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)

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. (To learn more about the Disability Confident Scheme Click Here)

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

Our Values & Diversity

We are proud to be an inclusive employer and our ambition is to cultivate a culture for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences and similarities enable us to be a better organisation – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation, and delivers better regulation.

Within the workplace you will have access to various employee resource groups which aim to promote and achieve a healthy work / life balance and support our diversity ambitions.

Did you know? 50% of our Executive Committee were the first in their family to attend university.

The FCA is committed to achieving greater diversity across all levels of the organisation. Given this, we particularly welcome applications from women, minority ethnic, disabled, and neurodivergent candidates for our senior associate role.

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

We also have a competitive flexible benefits scheme which gives you the opportunity to create a personalised benefits package, tailored to suit your lifestyle.

We welcome applications from candidates who are looking for flexible arrangements.  Many of our staff work flexibly including working part-time, staggered hours, and job shares.  We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want but we can explore what might work best for both sides.

Follow this link to see what life is like at the FCA - Life at the FCA

Application Support

We are dedicated to removing barriers and ensuring our application process is accessible to everyone. We offer a range of adjustments to make your application experience as comfortable and straightforward as possible.

If you have an accessibility need, disability, or condition requiring changes to the recruitment process, please contact your recruiter using the details below and they will be happy to discuss this further with you.

Useful Information and Timeline

• This role is graded as: Senior Associate – Corporate

• 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

• Advert Closing Date:  29th January 2025

• First Round Competency Based Interview: From 6th February

• Final Follow up Interview: W/C 17th February

Your Recruiter will discuss the process in detail with you during screening for the role, therefore, please make them aware if you are going to be unavailable for any date during this time. 

Got a question?

If you are interested in learning more about the role, please contact: 

• For internal applicants, please contact Sara Holland at [email protected]  

• For external applicants, please contact Asha Gladis at [email protected]  

Applications must be submitted through our online portal. Applications sent via email will not be accepted