Workday Finance Functional Specialist
Workday Finance Functional Specialist
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Job Description
Workday Finance Functional Specialist
Division Data Technology & Innovation (DTI)
Department Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
Salary National ranging fromand London fromper annum (salary offered will be based on skills and experience)
About the FCA
The FCA regulates the conduct of 45000 firms in the UK to ensure our financial markets are honest fair and competitive. Follow this link to find out more About the FCA.
The Team/Department
We are looking for a Workday Finance Functional Specialist to join our ERP team to help us with ongoing support and change initiatives with our Workday ERP system.
As a successful Workday Finance Functional Specialist you will be working within the ERP Product Group DevOps team within our DTI division. Collaborating with the ERP Product Group and key business owners and SMEs you will be responsible for the delivery of improvements to existing Workday systems and BusinessasUsual (BAU) operations. Additionally the identification of new opportunities for leveraging the functionality available within Workday Cloud service offerings.
What will you be doing
Provide Development and BAU Workday support for Finance covering core Financials Revenue Management Projects Procurement Suppliers Expenses Time Tracking Customers Financial Accounting Tax and Adaptive Planning
Manage the daily administration maintenance releases and support activities for Workday. Contribute to the ERP Product Group team to support the development of a comprehensive DevOps model for end users
Design and maintain system configurations including Organisation structures Custom Organisations Playgroups and Security
Test validate and implement Business Process changes
Produce detailed functional and nonfunctional requirements aligned to best practice standards and agreed acceptance criteria
Conduct quality assurance and review of artefacts (configuration changes) created by internal teams to ensure the delivered solution meets business and nonfunctional requirements while adhering to technical designs
Oversee Agile backlog management ensuring requirements and designs are mapped into releases effectively
Maintain integrations of key interfaces with Workday through automated/scheduled tasks and manual data imports
Ensure traceability of technical requirements and functional specifications by designing and executing test phases enabling successful outcomes within a DevOps model
Build credibility and strong relationships with stakeholders to support business needs and identify new opportunities through deep product knowledge
What will you get from the role
This role is an exciting opportunity to be part of the dynamic Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) DevOps team at the FCA. Youll be working alongside a talented team including a Product Owner Service Manager and Architects in a collaborative and forwardthinking environment.
As our Workday Finance Functional Specialist youll play a key role in shaping the FCAs ERP solution by gathering and refining requirements driving Agile delivery and supporting Finance business customers with BAU operational needs. This role offers the chance to develop deep expertise in Workday while continuously enhancing your analytical and problemsolving skills.
If youre looking for a varied impactful and careeradvancing opportunity where you can contribute to critical business processes and innovate within a leading financial organisation this is the role for you.
Which skills are required
We are a Disability Confident Employer; therefore disabled people or individuals with longterm conditions who best meet the minimum criteria for a role will go through to the next stage of the recruitment process. (To learn more about the Disability Confident Scheme Click Here
Minimum
Extensive handson experience with Workday Finance including all project lifecycle phases complex implementations and functional configuration expertise
Experience producing project deliverables (business requirements functional specs configuration documents process flows use cases requirements traceability matrices etc)
Experience of working within a corporate or government IT environment that uses Workday technologies
Essential
Excellent communication skills for presentations workshops and business reporting
Strong stakeholder management engaging with all business levels
Workday specialist training in Finance and Integrations Fundamentals with a Workday Pro Track qualification being highly advantageous
Experience with formal development methodologies (e.g. Prince2 RUP Scrum Agile) is preferable
Experience with integrating between Workday and other IT Systems e.g. Adaptive Planning Salesforce Clarizen is highly desirable
Our Values & Diversity
We are proud to be an inclusive employer and our ambition is to cultivate a culture for all employees that respects their individual strengths views and experiences. We believe that our differences and similarities enable us to be a better organisation one that makes better decisions drives innovation and delivers better regulation.
Within the workplace you will have access to various employee resource groups which aim to promote and achieve a healthy work / life balance and support our diversity ambitions.
Did you know 50 of our Executive Committee are women.
The FCA is committed to achieving greater diversity across all levels of the organisation. Given this we particularly welcome applications from women minority ethnic disabled and neurodivergent candidates for our role.
Benefits of working at the FCA
25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays
Hybrid working (work from home up to 60 of your time)
Private healthcare with Bupa
A noncontributory Pension of at least 8
Life assurance
Income protection
We also have a competitive flexible benefits scheme which gives you the opportunity to create a personalised benefits package tailored to suit your lifestyle.
We welcome applications from candidates who are looking for flexible arrangements. Many of our staff work flexibly including working parttime staggered hours and job shares. We cant promise to give you exactly what you want but we can explore what might work best for both sides.
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Application Support
We are dedicated to removing barriers and ensuring our application process is accessible to everyone. We offer a range of adjustments to make your application experience as comfortable and straightforward as possible.
If you have an accessibility need disability or condition requiring changes to the recruitment process please contact your recruiter using the details below and they will be happy to discuss this further with you.
Useful Information and Timeline
This role is graded Senior Associate Regulatory
SC Clearance is required for this role SC Guidance
Advert closing date: Sunday 30th March
CV review/shortlist: w/c 31st March
Interview to assess technical capability and core skills: w/c 7th April
Your Recruiter will discuss the process in detail with you during screening for the role therefore please make them aware if you are going to be unavailable for any date during this time.
Got a question
If you are interested in learning more about the role please contact: Melanie Dubock at
Applications must be submitted through our online portal. Applications sent via email will not be accepted.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
