Workday Finance Consultant
Mode of Working: Hybrid (3 days WFO)
Location: London, United Kingdom
Job Type: Permanent/ Fixed Term
Are you looking to leverage your expertise in Workday Financials and drive impactful finance transformations?
We have an exciting opportunity for you – Workday Finance Consultant!
* Optimize Workday Financial processes to enable high-performing finance operations.
* Guide clients through financial transformation by implementing efficient, scalable Workday solutions.
* Drive impactful change by leading design workshops and shaping Workday configurations that deliver real business value.
The Role
As a Workday Finance Consultant, you will support the implementation, optimization, and maintenance of Workday Financials. The ideal candidate will have hands‑on experience configuring and supporting finance modules and will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable Workday solutions.
Key responsibilities
* Lead functional design workshops with Finance stakeholders to capture requirements for Record-to-Report (R2R), Procure-to-Pay (P2P), and Order-to-Cash (O2C).
* Configure two or more of the Workday Financials modules (GL, AP, AR, Assets, Banking & Settlement, Expenses, Procurement) according to business requirements.
* Support Chart of Accounts design, accounting rules, allocations, and financial reporting structures.
* Drive data conversion and validation activities, including open balances, suppliers, customers, and historical data migration.
* Collaborate with integration teams to ensure seamless connectivity between Workday and external systems (ERP, Payroll, Banking, Tax engines).
* Develop and test Workday reports, dashboards, and analytics for Finance leadership.
* Manage business process configuration (approvals, workflows, controls) to align with compliance and audit needs.
* Perform system testing (unit, end-to-end, UAT support), defect resolution, and cutover planning.
* Work closely with Workday Solution Architects to ensure design consistency and scalability.
* Provide knowledge transfer, training, and documentation for finance super-users and business teams.
* Ensure regulatory and compliance alignment (SOX, GAAP, IFRS) in Workday configurations.
* Support post go‑live stabilization and hyper care, ensuring smooth adoption of Workday Finance.
* Be responsible for stakeholder management – engaging CFOs, Controllers, Finance leadership.
Your Profile
Essential skills/knowledge/experience:
* Deep knowledge of Workday Financial Management modules, including General Ledger (GL), Accounts Payable (AP) and Accounts Receivable (AR), Asset Management, Expenses, Procurement/Supplier Accounts, Banking & Settlement, and Financial Reporting & Analytics.
* Hands‑on configuration experience with Business Processes, Security, and Workday Setup.
* Strong understanding of Workday Reporting (Advanced Reports, Composite, Matrix, Workday Prism).
* Excellent communication and presentation skills for business and technical audiences.
* Solid grounding in accounting principles (GAAP, IFRS).
* Previous work experience in Workday implementation or support.
* Understanding of multi‑entity, multi‑currency consolidations.
* Exposure to financial planning, budgeting and forecasting.
* Experience with audit, compliance, and controls (SOX, internal controls, statutory reporting).
* Good knowledge or exposure to UK finance Industry.
Diversity & Inclusion
Tata Consultancy Services UK&I is committed to meeting the accessibility needs of all individuals in accordance with the UK Equality Act 2010 and the UK Human Rights Act 1998.
We welcome and embrace diversity in race, nationality, ethnicity, disability, neurodiversity, gender identity, age, physical ability, gender reassignment, sexual orientation. We are a disability inclusive employer and encourage disabled people to apply for this role.
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Benefits
Competitive salary packages feature pension, health care, life assurance, laptop, phone, and access to extensive training resources and discounts within the Tata network. We offer health & wellness initiatives and sports events, and are proud sponsors of the London Marathon.
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