Workday Finance Product Analyst

Workday Finance Product Analyst
Division - Finance & Corporate Services
Department - Finance Operations

Salary - National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £43,300 to £57,000 and London £46,400 to £60,000 per annum (Salary offered will be based on skills and experience)

SC Clearance is required for this role - SC Guidance The successful candidate will hold or will be required to obtain Security Clearance (SC) level vetting

About the FCA

The FCA regulates the conduct of 45,000 firms in the UK to ensure our financial markets are honest, fair and competitive. Follow this link to find out more About the FCA.

Finance & Corporate Services is a strategic partner to the FCA ensuring the organisations resources are both protected and used efficiently & effectively in line with the strategy and business plan. It delivers this through strategic planning, budgeting, operation of a robust control environment, subject matter expertise and providing a secure & productive workplace. With careful allocation of our resources, and the right processes to support this, we ensure the organisation can do more for less.

This role presents an exciting opportunity to work within the Risk, Controls, and Accounting Systems Team in Finance Operations. The team oversees a diverse range of responsibilities, including time tracking, reporting, sprint prioritisation, financial month-end processes, and addressing daily requests from finance process owners.

What will you be doing?

• Act as a Workday specialist, improving Finance processes, reports, and business operations in areas like Procurement, Expenses, Revenue, and Tax
• Build strong relationships with Finance stakeholders to identify and deliver new opportunities through product expertise
• Provide Workday Business Process support, including maintaining approval workflows, account certifications, and time tracking schedules
• Handle Workday data maintenance, including creating and amending time codes, cost centres, projects, and conducting product release testing in Sandbox
• Support month-end/year-end activities, such as managing ledgers, posting rules, and assisting journal processes
• Deliver system training, maintain "How To" guides, troubleshoot data reconciliation issues, and support report writing in Workday for Finance

What will you get from the role?

• In this dynamic and varied role, you will engage in identifying requirements, developing innovative solutions, and troubleshooting issues
• This position offers an excellent platform to enhance your professional skills, participate in compelling projects, gain exposure to different areas of the system, and expand your knowledge through training and development opportunities

Which skills are required?

We are a Disability Confident Employer; therefore, disabled people or individuals with long-term conditions who best meet the minimum criteria for a role will go through to the next stage of the recruitment process.

Minimum

• Recent hands-on experience with Workday Finance
• Substantial experience of Workday processes crossing both Finance and HCM business processes
• A proven track record of implementing or maintaining Workday Financials and Workday Adaptive Planning

Essential

• Good stakeholder management skills and the ability to work with people at all business levels
• Ability to be both strategic and practical
• Database management skills, an understanding of how to cleanse data and the ability to communicate with both IT/Finance literate colleagues, and those that are not
• Excellent written communication skills and the ability to develop effective relationships with our internal stakeholders
• Computer literacy and well-developed skills in advanced Excel (Word and Power-point would be desirable)
• Due to the specific competencies required for this specialist position, a qualified, or part-qualified, Accountant, with good systems experience would be advantageous
• Formal Workday training or a Workday Pro qualification would also be very advantageous

Benefits of working at the FCA

• 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays
• Hybrid working (work from home up to 60% of your time)
• Private healthcare with Bupa
• A non-contributory Pension of at least 8%
• Life assurance
• Income protection

For external applicants, please contact Asha Gladis at or

We are committed to offering an inclusive recruitment experience. If you require accommodations because of disability or health condition, please email. This position is being sourced through our Outsourcing service line.