Workday Financial Systems Consultant

PRASANTH GUTHA

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Workday Financial Systems Consultant with 8+ years of experience supporting Finance, Accounting, FP&A, and Business stakeholders through Workday Financials, Workday Adaptive Planning, Reporting, and Enterprise Integrations. Experienced in Financial Accounting, General Ledger, Journal Processing, Allocations, Fixed Assets, Expense Management, Period Close, Financial Reporting, and production support within complex enterprise environments. Proven track record partnering with Controllers, Accounting, Procurement, and FP&A teams to deliver scalable solutions, troubleshoot production issues, optimize financial processes, and support strategic finance initiatives. Strong expertise in Workday Financials, Adaptive Planning, NetSuite, Snowflake, Reporting, and Financial Data Governance, with hands-on experience translating business requirements into sustainable system solutions that improve reporting accuracy, close efficiency, and operational performance. CORE SKILLS

● Workday Core Financials (GL, Journals, Allocations, Fixed Assets)

● R2R, P2P, Q2C, Accounting Center

● Foundation Data Model (FDM) Design & Governance

● L2 Finance Systems Support (Close, GL, Assets, Adaptive)

● Composite Financial Reporting (Balance Sheet, P&L, Cash Flow)

● Journal, Asset & Allocation Business Process Configuration

● OfficeConnect, BIRT, Prism & Advanced Reporting for Reconciliation

● Workday Core Financials Adaptive Integrations

● EIB, Core Connectors & Workday Studio

● APIs, RaaS & Enterprise Data Integrations

● Workday Adaptive Planning Certification (Modeling, Versions, Sheets, Reporting)

● Budgeting, Forecasting & Scenario Analysis (FP&A)

● Data Integration, Transformation & Validation

● SQL, Advanced Excel, Power BI, Tableau

● Workflow Automation & Process Optimization

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Client: ERP Analysts Inc Mar 2026 – present

Role: Workday Functional consultant

Responsibilities:

● Lead design, configuration, and implementation of Workday solutions, translating business requirements into scalable HCM/Finance integrations and workflows.

● Develop and manage upstream integrations with systems, databases, and external platforms using APIs, EIB, Core Connectors, and middleware.

● Build secure data exchange solutions leveraging Scripts, PGP encryption, SFTP, and cloud-based data pipelines.

● Execute end-to-end data migration activities including data extraction, transformation, loading, data mapping, cleansing, reconciliation, and validation to ensure accuracy and integrity.

● Design and support downstream integrations for reporting and analytics platforms using EPM tools.

● Ensure data security, compliance, performance optimization, and collaborate with stakeholders for testing, deployment, documentation, and post-production support. Client: One Oak Advisory Group LLC, AZ, USA Dec 2024 – Jan 2026 Fire Sky Lodging Solutions LLC, AZ, USA Sept 2024 – Nov 2024 Kaizen Asset Management LLC, AZ, USA June 2024 – Sept 2024 Role: Financial consultant

Responsibilities:

● Provided hands-on configuration, production support, and enhancement delivery across Workday Financials, ensuring stability and accuracy of finance operations.

● Supported Financial Accounting processes including General Ledger, Journal Entries, Allocations, Financial Reporting, and Period Close activities.

● Configured and maintained Financial Data Model (FDM) structures, accounting dimensions, hierarchies, and reporting attributes to support financial reporting requirements.

● Worked on Workday Adaptive Planning implementation and ongoing support, helping finance teams streamline budgeting, forecasting, and reporting processes.

● Partnered with finance and business stakeholders to understand planning and reporting needs and translate them into Adaptive Planning models, sheets, dashboards, and reports.

● Built and maintained Adaptive Planning structures such as accounts, dimensions, levels, and versions to support financial planning and scenario analysis.

● Configured modelled sheets, cube sheets, and standard sheets to support budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.

● Architected and supported bi-directional integrations between Snowflake Data Cloud and Workday Adaptive Planning, enabling seamless data exchange for Actuals, Budgeting, Forecasting, Workforce, Revenue, and Operational planning.

● Developed financial reports and dashboards using Office Connect, enabling leadership to easily generate reports in Excel and PowerPoint.

● Supported integration and data flow between Workday Financials and Adaptive Planning, ensuring accurate financial data for planning and reporting.

● Performed data validation, reconciliations, and variance analysis to ensure consistency between planning data and financial systems.

● Assisted finance teams during monthly forecasts, annual budgeting cycles, and planning updates, helping troubleshoot issues and maintain system accuracy.

● Analysed financial data to identify trends, variances, and key business drivers to support decision-making.

● Contributed to continuous improvements in planning processes and reporting capabilities within Workday Finance and Adaptive Planning.

Client: Newmark, India July 2021 – Aug 2022

Role: Functional Analyst

Responsibilities:

● Led the design and implementation of Workday Adaptive Planning models for workforce, expense, and revenue planning, supporting budgeting, forecasting, and scenario analysis.

● Worked closely with FP&A and Controller teams to understand business needs and translate them into planning models, drivers, and forecasting frameworks within Adaptive Planning.

● Built and maintained Adaptive Planning sheets (modeled, cube, and standard) to support detailed budgeting, financial forecasting, and variance analysis.

● Developed dashboards and financial reports using Workday Adaptive Planning and OfficeConnect, allowing finance leaders to easily generate reports in Excel and PowerPoint.

● Implemented and maintained integrations between NetSuite ERP and Workday Adaptive Planning, enabling automated synchronization of Actuals and master data for budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting.

● Configured data mappings and validation processes for NetSuite financial dimensions, ensuring accurate data reconciliation and seamless alignment between ERP and Adaptive Planning models.

● Managed the integration between Workday Financials and Adaptive Planning, ensuring actual financial data flowed accurately into planning models for forecasting and analysis.

● Maintained and improved planning models, calculations, and assumptions to ensure forecasts remained accurate and aligned with business needs.

● Provided ongoing support for Workday Adaptive Planning, helping finance teams resolve issues with sheet formulas, reports, and user access.

● Partnered with finance teams to continuously improve planning processes and reporting structures within Adaptive Planning.

● Ensured financial dimensions and hierarchies were properly structured and aligned between Workday Financials and Adaptive Planning.

● Supported budgeting and forecasting cycles, assisting teams with data validation, updates, and reconciliation of planning data with actuals.

● Helped migrate and validate financial data during system implementation, including Chart of Accounts, cost centers, and other planning dimensions.

● Performed financial analysis on P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow projections to identify trends, variances, and key insights for business decisions. Client: WeMakeScholars, India Nov 2015 – July 2021 Role: Associate Finance Consultant

Responsibilities:

● Worked on Workday Core Financials (GL Configuration, Journals, Allocations, Fixed Assets).

● Supported Record-to-Report (R2R), Procure-to-Pay (P2P), Quote-to-Cash (Q2C) processes in Workday Financials, including configuration of General Ledger, journals, and allocations to ensure accurate financial reporting and smoother period close.

● Provided L2/L3 production support, user troubleshooting, defect resolution, testing, and release validation for Finance applications.

● Developed financial reports and dashboards using Workday Reporting, Adaptive Planning, and OfficeConnect to support P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow analysis.

● Maintained the integration of actuals from Workday Financials into Adaptive Planning, enabling accurate forecasts and variance analysis.

● Built Workday Advanced Reports and Prism dashboards to support financial reconciliations, data validation, and management reporting.

● Developed and supported integrations using Workday Integration Cloud (EIB, Core Connectors, Studio) to streamline finance and reporting processes.

● Assisted with finance data loads and conversions using EIB templates and validation reports to ensure accurate financial and planning data.

● Provided ongoing reporting and system support for Workday Financials and Adaptive Planning, helping finance teams resolve reporting issues and improve data visibility. EDUCATION

Master of Science Business Analytics University of North Texas, TX, USA Master of Commerce Finance Osmania University, India Bachelor of Commerce Accounting Osmania University, India

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