Senior Finance Tech Specialist

Workday Functional Analyst (FIN)

• Be the configuring Lead for Workday Financials, testing and documenting enhancements, improvements and bug fixing of our Workday Finance system.

• Work closely with our Finance, Sourcing and TechOps teams to develop our technology landscape and integration with the goal of creating a delightful modern digital experience

• Partner with business stakeholders across the organisation to identify needs and opportunities to improve our employee experience using technology

• Lead decision making on business processes, design and architecture, as well as training and change management activities, utilizing business process mapping

• Manage release cycles of new functionalities according to business

• Ensure smooth running of our technology landscape, supporting users, investigating and addressing issues and if necessary working with the vendors on resolution using our Jira ticketing system

• Lead implementation projects to introduce new solutions and capabilities

• Analyze and report metrics on our technology activities in support of strategic decision-making initiatives and for ongoing measurement and continual improvement

• Support data management and data architecture activities to ensure high quality data

• Create and manage documentation to align our business process and architecture with banking and privacy compliance requirements

• Report generation from Workday for key stakeholders

What you need to be successful:

Experienced in working within the Workday tool specifically covering Financial Management, Expenses and Procurement. Your background will have been working in Finance departments, you will understand the business processes to design a best in class service. You’re also a digital native, a quick learner that is always looking for opportunities to make things better. You understand that you need great processes and technology to get things done so we can use it to create amazing experiences. You love to share ideas and find untraditional ways to collaborate and co-create, you learn from feedback and want to grow by creating a truly positive impact.

Background: 

• Bachelors' degree

• 3+ years experience working with Workday Financials

• 5-6+ years experience working within Finance departments.

Skills: 

• Experience working with at least one or more modules in Workday - Financial Management, Expenses and/or Procurement (essential)

• Experience in process design and improvement

• Experience in data management, administration and system configuration

• Familiarity with Agile ways of working

• Experience with Finance best practices and implementing technology solutions to support compliance requirements.

• Love to learn and continuous improvement

• Growth mindset

• Great team player that loves to share and collaborate

Traits:

• Actively help yourself (and others) be successful

• Continuously learn and challenge the status quo

• Think globally, act locally

• Strong bias for action

• Give and receive open, direct and timely feedback