Freelance Workday Financials Solutions Architect

Hybrid

Freelance/Contract

6 months, with extension

Start:
Immediate

We’re supporting a leading global consultancy on a major Workday Financials programme for a large client, and we’re looking for an experienced Workday Financials Solution Architect to join on a freelance basis.

You’ll own the Financials solution design on a live programme, translating finance requirements into the target-state architecture and guiding the delivery team through design and build. You’ll be the senior design authority for Workday Financials, working closely with client Finance stakeholders and the wider project team.

• Leading solution design across Workday Financials
• Defining the chart of accounts, worktag strategy and ledger structure
• Owning design decisions and documenting the end-to-end solution architecture
• Designing integrations and data flows between Workday and other finance systems
• Running design workshops with Finance stakeholders and turning requirements into solution decisions
• Reviewing configuration and build to keep the solution consistent and scalable
• Supporting testing, data migration and go-live readiness from a design perspective
• Acting as a senior point of escalation and advising on design trade-offs

• Proven experience as a Workday Financials Solution Architect or Lead Consultant across multiple full-cycle implementations
• Deep knowledge of Workday Financials design (chart of accounts, worktags, multi-book accounting, banking and settlement)
• Strong understanding of integration design (EIB, Studio, APIs)
• Experience in retail or multi-entity organisations is a plus
• Experience with Accounting Center, Prism or Adaptive Planning is a bonus
• Comfortable working with senior client stakeholders and with a consulting delivery team
• Workday Pro certification in Financials is desirable