Workday Finance Reporting Consultant

Square One Resources; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 78,000 - 106,000; Full time

Job summary

Square One Resources is seeking a Workday Finance Reporting Consultant for a London-based role with hybrid working. You will deliver hands-on Workday reporting design, develop complex calculated fields, and collaborate with Finance stakeholders to translate requirements into practical solutions.

The ideal candidate will have deep Workday reporting expertise, knowledge of security and data structures, plus experience in documenting standards and coaching users.

Qualifications

• Excellent understanding of Workday business objects, data structures and reporting relationships.
• Good understanding of Workday reporting security, including domains, role-based access and reporting restrictions.
• Confident communicating with Finance stakeholders and explaining technical reporting concepts clearly.
• Experience creating reporting documentation, standards and repeatable processes.
• Ability to provide training, coaching and knowledge transfer to business users.

Responsibilities

• Investigate complex reporting problems, identifying issues relating to data, security, business objects or report performance.
• Develop and maintain sophisticated calculated fields to support financial reporting, KPIs and management information.
• Partner with Finance stakeholders to understand reporting requirements and turn them into practical Workday solutions.
• Review and improve existing reports, identifying opportunities to enhance usability, accuracy and performance.
• Establish consistent approaches to report design, documentation, naming, ownership and ongoing maintenance.
• Support the testing, validation and release of new reporting solutions.

Skills

Workday reporting

Workday security

Stakeholder communication

Documentation & standards

Training & knowledge transfer

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

SQL

DAX

Job description

Workday Finance Reporting Consultant

London - Hybrid
Rate: £500 Outside IR35
October Start date
Contract - 6 Months

Workday Reporting consultant needed across Workday financial and management reporting. This is a hands-on role combining Workday report development, technical problem-solving, stakeholder engagement and reporting best practice.

Job Responsibilities/Objectives:

• Investigate complex reporting problems, identifying issues relating to data, security, business objects or report performance.
• Develop and maintain sophisticated calculated fields to support financial reporting, KPIs and management information.
• Partner with Finance stakeholders to understand reporting requirements and turn them into practical Workday solutions.
• Review and improve existing reports, identifying opportunities to enhance usability, accuracy and performance.
• Establish consistent approaches to report design, documentation, naming, ownership and ongoing maintenance.
• Support the testing, validation and release of new reporting solutions.

Required Skills/Experience:

• Excellent understanding of Workday business objects, data structures and reporting relationships.
• Good understanding of Workday reporting security, including domains, role-based access and reporting restrictions.
• Confident communicating with Finance stakeholders and explaining technical reporting concepts clearly.
• Experience creating reporting documentation, standards and repeatable processes.
• Ability to provide training, coaching and knowledge transfer to business users.

Desirable Skills/Experience:

• Power BI, Tableau or similar BI/data visualisation experience.
• Practical SQL and DAX knowledge.
• Experience working with Workday data integrations or wider analytics platforms.
• Experience improving reporting governance or establishing reporting frameworks.

Disclaimer
Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies.

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