Presales Solution Consultant, Financials - Retail and Hospitality

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At Workday, it all began with a conversation over breakfast. When our founders met at a sunny California diner, they came up with an idea to revolutionize the enterprise software market. And when we began to rise, one thing that really set us apart was our culture. A culture which was driven by our value of putting our people first. And ever since, the happiness, development, and contribution of every Workmate is central to who we are. Our Workmates believe a healthy employee-centric, collaborative culture is the essential mix of ingredients for success in business. That’s why we look after our people, communities and the planet while still being profitable. Feel encouraged to shine, however that manifests: you don’t need to hide who you are. You can feel the energy and the passion, it's what makes us unique. Inspired to make a brighter work day for all and transform with us to the next stage of our growth journey? Bring your brightest version of you and have a brighter work day here.

About the Team

As a member of our diverse and skilled North America Presales team, you will have the opportunity to communicate and demonstrate the power of Workday's applications to prospects and customers alike. It is this team's job to bring the value of Workday solutions to life and showcase how the world of work can be transformed. Along with working closely with our sales counterparts, this team also sits at the exciting intersection of our Product Management, Consulting Services, Marketing, and Value Management teams, providing exposure to various areas of the business.

About the Role

Workday is looking for a Solution Consultant with Financial Management / ERP expertise, to join our Retail and Hospitality Solution Consulting team.

As a member of our strategic team of Solution Consulting team, you will be the face of Workday Financials and solutions to our prospective customers in the Retail and Hospitality space. You will engage prospective customers as a key member of the sales team, responsible for leading discovery calls, collaborative product solution development and delivery of compelling product demonstrations.

At Workday, we help our customers transform to realize outstanding efficiencies and pervasive insights afforded by our best-in-class single system-of-record for people, projects, financials, and business intelligence. You will use your industry and finance knowledge, polished presentation skills, and collaborative sales team experience to articulate the differentiated value of the Workday solution, rapidly growing the adoption of Software as a Service (SaaS) in the Retail and Hospitality space

Responsibilities include:

• The delivery of relevant technical product presentations, demonstrations, workshops, and seminars.

• To assist in the closure of sales opportunities by demonstrating a complete understanding of and resolving questions regarding our solution, services, and training.

• To contribute to the qualification of prospects, proposed demonstration criteria, proof of concept system builds and sales cycle closure plans.

• Supporting all sales, marketing, technical and channel objectives.

• To assist sales in the response to RFIs

• Ability to travel 50%

About You

Basic Qualifications - Solution Consultant:

• 5+ years of extensive financial domain expertise, including 1+ years working with core accounting concepts (GL, AR, AP, Fixed Assets, Cash Management), as well as industry relevant topics such as project accounting 
• 3+ years of business experience with relevant cloud-based financial management applications (e.g., Workday, NetSuite, Sage Intacct, Zuora, SAP, Oracle, etc.)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance, AND/OR equivalent work experience

Basic Qualifications - Sr. Solution Consultant:

• 7+ years of extensive financial domain expertise, including 3+ years working with core accounting concepts (GL, AR, AP, Fixed Assets, Cash Management), as well as industry relevant topics such as project accounting
• 5+ years of business experience with relevant cloud-based financial management applications (e.g., Workday, NetSuite, Sage Intacct, Zuora, SAP, Oracle, etc.)
• 5+ years in a cloud-based presales professional role
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance, AND/OR equivalent work experience

Other Qualifications:

• Experience in financial management within Retail and Hospitality or Diversified Industries, a plus
• Ability to work on multiple projects individually as well as working cross-functionally
• Exceptional and dynamic presentation & communication skills
• Outstanding professional discovery, presentation, communication,