Finance Systems & Operations Specialist

Workday Financials & Reporting (Hands on), * Strong hands-on experience supporting core finance operations, including:

• Journal preparation and review
• Accounts receivable and income recognition
• Accounts payable and supplier processing
• Experience supporting investment operations, particularly year end valuation activities, including (working with the lead and guidance of an experienced Team):
• Running discounted cash flow (DCF) models
• Reviewing portfolio company financial statements
• Assessing assumptions, performance and risks
• Clearly documenting valuation methodology, judgements and conclusions to audit standard

• Proven experience supporting Workday Financials testing, configuration support and reporting, including advanced/custom reports and dashboards.
• Comfortable working alongside vendors and internal teams to translate finance requirements into Workday outputs.

Structured Testing, Data Validation & UAT

• Experience leading or supporting end to end finance system testing, including scenario design, reconciliation, defect tracking and UAT sign off.
• Strong attention to data integrity across GL, budgets, and investment attributes.

Budgeting & Forecasting (Investments and Non Investments)

• Experience supporting budgeting and forecasting for complex portfolios, ideally using Workday Adaptive or similar planning tools, with the ability to critique data input and update the model build.
• Ability to handle both investment cashflow forecasting and corporate/non investment cost forecasting (Capex).

MI Design & Enhancement

• Strong capability in management information (MI) design, including bridging and reconciling data between accounting platforms and investment management tools to deliver enhanced insight.
• Ability to handle complex data using analysis and data transformation / reporting tools such as Excel and embedded data links, to transform data into reporting metrics in support of the above, including ability to self-review and test outputs

Process, Controls & Documentation

• Experience updating finance procedures, workflows and control documentation following system or strategic change.
• Able to document “to be” processes clearly for audit, risk and operational handover

Strong Financial Controls & Audit Awareness

• Understanding of public sector / regulated environment expectations, including audit trail, segregation of duties and evidence retention.
• Comfortable working with auditors and responding to control or documentation gaps.

Delivery Focused, Short Term Specialist

• Proven ability to operate in a time boxed, delivery led role, picking up complex work quickly and reducing pressure on permanent team capacity.

ASA Recruitment’s client, a Public Sector organisation in Glasgow/Edinburgh, is currently looking to recruit a Finance Systems & Operations Specialist on a hybrid basis, on an initial 6-month contract (with potential extensions) on a rate of c.£400/day inside of IR35 (based on experience)., ASA Recruitment is one of Scotland’s largest independent multi-sector recruitment agencies. We specialise in providing effective tailored solutions for permanent, contract and temporary employment requirements for our Clients and Candidates. We are members of the REC and are ISO certified. YOU SEEK WE FIND