Finance Change Analyst - Workday

Are you an experienced Finance Change Lead with expertise in Workday Financials and a passion for driving system improvements?

This is an opportunity to join a forward-thinking organisation on a 12-month fixed-term contract where you will play a central role in shaping and enhancing Workday to support finance transformation and business growth.

What you'll be doing:

• Supporting the Finance Change and Systems Manager in the day-to-day administration and enhancement of Workday Financials
• Leading, designing, testing, and implementing system changes to deliver ongoing improvements
• Managing pre-release activities, ensuring business cases are clearly articulated and detailed requirements align with solution design
• Overseeing release processes, including sprint planning, development quality, live testing, and deployment approval
• Ensuring post-release monitoring, defect resolution, and continuous improvement are in place
• Gathering and documenting change requests, working with SMEs to prioritise and design solutions
• Assisting with finance transformation projects impacting Workday Financials
• Configuring Workday, including reports, business processes, integrations, and security maintenance
• Producing high-quality Workday reports and supporting development work across financial modules
• Challenging existing practices, identifying risks, and driving process improvements
• Building collaborative relationships across finance and wider business functions

What we're looking for:

• Strong background working in finance or accounting functions, with experience in finance change or system administration roles
• Previous hands-on experience with Workday Financials, including reporting, business processes, security, custom validations, calculated fields, and financial SKUs
• Knowledge of ERP, General Ledger, or P2P systems, with exposure to implementations and post go-live support
• Strong Excel skills and proficiency in Microsoft applications
• Excellent analytical, organisational, and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively under pressure
• Familiarity with Agile development approaches and continuous improvement frameworks such as Lean or Six Sigma
• Part-qualified accountant (AAT, CIMA, ACCA) or qualified by experience
• Strong leadership, mentoring, and coaching skills, with the ability to motivate and influence stakeholders

If you are a Finance Change Lead looking to take the next step in your career and want to shape the future of Workday Financials within a collaborative and ambitious organisation, this role could be the perfect fit for you. Apply now, or reach out to Richard Fisher - rf@skillsearch.com

Years of experience and salary levels are shown purely as a guide. We will only consider applications from candidates that can demonstrate the skills or experience required for the role.

Please be aware that while we would love to respond to every application we receive, due to high numbers we cannot guarantee this. We do however appreciate any time you invest into the application and will make sure to get in touch should anything in future more closely fit your skillset.