Workday Financials Manager

Deadline for applications: 17:30 on Wednesday 3rd June 2026

Base Location: London/Manchester

KPMG UK Powered Enterprise is KPMG’s world‑class accelerated Enterprise Business Transformation approach for cloud‑based solutions driven by a pre‑defined back‑office function based on leading practices and KPMG’s six‑layer Target Operating Model. The target operating model comprises service delivery model, people, process, technology, data and insight and governance and controls. This solution combines the breadth and scale of KPMG’s leading practice, capabilities and insight into what makes a world‑class corporate services function with the latest in ERP technology provided by leading SaaS ERP vendors such as Workday.

The Powered Connected Technology team is a community of technology‑focused professionals who work together to deliver SaaS ERP based transformation programmes based on KPMG Powered Enterprise. The team uses functional knowledge and experience (e.g., Finance, HR, Procurement) coupled with expertise in cloud applications (e.g., Oracle, Workday, Coupa, SAP) to lead and deliver client programmes, support pre‑sales activities and develop improvements and extensions to the Powered Enterprise model. KPMG is growing its Powered Connected Technology team to meet increasing demand for its market‑leading services and is seeking technology management consultants with relevant expertise and experience.

The Person

• Recognises the importance of continuous self and team development and actively strives to achieve this.
• Helps others to understand how their work contributes to the overall success of an engagement and the wider firm.
• Builds strong global relationships and actively seeks out the global network’s best experts to address client needs.
• Communicates compelling and well‑thought‑out solutions to complex problems.
• Builds constructive working relationships across different teams, functions, countries or cultures.
• Fosters a sense of self‑belief and confidence in others.
• Seeks to understand others’ motivations.
• Supports others to make brave decisions.

Functional Skills

• Educated to degree level or equivalent.
• Understanding of key business issues that drive finance transformation programmes (e.g., cost reduction, insight‑led improvement).
• Experience across multiple industry sectors (e.g., Media, Services, Retail, Banking, Insurance, Local and Central Government).
• Strong influencing skills, with ability to secure key decisions with senior leaders and stakeholders.
• Experience of multiple Workday Finance ERP implementation lifecycles, from presales, scoping and planning through to post go‑live support, as a Solution Architect.
• Detailed knowledge of Workday Finance enabled end‑to‑end business process across Finance and Procurement.
• Background in designing and delivering end‑to‑end business processes across multiple functional areas including Invoice to Cash, Record to Report, Procure to Pay, Acquire to Retire and Project to Result within Workday Finance.
• Broad knowledge of other Workday product sets such as HR and Payroll solutions.
• Understanding of functional, application and technical architectural elements of a Workday Finance programme.
• Experience operating and implementing in a cloud environment and understanding of impacts versus on‑premise.
• Understanding of Workday Finance delivery lifecycle using Workday’s methodology or equivalent.
• Experience managing a team of 10 or more colleagues, including client and third parties.
• Experience in planning and estimating Workday Finance programmes.
• Appreciation of user‑experience‑based design such as personas and user journeys to augment a solution.

Professional Skills

• Strong documentation, reporting and presentation skills in both virtual and in‑person modes.
• Well‑developed analytical skills with ability to provide clarity to complex issues and synthesize large amounts of information.
• Experience producing project deliverables such as business requirements, functional specifications, configuration documents, process flows, use cases and traceability matrices.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel, PowerPoint and Microsoft Project.
• Strong interpersonal, team‑building, organisational and motivational skills.
• Fast learner with ability to get up‑to‑speed quickly.
• Ability to convey ideas and recommendations in a clear, compelling and succinct way in written and verbal communications.
• Good attention to detail and ability to analyse and use data in decision making.
• Strong organisational and multitasking skills with ability to balance competing priorities.
• Experience identifying, diagnosing and resolving issues independently; taking initiative under unfamiliar or ambiguous circumstances.
• Anticipates need to re‑prioritise; can shift gears and make decisions based on new information.

Our Locations

• London
• Canary Wharf
• Manchester