Finance Workday Consultant

Key responsibilities:

·        Lead functional design workshops with Finance stakeholders to capture requirements for one of the Record-to-Report (R2R), Procure-to-Pay (P2P), and Order-to-Cash (O2C).

·        Configure two or more of the Workday Financials modules (GL, AP, AR, Assets, Banking & Settlement, Expenses, Procurement) according to business requirements.

·        Support Chart of Accounts design, accounting rules, allocations, and financial reporting structures.

·        Drive data conversion and validation activities, including open balances, suppliers, customers, and historical data migration.

·        Collaborate with integration teams to ensure seamless connectivity between Workday and external systems (ERP, Payroll, Banking, Tax engines).

·        Develop and test Workday reports, dashboards, and analytics for Finance leadership.

·        Manage business process configuration (approvals, workflows, controls) to align with compliance and audit needs.

·        Perform system testing (unit, end-to-end, UAT support), defect resolution, and cutover planning.

·        Work closely with Workday Solution Architects to ensure design consistency and scalability.

·        Provide knowledge transfer, training, and documentation for finance super-users and business teams.

·        Ensure regulatory and compliance alignment (SOX, GAAP, IFRS) in Workday configurations.

·        Support post go-live stabilization and hyper care, ensuring smooth adoption of Workday Finance.

·        Be responsible for stakeholder management – engaging CFOs, Controllers, Finance leadership.

Your Profile

Essential skills/knowledge/experience:

·        Deep knowledge of Workday Financial Management modules, including General Ledger (GL), Accounts Payable (AP) and Accounts Receivable (AR), Asset Management, Expenses, Procurement/Supplier Accounts, Banking & Settlement, and Financial Reporting & Analytics.

·        Hands-on configuration experience with Business Processes, Security, and Workday Setup.

·        Strong understanding of Workday Reporting (Advanced Reports, Composite, Matrix, Workday Prism).

·        Excellent communication and presentation skills for business and technical audiences.

·        Solid grounding in accounting principles (GAAP, IFRS).

·        Previous work experience in Workday implementation or support.

·        Understanding of multi-entity, multi-currency consolidations.

·        Exposure to financial planning, budgeting and forecasting.

·        Experience with audit, compliance, and controls (SOX, internal controls, statutory reporting).

Desirable skills/knowledge/experience:

• ·        Good knowledge or exposure to UK finance Industry.