Contract Workday Financials Implementation Project Manager

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 dont apply if you dont 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.

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