Associate Director, Workday - Financials & Payroll

As a senior Workday leader, you will guide advisory and delivery projects in transforming client finance processes using Workday. You’ll shape end-to-end solutions, collaborate with business leaders, and contribute to a growing Workday Finance Practice. You help clients articulate strategy, design processes, and enable technology-enabled transformation at scale. This role offers cross-functional impact within a values-driven, inclusive culture that prioritises development and client outcomes. You will drive tangible value by delivering robust financial systems and payroll solutions for enterprise clients.

• hybrid working policy
• flexible working arrangements
• world-class development
• focus on wellbeing
• supportive culture
• career growth opportunities

• Engage in advisory and delivery projects from transformation strategy to full lifecycle Workday delivery
• Develop clients' solution architecture and end-to-end processes supported by Workday technology
• Identify client process and technology/integration issues and propose solutions
• Contribute to creating a more inclusive culture within the firm
• Maintain specialist knowledge of Workday Financials & UK Payroll
• Implement and oversee Workday-based design and prototyping activities
• Support data migration activities and understand Workday data flows
• Demonstrate risk awareness in ERP delivery projects
• Lead and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver scope and outcomes
• Maintain strong client relationships through clear stakeholder communication

• Experience in ERP, EPM and cloud computing (including storage, platforms and data)
• Finance technology experience or related field
• Finance transformation experience with Workday
• Translate business requirements into system designs covering functional and non-functional aspects
• Understanding of Workday transactional data flows and data migration support
• Experience designing/implementing ERP systems
• Workday Finance, FDM and Engagement Manager certifications (ideally)
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Ability to plan and deliver team scope and deliverables
• Stakeholder management and client relationship building
• Experience in two end-to-end Workday implementations
• Risk awareness in ERP delivery projects
• Experience in consulting or professional services
• Ability to work in an inclusive team and develop others

• Strong communication and ability to explain complex concepts to diverse audiences
• Leading and collaborating across cross-functional teams
• Ability to tailor messages for different stakeholders
• Workday Financials
• UK Payroll
• ERP design and implementation