across the organization.

Qualifications

  • Proven experience with Workday Adaptive Planning (formerly Adaptive Insights).
  • Experience with data integration concepts, including ETL processes and ERP systems such as Oracle Fusion.
  • Expertise in building custom cubes, sheets, dashboards, and reports within Adaptive Planning.
  • Strong experience with system integrations and data management.
  • Solid understanding of financial modeling, forecasting, budgeting, and planning processes.
  • Ability to work cross-functionally and translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills.
  • Experience supporting both project-based initiatives and ongoing system administration/maintenance.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience integrating Workday Adaptive Planning with Oracle Fusion or similar ERP platforms.
  • Familiarity with data warehousing, transformation tools, and reporting frameworks.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities across both short-term deliverables and long-term strategic projects.

 

Skills & Requirements

Workday Adaptive Planning, Adaptive Insights, Financial Planning, Budgeting, Forecasting, Scenario Modeling, Dashboard Development, Reporting, Custom Cubes, Adaptive Sheets, Data Integration, ETL Processes, Oracle Fusion, ERP Integration, Data Management, Financial Modeling, FP&A, Business Intelligence, System Administration, Data Warehousing, Process Optimization, Troubleshooting, Stakeholder Management, Analytics, Performance Optimization

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