Senior Workday Finance Analyst

SPAC Information Technology Inc; Taguig; Hybrid; PHP 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

SPAC Information Technology Inc is seeking a Workday Analyst to support and advance SPAC's use of core Workday Financial components. The Analyst serves as a Technology point of contact for financial functional areas and assists Finance teams to identify, plan, and implement systems and process improvements.

The role involves implementation, configuration, and support of Workday applications. This opportunity sits within a finance transformation team in cybersecurity, requiring a fully qualified

Qualifications

• Attention to detail and accuracy in preparing accounts and supporting information.
• Professional level of communication in verbal and written form.
• Sound knowledge of IFRS accounting standards.
• Accounting qualification – Fully Qualified.
• Experience in AP/AR; General Ledger; Reporting; VAT is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support planning, budgeting, forecasting, and scenario modelling activities.
• Maintain a lean global chart of accounts for statutory and management accounts.
• Configure workflows and security for Workday and related systems.
• Collaborate with local Finance teams and consultants on VAT and sales taxes.
• Assist with data migration and testing across Workday and adjacent tools.
• Provide training materials and early life support post-deployment.

Skills

Attention to detail

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Systems and controls mindset

IFRS accounting knowledge

Excel proficiency

Finance systems experience

Analytical thinking

Education

Accounting qualification – Fully Qualified

Tools

Workday

Workday Adaptive Planning

Workday Reporting

Job description

Working Arrangement:

Hybrid (2x a week RTO) (Mid Shift)

Responsibilities

As part of a team of Workday Specialists, the role is fundamental to supporting and advancing FINS' use of the core Workday Financial components. The Analyst serves as a Technology point of contact for financial functional areas and assists Finance teams to identify, plan, and implement systems and process improvements. The role will involve implementation, configuration, and support of Workday applications.

The Opportunity

This position forms an integral part of a successful finance transformation team, within an exciting and growing industry, cybersecurity. You will be a fully qualified accountant with good all-round experience of accounts, exposure to Finance systems and how they operate, combined with knowledge of the controls environment and its importance within day-to-day processes.

The ability to deal with a fast-paced environment and high level of change is key to success within this role. You will be fulfilling a key financial role by supporting Global Finance Transformation to transition the Finance department into an upper quartile performer. The applicant will be a driven individual, demonstrating a thirst for knowledge and the will to broaden their skill set.

The Challenge

You will be responsible for supporting the implementation of change across several Finance systems (examples include Workday, Salesforce, Concur), and providing support to those businesses that have transitioned to the new systems landscape.

The scope covers Core Finance (Purchase‑to‑Pay, Order‑to‑Cash, General Ledger, and reporting) as well as planning, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting processes supported through Workday. Key aspects of the role are as follows:

System Configuration:

• Support of planning, budgeting, forecasting, and scenario modelling activities.
• 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 for 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 to ensure compliance with the company 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-end close process definition.
• Skilled in creating, updating, and developing business processes, custom validations, and condition rules.
• Familiar with Worktags and their uses.
• Knowledgeable with Workday Reporting, custom reports, composite, advanced, BIRT, etc.
• Familiar with security configurations and their functions.
• Knowledgeable with Workday Adaptive, Office Connect, and worksheets.

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.
• Develop and support management and board-level reporting within Workday Adaptive Planning.

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 Company 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.
• Early life support for businesses post-deployment.

Functional and Technical Skills (Minimum Requirements):

• Attention to detail and accuracy in preparing accounts and supporting information.
• Strong interpersonal skills are essential whilst working in a highly pressurised environment.
• Professional level of communication in verbal and written form.
• Focus on systems, processes and controls to ensure that risks are minimised, and processes are scalable as the business continues to grow.
• An understanding of the key drivers of the Company's 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.
• Good Finance exposure.
• Must have experience in 2-3 of the following: AP/AR; Banking; Journals; General Ledger; Fixed Assets; Reporting; VAT.
• Strong Excel knowledge.
• Workday Strategic Sourcing Configuration experience is highly desirable, but not mandatory.
• Hands‑on Workday Adaptive Planning experience is desirable.
• Exposure to system design for Finance is preferred but not essential.
• Previous experience in a PLC reporting environment is preferred but not essential.