Neil McGuire
Senior Principal Consultant @Cognizant
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Principal Consultant @Cognizant
Home worker, GB
Leading Workday Adaptive Planning solution design and delivery for enterprise clients across retail, tech, and service sectors. Delivery of end-to-end implementations—from discovery and requirement gathering to deployment and hypercare. Advise clients on best-practice modeling approaches, workforce planning, and driver-based forecasting. Collaborate cross-functionally with data engineers, finance stakeholders, and Workday technical consultants. Customise dashboards, reports, and assumptions to align planning tools with real-time decision-making. Provide strategic architecture recommendations for scalable planning frameworks.
EDUCATION
Sheffield Hallam University
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Sports Management
Cambridge Regional College
AVCE, Leisure and Recreational Activities
SKILLS
ABOUT NEIL MCGUIRE
I\'m a qualified Chartered Accountant with extensive experience across FP & A, Financial Control, and Finance Business Partnering—primarily within the Retail and Travel industries. In recent years, I’ve specialised in designing and implementing Workday Adaptive Planning solutions that drive financial transparency, planning agility, and strategic decision-making.With a strong foundation in both finance operations and technology, I bridge the gap between business users and system design, ensuring implementations align with both strategic goals and operational needs. Whether optimising forecasting models, integrating data sources, or streamlining budgeting cycles, I bring a quality-driven, insight-led approach to every engagement. Certified in Workday Adaptive Planning Proven track record of delivering scalable planning solutions Passionate about transforming finance functions through smart technologyI\'m enthusiastic about helping organisations build robust, future-proof planning environments that support confident, data-backed decisions.
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