Finance Integration Lead - Workday

Talentedge Recruitment Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 99,000 - 121,000; Full time

Job summary

Talentedge Recruitment Limited is seeking an experienced Finance Integration Lead to drive Workday Financial Management and Workday HCM integration initiatives. The role is permanent with hybrid work arrangements, offering compensation up to £110,000.

You will bridge Finance, HR and Technology, taking ownership from requirements through testing, implementation and go-live, delivering scalable, well-controlled processes.

Qualifications

• Experience leading Workday integration projects and transformations.
• Strong understanding of Workday Finance and HCM processes.
• Proven ability to manage stakeholders and deliver complex programmes.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end Workday Finance integration and transformation projects with plans, milestones and delivery.
• Own Finance requirements across Workday to ensure scalable, well-controlled processes.
• Lead design reviews, gap analysis and future-state design across Workday Financial Management.
• Collaborate with HCM teams on processes and data spanning Workday Financials and HCM.
• Support Workday configuration, integrations, data migration, testing, UAT and go-live.
• Coordinate with technical teams on integrations, data flows and connected systems.
• Drive process improvements, automation, controls and reporting across Finance.
• Lead change and adoption activities, including stakeholder communications and training.
• Act as a trusted partner to Finance, HR and Technology stakeholders.

Skills

Workday Finance

Workday HCM

Stakeholder management

Data migration

AP

Tools

EIB

Studio

APIs

Job description

Finance Integration Lead – Workday

Permanent | Hybrid – 2 days in the office | Up to £110,000

We’re looking for an experienced Finance Integration Lead to join a growing organisation and lead the integration, optimisation and ongoing development of Workday Financial Management and Workday HCM.

This is a high-impact role for someone who enjoys working at the intersection of Finance, Technology and People, and who can take ownership of complex systems change from requirements and design through to testing, implementation and go-live.

You’ll work closely with Finance, HR, Technology and senior stakeholders, acting as the key link between business requirements and Workday delivery.

What you’ll be doing

• Lead end-to-end Workday Finance integration and transformation projects, managing plans, milestones, dependencies, risks and delivery.
• Own Finance requirements across Workday, ensuring solutions meet business needs and support scalable, well-controlled processes.
• Lead process reviews, gap analysis and future-state design across Workday Financial Management.
• Work closely with HCM teams on processes and data spanning Workday Financials and HCM.
• Support Workday configuration, integrations, data migration, testing, UAT, cutover and go-live.
• Work with technical teams on integrations, data flows and connected systems.
• Drive process improvement, automation, controls and reporting across Finance.
• Lead change and adoption activities, including stakeholder communications, training and new ways of working.
• Act as a trusted partner to Finance, HR and Technology stakeholders, providing clear direction throughout the programme.

Workday experience

• We’re particularly interested in candidates with experience across Workday Financial Management, including areas such as:
• Financial Accounting | AP | AR | Expenses | Procurement | Supplier Accounts | Asset Management | Revenue | Financial Reporting | Accounting Centre
• Experience working alongside Workday HCM is also important, particularly across:
• Core HCM | Compensation | Benefits | Absence | Time Tracking | Recruiting | Talent & Performance | Payroll
• You don’t need to be a Workday expert across every module. We’re looking for someone who understands how Workday Finance, HCM, data and integrations connect across an organisation.

What we’re looking for

• Strong experience in Workday Financial Management, ideally within implementation, transformation or integration programmes.
• Experience working across Workday Finance and HCM.
• Strong understanding of core finance processes including AP, AR, expenses, procurement, accounting and reporting.
• Proven experience leading complex systems or integration projects through to delivery.
• Comfortable working with Workday integrations, data migration, APIs, EIB, Studio or similar technologies.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills and the ability to work confidently with senior Finance, HR and Technology teams.
• A pragmatic, hands-on approach with the ability to bring structure to complex and evolving programmes.