Workday Functional Specialist - Finance

Aztec Group; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus scheme

Flexible, hybrid working

Ability to work abroad for up to 3 wks

Generous holiday allowance

Pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Worldwide travel insurance

Health and wellbeing programmes

On-site parking

Job summary

Aztec Group seeks a hands-on Workday Finance SME to own BAU operations, triage issues, and optimise Workday Financials alongside integrated systems. You will manage governance, testing, and documentation, while collaborating with Finance, IT, and the AMS partner to deliver stable upgrades and enhanced controls.

You will drive continuous improvement, maintain data integrity, and support reporting, with a focus on audit readiness and regulatory compliance in a multi-region environment.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable senior experience with Workday Financials in a large/complex organisation.
• Experience with BAU support, governance, and release cycles.
• Ability to translate Finance requirements into Workday solutions.
• Strong communication with senior/non-technical audiences.
• Experience with integrated systems and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day functional support for Workday Financials and triage issues.
• Troubleshoot functional issues with Finance SMEs, IT, and AMS provider.
• Own functional configuration within governance controls, including testing and documentation.
• Ensure Finance roles and access remain appropriate and compliant.
• Ensure data integrity and operational controls are embedded for Finance processes.

Skills

Workday Finance

Stakeholder management

Functional configuration

Testing & documentation

Data integrity

Regulatory compliance

Auditing readiness

Communication

Tools

Workday

Job description

Reports to Workday Platform Lead (Technology) We are seeking an experienced and proactive Workday Finance SME to own the functional support, optimisation, and evolution of our Workday Financials capability and associated integrated systems. This role will be a primary liaison between Technology, Finance, and key delivery partners to ensure Workday Financials operates efficiently, remains compliant and audit-ready, and continues to deliver business value post go-live. They will play a key role in the BAU support model: stabilising the platform during Hypercare, transitioning into steady-state support, driving continuous improvement, and ensuring smooth delivery of Workday bi-annual releases and Finance functional enhancements prioritised through the joint governance approach. This role suits someone who is "hands-on" across functional configuration, business process troubleshooting, reporting/controls, and stakeholder management - while working closely with HCM SMEs and an AMS partner for break/fix and capacity support as needed., Workday Financials BAU Ownership (Support & Operations)

Workday Financials BAU Ownership (Support & Operations)

• Manage day-to-day functional support for Workday Financials, ensuring issues are triaged, resolved, and communicated with minimal disruption to Finance operations.
• Troubleshoot functional issues across Workday Financials processes, partnering with Finance SMEs, IT, and the AMS provider where required.
• Own functional configuration within agreed governance controls (including testing and documentation), ensuring changes are sustainable and auditable.
• Partner with Security/Controls stakeholders to ensure Finance roles and access remain appropriate and compliant.
• Ensure data integrity and operational controls are embedded for Finance processes and reporting, aligned to internal policy and external regulatory expectations.

Release & Change Delivery (Bi-Annual Workday Releases)

• Support (and where appropriate lead) Finance impact assessments, prioritisation, testing coordination, and deployment of bi-annual Workday releases and functional upgrades impacting Financials.
• Own Finance regression testing approach for BAU changes and releases (what's critical, what's automated/standardised, what must be proven each cycle).
• Work through the governance board prioritisation process, shaping Finance demand into clear, deliverable outcomes.

Continuous Improvement / Product Enhancement

• Gather, analyse, and shape Finance requirements into pragmatic Workday solutions (process improvements, controls, usability, reporting outcomes).
• Manage Finance enhancement backlog items transitioning from project into BAU, including prioritisation, planning, and delivery (in-house + AMS).
• Drive adoption: ensure new or changed Finance capabilities are supported with documentation and training materials.

Reporting, MI & Audit Readiness

• Coordinate the development and maintenance of Finance reports and dashboards, including operational MI for BAU support, governance, and finance management needs.
• Support audit and control requirements by ensuring processes are documented, controls are demonstrable, and changes are traceable.

Vendor / AMS Partner Management (Finance scope)

• Work closely with the Workday AMS provider for Finance break/fix, backlog delivery capacity, and specialist support; ensure quality and knowledge transfer into the in-house model.
  Demonstrable senior experience with Workday Financials in a Technology, Finance Systems, or Change environment within a large/complex organisation.
• Proven experience operating within (or helping establish) a best-in-class Workday support model, including BAU controls, triage, and release cycles.
• Strong ability to interpret Finance business requirements and translate them into Workday solutions in consultation with wider technology/architecture stakeholders.
• Experience working with integrated systems outside of Workday (Finance ecosystem, upstream/downstream feeds, third parties).
• Confident communicator who can explain complex functional/technical considerations in plain English and adapt style to senior/non-technical audiences.
• Comfortable managing competing priorities across business lines and regions.
• Strong reporting/MI mindset - able to build positioning papers, consolidate complex information, and support Tech/Business leadership decision-making.
• Strong team player with a collaborative mindset, comfortable working across Technology, Finance, HR, and external partners; actively contributes to a positive, high-performing support team culture and shared ownership of outcomes.
  We understand that everyone has different needs, and that's why our employee package includes a variety of benefits. In addition to a competitive salary, here are some examples of the benefits that we may offer for our permanent roles:
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Flexible, hybrid working
• Ability to work abroad for up to 3 weeks per annum
• Generous holiday allowance
• Pension scheme
• Private medical insurance, including eye care
• Life assurance (death in service and critical illness benefit)
• Worldwide travel insurance
• Health and wellbeing programmes
• On-site parking