Workday FINs FP&A Analyst

Overview

Remote (UK) — Workday Financials Analyst

The organization is seeking a Workday Financials Analyst to support and optimize Workday Financials and Adaptive Planning (FP&A) solutions. This is a hands-on, finance-facing role partnering closely with Finance to deliver seamless, efficient, and scalable processes across the business.

Applications accepted until: 30 October 2026

Responsibilities

BAU & Continuous Improvement (50%)

• Act as a key point of contact for Workday Financials and Adaptive Planning queries, providing day-to-day support via ServiceNow.
• Manage ongoing system administration, including configuration, security, integrations, and data quality.
• Resolve incidents promptly and identify opportunities to prevent recurrence through improved design.
• Review and refine finance business processes, driving simplicity, standardization, and automation.
• Develop and maintain reporting and analytics solutions using Workday Report Writer.
• Stay current with new Workday functionality, assessing release updates for relevance and value to Finance.
• Partner with the Finance community and the organization’s AMS partner to ensure smooth operations and continuous improvement across functional areas.

Enhancement Projects (50%)

• Lead and support Workday/Adaptive projects from design to delivery, including requirements gathering, solution design, build, testing, and deployment.
• Collaborate with Finance, Technology, and HCM colleagues to deliver integrated cross-functional solutions.
• Document “as-is” and “to-be” processes, ensuring clear traceability of requirements and measurable benefits.
• Support change management activities, including testing, training, and communications, to ensure successful adoption.
• Contribute to roadmap planning and help shape the future direction of the Workday Finance platform.

Requirements

• Qualified Accountant (mandatory)
• 2+ years’ Workday Financials experience
• Hands-on FP&A exposure
• Expert in Workday Financials configuration, business processes, security, and reporting—especially in Financial Accounting and Adaptive
• Broad understanding of Finance processes (Accounting, Planning, AR, AP, Tax, Treasury) underpinned by strong accounting fundamentals, with a key focus on FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis)
• Ability to connect people, process, data, and technology holistically
• Continuous improvement mindset focused on better, simpler, and more automated ways of working
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with confidence to engage across technical and non-technical teams

Location

Remote (UK)

Compensation & Benefits

Not specified in the provided job description.