Workday Report Analyst

Workday Report Analyst

£45,272 per annum

UKRI Band E

Full Time

Swindon (Hybrid Working)

Fixed Term (12 Months)

Closing date: 29th July 2025

Job Overview

The Workday Team at Innovate UK supports our HR and Finance functions through the effective delivery of Workday solutions. We are now seeking a Workday Reporting Analyst with deep expertise in Workday reporting and analytics. This role is critical to enabling data-driven decision-making by designing, building, and optimizing insightful reports and dashboards in Workday.

The ideal candidate will be responsible for gathering reporting requirements from stakeholders, designing fit-for-purpose reports, developing dashboards, and ensuring Workday's reporting functionality is leveraged to its fullest potential. This role requires a proactive, detail-oriented individual with strong Workday reporting experience across HCM and/or Finance modules.

Responsibilities

• Reporting Strategy & Delivery
• System & Data Analysis
• Stakeholder Engagement & Support
• Technical Contribution
• Continuous Improvement & Governance

About you

Shortlisting criteria

(S&I) – Assessed at both shortlisting and interview

Person Specification:

Experience & Qualifications:

Essential –

• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience (S&I)
• Workday certifications (at least 2) – must include Workday Reporting/Advanced Reporting; others may include HCM, Financials, or Analytics (S&I)

Desirable –

• Business Analysis Qualification (e.g. BCS International Diploma)
• Prince2 or Agile qualifications

Essential Experience & Skills

• Advanced Workday reporting experience including: (S&I)

Calculated Fields, Advanced, Matrix, and Composite Reports

Dashboards, Scorecards, Trending Reports

Workday Prism Analytics (if applicable)

• Strong experience working with stakeholders to translate business needs into reports (S&I)
• Proven ability to deliver accurate, timely, and insightful data analysis to support decision-making (S&I)
• Experience supporting at least 2 full Workday implementations or enhancement projects (S&I)
• Experience working in an operational/BAU Workday environment (S&I)
• High proficiency in Microsoft Excel and data manipulation techniques (S&I)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail (S&I)
• Experience of coaching users on report usage and development (S&I)

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Benefits

We recognise and value our employees as individuals and aim to provide a favourable pay and rewards package! We are committed to supporting employees’ development and promote a culture of continuous learning! A list of benefits below;

• An outstanding defined benefit pension scheme
• 30 days’ annual leave in addition to 10.5 public and privilege days (full time equivalent)
• Employee discounts and offers on retail and leisure activities
• Employee assistance programme, providing confidential help and advice
• Flexible working options

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How to Apply

Applicants are required to provide an up-to-date CV and a cover letter outlining their suitability for the role. Further information on how to apply is listed on our careers page