System Analyst ( Workday Finance)

JR United Kingdom; Guildford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a System Analyst specializing in Workday Finance. This role involves day-to-day operational support for the Workday finance system and enhancing its functionality. The ideal candidate should have a bachelor's degree and extensive experience with Workday. Benefits include competitive salaries, discounts, and health benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salaries

Discounts

Health benefits

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience working with Workday systems.
• Strong understanding of financial processes.
• Experience in international organizations is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage Workday finance system configuration and optimisation.
• Support users with day-to-day management of Workday.
• Collaborate with IT and Finance teams to meet requirements.

Skills

Workday administration

Financial systems knowledge

Interpersonal skills

Technical adaptability

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or related field

Job description

Job Role: System Analyst - Workday Finance

Location:

Guildford, United Kingdom

Hours:

35 hours per week, Monday to Friday

The purpose of this role is:

The Workday finance administrator will be responsible for the day-to-day operational support for Workday finance and Adaptive Planning, including responding to tickets raised from across the Finance and P2P teams on Easyvista.

You will build relationships with finance and non-finance colleagues to understand and resolve their queries when using our Workday system.

The ideal candidate should be comfortable with Workday (or other ERP system) and eager to deepen knowledge in Workday.

This role is part of the Workday competence centre team, providing post go-live support and enhancement of the Workday solutions; supporting and improving our existing Workday deployment. The team will grow as we expand our Workday finance deployment.

Key Accountabilities

• Manage Workday finance system configuration and optimisation across the business.
• Support Workday finance users with day-to-day management.
• Develop and maintain documentation of system configurations, processes, and integrations.
• Administer and maintain the Workday finance system.
• Support configuration changes, review new system features, and support delivery.
• Provide technical and functional support for finance business processes.
• Collaborate with IT and Finance teams to meet their requirements.
• Create documentation to ensure successful adoption of system changes.

Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business, computer science, or related field.
• Experience with Workday administration, configuration, and optimization (certification a plus).
• Knowledge of Workday/ERP project processes.
• Strong understanding of financial systems and processes.
• At least 2 years of experience working with Workday systems.
• Support experience in a Workday finance environment.
• Experience with international organizations.
• Understanding of data security principles and implementing security in Workday.
• Technical background across multiple technologies.
• Experience in finance and/or IT functions.
• Knowledge of the property sector is a plus.

Personal Qualities

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Quick learner with technical adaptability.

The Benefits

We support our staff with technology, training, and benefits, including competitive salaries, discounts, and health benefits.

Diversity

We promote diversity and recruit on merit. Applications from job share candidates are welcome.

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