Workday Finance Systems Expert. LilyLifestyle

Workday Finance Systems Specialist – Darlington

Competitive Salary

• Configuring and maintaining Workday finance components including ledgers, books, periods, projects and allocations
• Supporting Finance teams through month-end close, ensuring journals, revaluations and allocations are processed accurately and on time
• Managing finance calendars and ledger periods to ensure the system is ready for close
• Owning the integrity of core finance data structures such as chart of accounts, cost centres and companies
• Working closely with Accounting Operations, Financial Control and Financial Reporting to ensure system outputs align with accounting policy and reporting requirements
• Acting as a point of contact for troubleshooting ledger and journal issues, identifying root cause and implementing fixes
• Supporting testing, release cycles and post-deployment validation for Workday changes
• Maintaining clear documentation of configurations, data logic and finance data rules
• Supporting audit and financial control activity related to system data

• Experience of working with Financials or another complex finance/ERP systems, configuration or finance systems role
• A solid understanding of accounting principles, general ledger structures and journal processing
• Experience translating business or finance requirements into system configuration or rules
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with close attention to data accuracy and controls
• The confidence to work with Finance stakeholders, challenge constructively and explain system behaviour clearly
• A collaborative, accountable working style and comfort operating in a small, close knit team