Workday Functional Analyst

We are supporting a leading organisation undergoing a major post-acquisition transformation programme to implement Workday Financials across an integrated business.

We are seeking a Functional Workday SME with a strong accounting and finance background to play a key role in defining and validating the current-state Workday Financials configuration and supporting the design of future-state processes.

This is a hands-on functional role working closely with Finance, IT, and transformation teams to ensure accurate system alignment across Procure-to-Pay (P2P), Record-to-Report (R2R), General Ledger, reporting, and consolidation processes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Review and analyse existing Workday Financials configuration and processes


• Define current-state system design, inputs, and financial data flows


• Conduct detailed fit-gap analysis between as-is and to-be processes


• Support financial process harmonisation across acquired entities


• Contribute to design decisions across reporting, consolidation, and sub-consolidation


• Work closely with stakeholders to ensure alignment between finance requirements and Workday configuration


• Support testing, validation, and implementation activities

Key Requirements:

• Strong experience as a Functional Workday Financials SME or Consultant


• Solid background in accounting, finance, or finance systems transformation


• Proven experience delivering Workday Financials implementations end-to-end


• Strong understanding of P2P, R2R, GL, and financial reporting processes


• Experience working in complex, multi-entity or post-acquisition environments (insurance experience desirable)


• Ability to translate finance requirements into functional system design

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