Workday Financials Functional Consultant
Location: UK – Fully Remote
Engagement: Contract / Freelance
Duration: Project dependent – initial and longer-term opportunities expected
Start: Various start dates
Certification: Active Workday Partner / Implementer Certification mandatory
Overview
We are working with a Workday implementer partner that has a substantial portfolio of upcoming Workday Financials functional projects in the pipeline across the UK, with projects starting in September through to the start of the new year.
We are interested in speaking with contractors and freelancers who hold active Workday Partner certifications and have strong hands-on functional configuration experience within one or more areas of Workday Financial Management.
The upcoming programmes will include Workday Financials implementations, transformations, enhancements and optimisation projects, with requirements ranging from specialist module consultants through to broader Financials functional consultants.
Areas of Interest
We are interested in consultants with functional configuration experience across any Workday Financials area, including:
- Core Financials / Financial Accounting
- General Ledger
- Accounts Payable
- Accounts Receivable
- Supplier Accounts
- Customer Accounts
- Procurement / Procure-to-Pay
- Expenses
- Business Assets / Fixed Assets
- Banking & Settlement
- Cash Management
- Revenue Management
- Projects
- Grants
- Accounting Center
- Workday Prism Analytics
- Workday Adaptive Planning
- Financial Reporting
- Business Process configuration
- Security relating to Financials
- Financial data conversion / migration
You do not need experience across every area. Strong specialist expertise within one or several Workday Financials modules is welcomed.
Typical Responsibilities
Depending on the project, responsibilities may include:
- Hands-on configuration of Workday Financials functionality
- Gathering and translating finance requirements into Workday solutions
- Leading or supporting functional design workshops
- Designing and configuring Business Processes
- Completing configuration changes, enhancements and optimisation
- Supporting end-to-end Workday Financials implementations
- Producing functional design and configuration documentation
- Supporting system, integration and user acceptance testing
- Troubleshooting functional and configuration issues
- Working closely with Finance, Workday technical teams and business stakeholders
- Supporting data migration, reconciliation and validation activities
- Advising clients on Workday Financials best practice
- Supporting deployment, go-live and post-production activities
Essential Requirements
- Active Workday Partner / Implementer certification
- Hands-on Workday Financials functional configuration experience
- Previous Workday implementation, deployment, enhancement or transformation experience
- Strong understanding of Workday Financial Management processes
- Ability to work independently within a consulting/project environment
- Strong stakeholder communication and requirements-gathering skills
- UK-based and able to work remotely
Engagement
These opportunities are contract/freelance only and relate to a substantial portfolio of upcoming Workday Financials programmes with our Workday implementer partner.
We are keen to connect with Workday Financials specialists who are immediately available or becoming available over the coming months, across all functional Financials disciplines.
If you hold an active Workday Partner certification and specialise in any area of Workday Financials, we would be interested in discussing the upcoming projects and identifying where your experience could align with the partner’s requirements.