The FINS Analyst is a core member of the GTS team reporting into the Workday Product Manager.
Responsibilities
The Analyst serves as an Technology point of contact for financial functional areas and assists finance teams to identify, plan and implement systems and process improvements. The role will involve implementation, configuration, and support of Workday applications. The role supports and advances usage of core Workday Financial components, including administration, configuration, and support of Workday Financial Reporting. The analyst acts as the technology point of contact for finance teams, delivering system and process improvements.
The Opportunity
This position forms an integral part of a successful finance transformation team, within an exciting and growing industry, cyber security. You will be a fully qualified accountant with good all-round experience of accounts, exposure to Finance systems and how they operate, combined with knowledge of the controls environment and its importance within day-to-day processes. The ability to deal with a fast-paced environment and high level of change is key to success within this role. You will be fulfilling a key financial role by supporting Global Finance Transformation to transition the Finance department into an upper quartile performer. The applicant will be a driven individual, demonstrating a thirst for knowledge and the will to broaden their skill set.
The Challenge
You will be responsible for supporting the implementation of change across several Finance systems (examples include as Workday, Salesforce, Concur), and providing support to those businesses that have transitioned to the new systems landscape. 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 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
- Configuration and administration of Workday Financial Reporting, including custom reports, dashboards, and calculated fields.
- Ongoing maintenance and support of Workday Financial reports to ensure accuracy, security, and performance.
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.
- Own the design, build, testing, deployment, and optimisation of Workday Financial reports.
- Provide support for Workday Financial Reporting issues and enhancements.
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 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
Essential skills
- Ability to review and analyse 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 pressurised environment
- Professional level of communication in verbal and written form
- Focus on systems, processes and controls to ensure that risks are minimised, and processes are scalable as the business continues to grow
- An understanding of the key drivers of the business model and how developments or changes could impact ways of working and/ or accounting and tax processes.
- Sound knowledge of IFRS accounting standards
- Hands-on experience administering, configuring, and supporting Workday Financial Reporting in production.
Knowledge
- 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
- Experience with Workday Financial Reporting tools, data sources, and security.
- Previous experience in a PLC reporting environment is preferred but not essential
- Strong Excel knowledge
- Exposure to system design for Finance is preferred but not essential
