Workday Adaptive Planning Consultant

Lucas Kennedy; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial solutions company is seeking an Adaptive Planning Consultant to lead implementations and support financial processes. Ideal candidates have over 5 years of finance experience and 2 years with Workday Adaptive Planning. The role offers competitive salary, remote working, and access to training. Based in the UK or Europe, applicants must have the right to work without sponsorship.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Bonuses and benefits

Workday training access

Collaborative work culture

Qualifications

• 2+ years of hands-on experience with Workday Adaptive Planning.
• 5+ years of finance or FP&A experience, ideally in budgeting or forecasting.
• Strong understanding of financial processes.
• Experience with Workday HCM or Financials integration.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end implementations of Workday Adaptive Planning.
• Gather business requirements for budgeting and forecasting.
• Design and test Adaptive Planning models.
• Provide post-implementation user training and support.

Skills

Analytical skills

Exceptional communication

Stakeholder management

Excel proficiency

Tools

Workday Adaptive Planning

Data integration tools

Job description

Lucas Kennedy are seeking a talented Adaptive Planning Consultant to join our growing team. This role is ideal for a finance professional with strong analytical skills and a passion for technology who is looking to deepen their expertise in Workday Adaptive Planning. You'll be responsible for implementing, enhancing, and supporting Adaptive Planning solutions for our clients across a range of industries.

About Us

We are a certified Workday Partner specialising in delivering innovative financial and workforce planning solutions powered by Workday Adaptive Planning. Our mission is to help clients transform their planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes to drive better business outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and support end-to-end implementations of Workday Adaptive Planning for clients.

• Gather and document business requirements for budgeting, forecasting, and reporting processes.

• Design, build, and test Adaptive Planning models including sheets, dashboards, and reports.

• Partner with client finance and FP&A teams to streamline and automate planning workflows.

• Provide training, support, and guidance to client users post-implementation.

• Collaborate with internal Workday and finance transformation teams to deliver integrated solutions.

• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and best practice development within the Adaptive team.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of hands-on experience with Workday Adaptive Planning (implementation or client-side configuration).
• Minimum 5 years of finance or FP&A experience, ideally in roles involving budgeting, forecasting, or financial modelling.
• Strong understanding of financial processes and data structures.
• Excellent Excel and analytical skills.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Experience with Workday HCM or Financials integration.
• Consulting or client-facing implementation experience.Knowledge of data integration tools and planning system architectures.

Preferred Qualifications

• Workday Adaptive Planning Certification (highly desirable)

What We Offer

• Competitive salary, bonuses and benefits

• Remote working (with travel to client site when required)

• Access to Workday training and certification pathways.

• Exposure to diverse industries and complex planning environments.

• Collaborative, flexible, and supportive working culture.

You must be based in the UK or Europe (ideally Spain) with valid right to work (no sponsorship offered)

Lucas Kennedy acts as a staffing agency and IT consulting business. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of age and applications from persons of any age will be accepted for this role.