Job Title
Sr Finance Specialist
About the role :
This role owns the Finance Administrator function for Workday Adaptive Planning while acting as a senior FP&A partner to the business. The individual will drive process improvements, ensure strong financial data governance, and enable scalable, reliable planning and reporting across Finance.
Workday Adaptive Planning – Finance Administrator
- Act as Finance Administrator for Workday Adaptive Planning
- Manage model structures, dimensions, versions, allocations, and security access
- Partner with IT / SI for enhancements, fixes, and upgrades
- Troubleshoot data, integration, and calculation issues independently
FP&A & Business Support
Support Budget, Forecast, and Management Reporting for assigned business unitsBuild and maintain financial models and dashboardsTranslate business requirements into Adaptive models and reportsEnsure alignment between financial outputs and management decision needsProcess Improvement & Transformation
Lead process improvement projects across planning, forecasting, and reportingIdentify automation opportunities to reduce manual work and cycle timeStandardise templates, assumptions, and methodologies across FP&ASupport finance transformation initiatives and future system rolloutsFinancial Data Governance & Controls
Own financial data governance standards across planning and reporting systemsDefine and enforce master data definitions (accounts, cost centres, products, etc.)Ensure data integrity across source systems (e.g. ERP, Snowflake) and Workday Adaptive PlanningEstablish controls, reconciliations, and audit trails for financial dataAct as Finance point-of-contact for data issues and root-cause resolutionWho are we looking for :
University degree, major in Accounting or Finance5 – 7 years of experience in FP&A, Finance Transformation or Finance SystemsStrong hands-on experience with Workday Adaptive Planning (admin or power user)Solid FP&A fundamentals : budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, modellingProven experience driving process improvement or automation initiativesStrong understanding of financial data structures and governanceAble to work independently and take end-to-end ownershipAdvanced Excel skills; experience with Power BI / Power Query is a plus