System Analyst ( Workday Finance)

JR United Kingdom; Leicester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a System Analyst specializing in Workday Finance to support daily operations and optimize the Workday finance system. The role involves working with finance teams to address issues, enhance deployments, and document system processes. Ideal candidates will have a background in finance or computer science, with experience in Workday systems.

Benefits

Competitive salaries

Exclusive discounts

Health benefits

Qualifications

• 2 years of experience working with Workday systems.
• Experience in a Workday finance system support role.
• Technical background across multiple technologies.

Responsibilities

• Manage Workday finance system configuration and optimisation.
• Support day-to-day system management for Workday finance users.
• Develop documentation of system configurations and processes.

Skills

Workday administration

Financial systems knowledge

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance

Bachelor’s degree in accounting

Bachelor’s degree in computer science

Bachelor’s degree in business

Job description

Job Role: System Analyst - Workday Finance

Location: London

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 systems) and eager to deepen their knowledge in Workday.

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

Key Accountabilities

1. Manage the Workday finance system configuration and optimisation across the business.
2. Support Workday finance users with day-to-day system management.
3. Develop and maintain documentation of system configurations, processes, and integrations.
4. Administer and maintain the Workday finance system.
5. Support configuration updates, review new system features, and assist in delivery.
6. Provide technical and functional support for finance business processes.
7. Collaborate with IT and Finance teams to meet their requirements and address challenges.
8. Create documentation to facilitate successful system change adoption.

Experience

1. Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business, computer science, or a related field.
2. Experience with Workday administration, configuration, and optimization (certification is a plus).
3. Knowledge of Workday/ERP project processes.
4. Strong understanding of financial systems and processes.
5. At least 2 years of experience working with Workday systems.
6. Experience in a Workday finance system support role.
7. Experience working with international organizations.
8. Understanding of data security principles and experience implementing security in Workday.
9. Technical background across multiple technologies.
10. Experience in finance and IT functions.
11. Knowledge of the property sector is a plus.

Personal Qualities

1. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
2. Quick learner with the ability to acquire new technical skills.

The Benefits

We support our employees with technology, training, and benefits. Our packages include competitive salaries, exclusive discounts, and health benefits.

Diversity

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

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