Contract Workday Financials Implementation Project Manager at Opus Recruitment Solutions Ltd, London, 6 Months, £650 per day

£650 per day

Contract Description

Contract Workday Financials Implementation Project Manager

Location: Remote with travel to Italy (Once per month)
Contract Length: 6 months (initially)
Start Date: ASAP
Rate: £650 outside IR35
Essential Experience: Hands on experience with Workday Transformations please don't apply if you don't meet the requirements

The Opportunity
We are supporting a leading organisation embarking on a Workday Financials transformation and are looking for an experienced Workday Financials Implementation Project Manager to help drive the programme forward.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead the delivery of a Workday Financials implementation programme.
  • Develop and maintain project plans, governance structures, risks, issues, and dependencies.
  • Manage internal stakeholders, implementation partners, and third-party vendors.
  • Drive accountability across workstreams and ensure key milestones are achieved.
  • Identify programme risks early and implement mitigation strategies.
  • Facilitate workshops, steering committees, and executive-level updates.
  • Resolve blockers and keep momentum across the programme.
  • Travel to Italy approximately once per month to engage with key stakeholders and project teams.
What We're Looking For
  • Proven experience delivering end-to-end Workday Financials implementations.
  • Strong Project Management background within Workday Finance Transformation, or Workday programmes.
  • Exceptional stakeholder management skills, including C-suite engagement.
  • Ability to operate confidently within complex and challenging environments.
  • A proactive, delivery-focused mindset with a willingness to get stuck into the detail when required.
  • Experience recovering or stabilising projects would be highly advantageous.
  • Strong communication, leadership, and organisational skills.
If this role is of interest to you, please respond with your most up to date CV.