Senior Applications - Workday Financials Consultant

The scope of the role is Core Finance covering mainly Purchase-to-Pay, Order-to-Cash, General ledger and reporting. Key aspects of the role are as follows:

System configuration:

• Maintenance of a lean global chart of accounts structure which delivers both statutory and management accounts.
• Account dimension definition and maintenance which are used as the building blocks to quality, value-add reporting and used as the basis for how we record financial transactions.
• Account posting rule definition and maintenance, which will use accounting knowledge ensuring compliance with company policy and an ethos of one company one way.
• Collaboration with local Finance teams and system consultants to deliver local requirements for VAT and sales taxes.
• Integrations: Working with the system consultants and local Finance teams to deliver finance integrations that are fit for purpose (such as banking / digital VAT returns/ payroll)
• Month and year close process definition

Reporting:

• Work with Finance Transformation, local Finance and Master Data & Reporting teams to identify, interpret and deliver local reporting requirements through the new systems landscape.

Security:

• Ensuring through system design that the objective of a controls-based audit is embedded within Finance processes.
• Education of local finance teams in relation to Workday security groups and impact on ways of working

Data Migration:

• Support the company businesses in mapping financial history to Workday, including GL, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and bank.

Testing:

• Working with local Finance teams to ensure configuration and business processes operate as expected and are fit for purpose.

Training

• Preparation of training material for finance processes
• Training super users in new systems
• Early life support for businesses post deployment

Qualification

• Ability to review and analyze data, identify issues and take appropriate corrective action
• Attention to detail and accuracy in preparing accounts and supporting information
• Strong interpersonal skills are essential whilst working in a highly pressurized environment
• Professional level of communication in verbal and written form
• Focus on systems, processes and controls to ensure that risks are minimized, and processes are scalable as the business continues to grow
• An understanding of the key drivers of the company business model and how developments or changes could impact ways of working and/ or accounting and tax processes.
• Sound knowledge of IFRS accounting standards
• Accounting qualification Fully Qualified
• Sound accounting knowledge, including IFRS
• Good Finance exposure
• Must have experience in 2-3 of the following: AP/AR; Banking; Journals; General Ledger; Fixed Assets; Reporting; VAT
• Strong Excel knowledge

Desirable Requirements:

• Exposure to system design for Finance is preferred but not essential
• Previous experience in a PLC reporting environment is preferred but not essential

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