Workday Financials Manager - AMS (Application Managed Services )

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Cognizant is an American multinational information technology services and consulting company that helps clients modernize technology, reimagine processes, and transform experiences. It offers a range of services including digital, technology, consulting, and operations services to various industries worldwide.
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Employee count: 5000+
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The Workday Financials Manager - AMS is responsible for leading the delivery of Workday Application Managed Services (AMS) for a portfolio of clients. Acting as a trusted advisor, the role combines Workday Financials expertise, customer relationship management, operational leadership, and people management to ensure exceptional service delivery and customer success.

The Manager partners with Service Delivery Managers, Client Partners, Engagement Managers, and consulting teams to deliver ongoing support, enhancements, optimisation initiatives, and strategic guidance while driving operational excellence and team development.
Key Responsibilities:
Service Delivery & Customer Management
- Lead the successful delivery of Workday Financials AMS services across multiple clients.
- Act as an escalation point for complex functional issues, critical incidents, and customer concerns.
- Build strong client relationships and serve as a trusted advisor on Workday best practices and product adoption.
- Lead governance meetings, service reviews, and roadmap discussions.
- Ensure delivery against SLAs, KPIs, and customer expectations.

Functional Leadership
- Provide expert guidance across Workday Financials, including areas such as Financial Accounting, Procure-to-Pay, Expenses, Business Assets, Projects, Revenue Management, Banking and Settlements, and Reporting.
- Review and validate solution designs, enhancements, and configuration recommendations.
- Support customers through Workday releases, optimisation initiatives, and business process improvements.
- Drive solution quality and adherence to Workday best practices.

Team Leadership & Operations
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Workday Financials consultants.
- Manage resource planning, utilisation, forecasting, and workload allocation.
- Promote knowledge sharing, continuous improvement, and a high-performance culture.
- Support recruitment, onboarding, performance management, and career development activities.

Business Development
- Support account growth opportunities within existing customers.
- Contribute to proposals, Statements of Work (SOWs), estimations, and solution discussions.
- Collaborate with sales and account teams to expand AMS services and customer value.

Skills & Experience:
- 7+ years of Workday Financials consulting, implementation, or AMS experience.
- 3+ years of team leadership or people management experience.
- Active Workday Financials certification required.
- Strong expertise in Workday Financials and at least one Financials functional area.
- Experience managing customer relationships within a managed services environment.
- Strong stakeholder management, communication, and presentation skills.
- Proven ability to manage multiple priorities, customers, and consultants simultaneously.
- Experience identifying and mitigating delivery, operational, and customer risks.
- Minimal travel required, but must be willing to travel on‑site as needed
- Eligible for SC Clearance - you must have been a UK resident for the last five years and be legally entitled to work in the UK

Why choose Cognizant :
- Entrepreneurial environment that welcomes your ideas
- Opportunity to do great work
- Outreach programs that support communities and tap into your volunteer spirit
- Learning opportunities to help current needs and advancement
- Global operations, with opportunities in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific
- An abundance of Affinity groups to meet your needs

Cognizant Core Values:
- Work as One: We think beyond roles, relying on each other’s strengths to win as a team.
- Raise the Bar: We always aim for excellence in how we work and what we deliver.
- Dare to Innovate: We push boundaries and take chances to reimagine what’s possible.
- Do the Right Thing: We all lead with integrity and always make the ethical choice.
- Own It: We own the outcomes for our company, colleagues, and community.

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Oct 11, 2026
Posted on
Aug 12, 2026
Job type
Full Time
Experience level
Manager

Education
Professional certificate

Experience

7 years minimum

Location requirements
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United Kingdom

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Job categories
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Skills
Workday Financials Financial Accounting Procure To Pay Expense Management Project Management Revenue Management Service Delivery Management SLA Management Customer Relationship Management Stakeholder Management Solution Design Application Managed Services Operational Leadership People Management Expenses Project

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Cognizant is a global IT services provider that engineers modern businesses to improve everyday life. Our customers face the challenge of keeping pace with a rapidly evolving technological landscape and the need to transform their operations to remain competitive. That is why we help clients modernize technology, reimagine processes, and transform experiences so they can stay ahead in today's fast-changing world. We dedicate our business process and technology innovation know-how, deep industry expertise, and worldwide resources to working together with clients to make their businesses stronger. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build, and run more innovative and efficient businesses.

Founded in 1994 as an in-house technology unit of Dun & Bradstreet in Chennai, India, Cognizant began serving external clients in 1996. We have since grown into one of the world's leading professional services companies, with a focus on digital business, digital operations, and digital systems & technology. Our offerings include artificial intelligence, digital engineering, digital experience, digital strategy, the internet of things, enterprise platform services, automation services, intelligent process automation, application services, cloud solutions, infrastructure services, security services, core modernization, enterprise application services, and quality engineering and assurance.

We cater to a wide array of industries, including banking, capital markets, communications, media and technology, consumer goods, education, healthcare, information services, insurance, life sciences, manufacturing, oil and gas, retail, transportation and logistics, travel and hospitality, and utilities. With headquarters in Teaneck, New Jersey, U.S., and a significant presence in India, our global footprint extends across North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, serving over 35% of Fortune 500 companies. Our commitment is to build digital talent worldwide so everyone can benefit from the full spectrum of human ingenuity.

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About the job
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Oct 11, 2026
Posted on
Aug 12, 2026
Job type
Full Time
Experience level
Manager

Education
Professional certificate

Experience

7 years minimum

Location requirements
Suggest an edit

United Kingdom

Hiring timezones
Show UTC offsets

United Kingdom +/- 0 hours

Job categories
Workday Financials Manager Application Managed Services ERP Consulting IT Service Management Financial Systems Management Workday AMS Consultant Workday AMS Workday Financials Consulting Workday Financials Consultant

Skills
Workday Financials Financial Accounting Procure To Pay Expense Management Project Management Revenue Management Service Delivery Management SLA Management Customer Relationship Management Stakeholder Management Solution Design Application Managed Services Operational Leadership People Management Expenses Project

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CO Cognizant

Company size

5000+ employees

Founded in

1994

Chief executive officer

Ravi Kumar S

Markets
Software Development IoT AI BPO Consulting IT Services Digital Transformation Cloud Computing Enterprise Software Cybersecurity

Employees live in
United States

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