The Principal Consultant, Workday Financial Reporting is a client-facing implementation leader responsible for designing, building, and optimizing reporting solutions within Workday Financials. This role focuses exclusively on external client delivery, helping organizations unlock meaningful insights from their financial data.
The ideal candidate brings deep knowledge of Workday Financials reporting tools and understands how to translate business requirements into scalable, accurate, and user-friendly reporting frameworks.
This role is remote-first, with travel aligned to client needs.
Responsibilities
Client Engagement & Advisory
Lead discovery sessions to understand financial reporting requirements
Translate business and compliance needs into Workday reporting solutions
Advise clients on reporting governance, security, and best practices
Provide subject matter expertise across financial analytics and reporting strategy
Solution Design & Build
Design and build Workday Financial reports including:
Advanced, Matrix, and Composite Reports
Financial Statements
Dashboards and scorecards
Calculated Fields
Develop reporting frameworks that support operational, executive, and regulatory needs
Ensure reporting aligns with Workday Financials configuration and data structures
Implementation & Optimization
Support full lifecycle Financials implementations
Partner with Functional and Technical teams on data validation and integrations
Lead report testing and validation
Optimize and enhance existing reporting environments
Deployment & Support
Guide clients through UAT and go-live
Provide knowledge transfer and reporting training
Support post-production enhancements and reporting improvements
Travel Expectations
Travel up to 20-30%, depending on client requirements
Travel typically tied to key milestones such as design workshops or go-live
Majority of delivery conducted virtually
Requirements
5+ years of Workday Financials implementation experience
Strong expertise in Workday Financial Reporting
Experience building advanced reports, calculated fields, and financial dashboards
Deep understanding of financial accounting principles and reporting structures
Ability to lead client workshops and executive-level reporting discussions
Workday Financials certification required
What Sets You Apart
Experience with Prism Analytics
Experience in multi-entity or global reporting environments
Strong understanding of financial statement design
Ability to simplify complex reporting needs into scalable solutions
Consulting experience in a high-growth environment
Why The Groove
Remote-first flexibility
High-growth consulting environment
Competitive compensation and performance incentives
Opportunity to lead complex, high-impact Financials engagements
Values-driven culture grounded in People, Integrity, Knowledge, Collaboration, Flexibility, and Innovation
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Benefits
Remote work options
Additional Information
Job Description:
About The Groove
The Groove is a modern Workday consulting firm delivering transformative solutions across HCM and Financials. We partner with organizations to design and implement scalable, high-impact Workday solutions. As our Financials practice continues to grow, we are seeking a Principal Consultant with deep expertise in Workday Financial Reporting to lead complex client engagements and drive exceptional outcomes.
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