Workday Financials Specialist

Workday Financials

• Own the day-to-day configuration, maintenance and enhancement of Workday Financials.
• Investigate functional issues and provide effective solutions to users.
• Review existing functionality and identify opportunities to improve processes, usability and efficiency.
• Ensure the platform continues to meet financial, operational and compliance requirements.
• Monitor Workday releases and assess relevant new functionality.

Reporting & Data

• Build, maintain and improve Workday Financials reports and dashboards.
• Turn business requirements into clear, accurate and useful reporting solutions.
• Work with Finance and business stakeholders to understand reporting needs.
• Support reliable and consistent financial data across Workday reporting.
• Help stakeholders use Workday information to support operational and strategic decisions.

Finance & Stakeholder Management

• Work closely with Finance teams, including Accounts Payable and management accounting.
• Provide advice on Workday functionality and appropriate system solutions.
• Act as a trusted point of contact for Finance-related Workday queries.
• Develop strong relationships with Finance, IT and senior stakeholders.
• Explain technical matters clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Training & User Support

• Provide guidance to Workday users with varying levels of experience.
• Support training and knowledge-sharing activities across Finance and other business areas.
• Help users understand and make effective use of Workday functionality.
• Contribute to documentation, processes and user guidance.

Integrations

You’ll work alongside colleagues responsible for Workday integrations, providing functional input where financial processes are involved. This will include:

• Supporting integration requirements and solution design.
• Participating in testing and troubleshooting.
• Helping resolve issues across Workday and connected systems.Working with IT, Finance and external partners to support effective end-to-end processes.

Continuous Improvement

• Contribute to the future development and roadmap of Workday Financials.
• Identify opportunities for Finance process improvement and automation.
• Support initiatives focused on Accounts Payable automation.
• Explore the practical use of emerging and AI-enabled technologies.
• Assess new Workday capabilities and recommend improvements.
• Work with external Workday support specialists where required while maintaining ownership of functional outcomes.

• Strong hands-on experience with Workday Financials, particularly configuration and functional support.
• Good understanding of accounting principles and how finance processes operate within Workday.
• Strong experience creating Workday reports and dashboards.
• Ability to translate business requirements into practical system solutions.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability.
• Comfortable working independently and managing competing priorities.
• Excellent communication skills and confidence dealing with Finance and senior stakeholders.

Desirable

• Experience or knowledge of Workday Financials integrations.
• Experience with customer billing and/or intercompany processes.
• Exposure to multi-entity or international finance environments.
• Understanding of the Workday security model.
• Knowledge of French accounting requirements.
• Workday Pro certification in Financials and/or Reporting.
• Experience supporting Finance automation or transformation projects.