Associate Director - Workday Financials & UK Payroll, Workday Financials

Job description
Connect to your Industry
As an Elite Platinum Global Alliance Partner, Deloitte has a long standing relationship with Workday and has received multiple partner awards in recognition of our work, which spans hundreds of clients across all major industries.
Deloitte has one of the fastest growing Workday Finance Practices and needs thought leaders like yourself to help pave the way for our clients and further develop our Workday Consulting Practice. For our clients, our Workday Managers reduce cost and support innovation at the enterprise level by managing business requirements and leading the functional design, prototyping and process design stages of Workday implementations.
Want to work with business leaders, and alongside some of the most creative thinkers in industry? Can you develop and deliver innovative and core technology solutions that transform the digital enterprise and maximise ROI? From strategy articulation and process design to technology enablement, we work together to simplify the complex; creating tangible value for our clients.
We encourage consideration of flexible ways of working, both formal and informal arrangements that allow for the best outcomes for our people and our clients. If this opportunity is of interest to you with some flexibility, please do discuss with us.
Connect to your career at Deloitte
Deloitte drives progress. Using our vast range of expertise, we help our clients\’ become leaders wherever they choose to compete. To do this, we invest in outstanding people. We build teams of future thinkers, with diverse talents and backgrounds, and empower them all to reach for and achieve more.
What brings us all together at Deloitte? It\’s how we approach the thousands of decisions we make every day. How we behave, our beliefs and our attitudes. In other words: our values. Whatever we do, wherever we are in the world, we lead the way , serve with integrity , take care of each other , foster inclusion , and collaborate for measurable impact . These five shared values lead every decision we make and action we take, guiding us to deliver impact how and where it matters most .
Connect to your opportunity
Deloitte\’s Workday Financial Management Practice sits within the Enterprise Applications service line which forms part of Technology & Transformation. Here we focus on providing application expertise to support specific areas of a project.
As a Workday Finance & UK Payroll Senior Manager, your role will involve:

• Engaging in both advisory and delivery projects, from helping clients with their transformation strategies, to supporting the full lifecycle of Workday delivery projects
• Working with our clients to develop their overall solution architecture and end-to-end processes, to be supported by Workday technology
• Identifying key client process and technology / integration issues and recommending solutions
• Having a clear understanding of the firm\’s commitment to creating a more inclusive culture
• Specialist knowledge of Workday Financials & UK Payroll

Connect to your skills and professional experience
You have a passion for understanding the pain points facing a business and shaping the solution to deliver maximum benefits. You can take complex issues and explain them for a diverse audience.
Essentials:

• Experience in ERP, EPM and cloud computing (including storage, platforms and data)
• Relevant work experience in Finance technology or related field
• Finance transformation experience with Workday
• Translate business requirements into specific system, application or process designs covering both functional and non-functional aspects
• Demonstrate a good understanding of Workday transactional data flows, but also to provide knowledge, insight and support for data migration activities
• Experience designing / implementing ERP systems
• Ideally, Workday Finance, FDM and Engagement Manager Certified
• Possess good problem solving and analytical skills
• Be able to plan and deliver the scope and deliverables of the team
• Manage stakeholders using clear communications and be able to form strong client relationships
• Demonstrate a clear understanding of risk in relation to ERP delivery projects
• Work effectively within an inclusive team and actively support the development of individuals and teams, both formally and informally
• Experience of at least two end to end Workday implementations

Desirables:

• Demonstrated understanding of the current state of the art for automation, continuous integration/deployment and cloud-based delivery models
• Comfortable talking about technical issues with business people and business issues with technical people
• Able to express complex concepts in plain language to reach broader audiences
• Ability to craft a compelling message and tailor it for a given audience, combining technical expertise with simple, everyday language to deliver a story
• Demonstrated business domain and/ or industry knowledge
• Ability to work well with a cross-functional, geographically dispersed team and clients
• Effective cross-functional project management, communication and stakeholder management skills
• Excellent presentation and communication skills, with a focus on translating business requirements into information models
• Demonstrated effective written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated leadership and self-direction
• Experience in consulting or professional services or equivalent

Connect to your business – Technology and Transformation
Distinctive thinking, deep expertise, innovation and collaborative working. That\’s what connects us. That\’s what makes us Deloitte. If you want to help solve some of the biggest tech and transformational challenges around, join us. Together, we\’ll make an impact that matters.
Enterprise, Technology and Performance
Our clients want to achieve maximum value from digital transformation investments in Finance, Supply Chain and IT operations. That\’s where we come in. By taking a holistic view of performance improvement, including strategy, process design and technology enablement, we support the smooth operation of transformations.
Personal independence
Regulation and controls are standard practice in our industry and Deloitte is no exception. These controls provide important legal protection for both you and the firm. We are subject to a number of audit regulations, one of which requires that certain colleagues abide by specific personal independence constraints (e.g., in relation to any financial interests and employment relationships). This can mean that you and your \”Immediate Family Members\” are not permitted to hold certain financial interests (shares, funds, bonds etc.) with audit clients of the firm, and also prohibitions on certain employment relationships (e.g., you are not permitted to hold a secondary employment role with SEC audit clients of the firm whilst being employed by the firm). The recruitment team will provide further detail as you progress through the recruitment process or you can contact the Independence team upon request.
Connect with your colleagues
\”As part of the Workday Finance Team, I have seen myself grow both professionally and personally over the last 4 years. This has been possible with the constant support and encouragement provided by all my team members. If you are interested in Workday Finance, Adaptive or are generally curious about Finance Transformation projects, this is a great team to join. We also have some lovely work socials to keep that work life balance in check.\” – Nupur Banerjee – Manager, Workday Financials
Our hybrid working policy
You\’ll be based in Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow or Manchester with hybrid working.
At Deloitte we understand the importance of balancing your career alongside your home life. That\’s why we\’ll support you to work flexibly through our hybrid working policy. Depending on the requirements of your role, you\’ll have the opportunity to work in your local office, virtual collaboration spaces, client sites and remotely. You\’ll get the chance to meet face to face when needed, while you collaborate and learn from colleagues, share your experiences, and build the relationships that will fuel your career and prioritise your wellbeing. Please check with your recruiter for the specific working requirements that may apply for your role.
Our commitment to you
Making an impact is more than just what we do: it\’s why we\’re here. So we work hard to create an environment where you can experience a purpose you believe in, the freedom to be you, and the capacity to go further than ever before.
We want you. The true you. Your own strengths, perspective and personality. So we\’re nurturing a culture where everyone belongs, feels supported and heard, and is empowered to make a valuable, personal contribution. You can be sure we\’ll take your wellbeing seriously, too. Because it\’s only when you\’re comfortable and at your best that you can make the kind of impact you, and we, live for.
Your expertise is our capability, so we\’ll make sure it never stops growing. Whether it\’s from the complex work you do, or the people you collaborate with, you\’ll learn every day. Through world-class development, you\’ll gain invaluable technical and personal skills. Whatever your level, you\’ll learn how to lead.
Connect to your next step
A career at Deloitte is an opportunity to develop in any direction you choose. Join us and you\’ll experience a purpose you can believe in and an impact you can see. You\’ll be free to bring your true self to work every day. And you\’ll never stop growing, whatever your level.
Discover more reasons to connect with us, our people and purpose-driven culture at deloitte.co.uk/careers
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