Workday Consultant

Devonshire Hayes Recruitment Specialists Ltd.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency in the UK is seeking an experienced Workday Consultant for a contract role requiring onsite attendance once a week. The ideal candidate will possess deep knowledge of Workday and have the ability to lead workshops with finance teams. Responsibilities include requirement gathering, designing Workday Finance modules, and validating system setups. The position is deemed inside IR35, and candidates must be Workday subject matter experts.

Qualifications

• Deep knowledge of Workday and system migrations.
• Experience leading workshops with finance teams.
• Ability to manage and prioritize system requests.

Responsibilities

• Gather requirements and assess business needs from Workday.
• Design and deploy Workday Finance modules aligned with business needs.
• Validate system setup and manage testing with implementation partners.
• Validate system setup with the implementation partner and manage testing.
• Ensure integration with other enterprise platforms.

Skills

Subject matter expert in Workday

Requirement gathering

System migration

Configuration management

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Azure DevOps

Job description

If you are an experienced Workday Consultant we have an exciting new contract we would like to discuss with you. The client has specified they will only consider candidates who are Workday subject matter experts.

Please note this role will require onsite attendance once a week and has been deemed inside IR35.

The successful candidate will be a Workday Consultant or Workday Manager with deep knowledge of Workday and system migrations.

• Initially you will be tasked with requirement gathering and assessing what the business needs from Workday.
• Stage two will be to design and deploy Workday Finance modules, ensuring alignment with business needs and best practices.
• Lead workshops with Finance teams to gather requirements and translate them into actionable system configurations.
• Work with the third‑party Workday implementation partner to validate system setup, manage testing, and troubleshoot any issues.
• Work closely with other product owners to ensure Workday integrates seamlessly with CRM, PAS, and other core enterprise platforms.
• Support financial system integrations with external platforms, such as treasury, banking, expenses, and revenue tracking systems, ensuring accuracy and data consistency.
• Manage and prioritise system requests, enhancements, and issue resolution using tools like Jira, Confluence, and Azure DevOps.