Workday Functional Consultant

Workday Functional Consultant

London (4 days per week onsite / 1 day WFH)

£575 - £625 p/d, inside IR35

6 months (high likelihood of extension)

A well-established, rapidly expanding organisation (8-10 acquisitions likely to complete this year alone), undergoing a major HR systems transformation is seeking an experienced Workday Functional Consultant / Systems Admin for an initial 6 month contract. Due to the ambitious expansion plans the contract is highly likely to extend.

It is a critical position within the company's digital transformation and M&A strategy, focusing on the ongoing optimisation and development of Workday.

This contract offers the opportunity to play a key role in configuring modules, workflows, business processes, reports, integrations as well as onboarding multiple newly acquired businesses onto the Workday platform.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the day-to-day administration, optimisation and continuous improvement of Workday
• Configure Workday templates, modules, business processes, reports and workflow
• Support M&A activities through the onboarding of new groups of employees into Workday
• Requirements Gathering and Analysis, collaborating with stakeholders to understand business needs and translate the into functional specifications.
• Collaborate closely with HR and IT stakeholders to define requirements and deliver appropriate solutions
• Ensure data accuracy and integrity across systems and integrations (e.g. Payroll, ERP)
• Provide training and support to HR end users and stakeholders
• Maintain strong vendor relationships and oversee third-party integrations
• Ensure compliance with data governance and security standards

Requirements:

• Proven experience as a Workday Consultant or Sys Admin
• Deep understanding of Workday configuration (including templates, workflows and reporting)
• Ideally experience supporting Workday in environments involving M&A requiring onboarding of new businesses
• Solid grasp of HR processes and how they map to systems
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, communication and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work independently and strategically within an extremely fast-paced environment