Associate Director, Workday - Financials & Payroll

Deloitte LLP; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm is seeking a Senior Manager in Workday Finance & UK Payroll. This role involves engaging in both advisory and delivery projects, supporting full Workday implementations, and developing solutions. Ideal candidates will have significant experience in finance technology and proven leadership skills, with a strong commitment to inclusion. The position offers hybrid working based in various cities across the UK.

Benefits

Flexible hybrid working policy

Opportunities for professional development

Qualifications

• Experience of at least two end-to-end Workday implementations.
• Ability to translate business requirements into system designs.
• Demonstrated leadership and self-direction.

Responsibilities

• Engage in advisory and delivery projects across Workday lifecycle.
• Develop overall solution architecture and processes supported by Workday.
• Identify client integration issues and recommend solutions.

Skills

Experience in ERP, EPM and cloud computing

Finance transformation experience with Workday

Problem solving and analytical skills

Effective cross-functional project management

Excellent presentation and communication skills

Tools

Workday Financials

Workday FDM

Job description

Role Overview

As a Workday Finance & UK Payroll Senior Manager, your role will involve engaging advisory and delivery projects across Workday implementation lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Engaging in both advisory and delivery projects, from helping clients with their transformation strategies, to supporting the full lifecycle of Workday delivery projects
• Working with our clients to develop their overall solution architecture and end-to-end processes, to be supported by Workday technology
• Identifying key client process and technology integration issues and recommending solutions
• Having a clear understanding of the firm's commitment to creating a more inclusive culture
• Specialist knowledge of Workday Financials & UK Payroll

Qualifications

• Experience in ERP, EPM and cloud computing (including storage, platforms and data)
• Relevant work experience in Finance technology or related field
• Finance transformation experience with Workday
• Translate business requirements into specific system, application or process designs covering both functional and non-functional aspects
• Demonstrate a good understanding of Workday transactional data flows, but also to provide knowledge, insight and support for data migration activities
• Ideally, Workday Finance, FDM and Engagement Manager Certified
• Possess good problem solving and analytical skills
• Be able to plan and deliver the scope and deliverables of the team
• Manage stakeholders using clear communications and be able to form strong client relationships
• Demonstrate a clear understanding of risk in relation to ERP delivery projects
• Work effectively within an inclusive team and actively support the development of individuals and teams, both formally and informally
• Experience of at least two end to end Workday implementations
• Demonstrated understanding of the current state of the art for automation, continuous integration/deployment and cloud-based delivery models
• Comfortable talking about technical issues with business people and business issues with technical people
• Able to express complex concepts in plain language to reach broader audiences
• Ability to craft a compelling message and tailor it for a given audience, combining technical expertise with simple, everyday language to deliver a story
• Demonstrated business domain and/ or industry knowledge
• Ability to work well with a cross-functional, geographically dispersed team and clients
• Effective cross-functional project management, communication and stakeholder management skills
• Excellent presentation and communication skills, with a focus on translating business requirements into information models
• Demonstrated effective written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated leadership and self-direction
• Experience in consulting or professional services or equivalent

Location

You’ll be based in Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow or Manchester with hybrid working.

Hybrid Working

At Deloitte we understand the importance of balancing your career alongside your home life. That’s why we’ll support you to work flexibly through our hybrid working policy. Depending on the requirements of your role, you’ll have the opportunity to work in your local office, virtual collaboration spaces, client sites and remotely.