Senior Workday Finance Analyst

HRTX; Taguig; On-site; PHP 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

A global financial services company is looking for a Senior Workday Finance Analyst based in Metro Manila, Philippines. This role focuses on core finance processes, ensuring compliance with IFRS, managing integrations, and providing training to local finance teams. The ideal candidate must be fully qualified in accounting with strong analytical skills and must have experience in areas such as Accounts Payable and Receivable. The position offers a dynamic work environment that encourages professional growth.

Qualifications

• Ability to review and analyze data, identify issues and take corrective action.
• Sound knowledge of IFRS accounting standards.
• Good Finance exposure.

Responsibilities

• Maintenance of the global chart of accounts structure for accurate reporting.
• Collaborate with local teams for VAT and sales tax requirements.
• Support businesses in mapping financial history to Workday.

Skills

Attention to detail

Strong interpersonal skills

Professional communication

Strong Excel knowledge

Education

Accounting qualification Fully Qualified

Job description

About the job Senior Workday Finance Analyst

The scope of the role is Core Finance covering mainly Purchase-to-Pay, Order-to-Cash, General ledger and reporting.

Key aspects of the role are as follows:

• Maintenance of a lean global chart of accounts structure which delivers both statutory and management accounts.
• Account dimension definition and maintenance which are used as the building blocks to quality, value-add reporting and used as the basis for how we record financial transactions.
• Account posting rule definition and maintenance, which will use accounting knowledge ensuring compliance with policy and an ethos of one company one way.
• Collaboration with local Finance teams and system consultants to deliver local requirements for VAT and sales taxes.
• Integrations: Working with the system consultants and local Finance teams to deliver finance integrations that are fit for purpose (such as banking / digital VAT returns/payroll)
• Month and year close process definition

Reporting:

• Work with Finance Transformation, local Finance and Master Data & Reporting teams to identify, interpret and deliver local reporting requirements through the new systems landscape.

Security:

• Ensuring through system design that the objective of a controls-based audit is embedded within Finance processes.
• Education of local finance teams in relation to Workday security groups and impact on ways of working

Data Migration:

• Support the businesses in mapping financial history to Workday, including GL, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and bank.

Testing:

• Working with local Finance teams to ensure configuration and business processes operate as expected and are fit for purpose.

Training

• Preparation of training material for finance processes
• Training super users in new systems

Qualification

• Ability to review and analyze data, identify issues and take appropriate corrective action
• Attention to detail and accuracy in preparing accounts and supporting information
• Strong interpersonal skills are essential whilst working in a highly pressurized environment
• Professional level of communication in verbal and written form
• Focus on systems, processes and controls to ensure that risks are minimized, and processes are scalable as the business continues to grow
• An understanding of the key drivers of the business model and how developments or changes could impact ways of working and/ or accounting and tax processes.
• Sound knowledge of IFRS accounting standards
• Accounting qualification Fully Qualified
• Sound accounting knowledge, including IFRS
• Good Finance exposure
• Must have experience in 2-3 of the following: AP/AR:
• Strong Excel knowledge
• Exposure to system design for Finance is preferred but
  not essential
• Previous experience in a PLC reporting environment is
  preferred but not essential