Adaptive Planning Systems Administrator (fixed-term 15 months)

The role

We're recruiting a hands on Adaptive Planning System Administrator to own the day to day operation, support and continuous improvement of our Workday Adaptive Planning environment. This is the go to role for model health, uploads and reconciliations, user/security management, reporting/visuals and process automation. The role also supports the wider finance team with monthly review slides, company updates and ad hoc analysis.

This is a critical role to manage our finance system - Adaptive Planning.

What you will do

• Act as primary administrator and subject matter expert for Workday Adaptive Planning: maintain models, formulas, dimensions and dimension attributes.


• Manage versions (create/lock/unlock) and ensure formulas and templates are version appropriate.


• Ensure all financial data is accurate and up to date in Adaptive Planning and reconciles across other finance systems (Oracle Fusion & HFM).


• Troubleshooting and resolving issues related to Adaptive Planning; being first in line support for the team's queries and setting user expectations appropriately.


• Evaluate existing system setup, make recommendations for improvement, and seeing through the delivery of this improvement.


• Collaborate with cross functional teams globally to align system improvements with enterprise transformation goals. Including system alignments, automation, creation of new accounts etc.


• Provide user support, documentation, and training; manage tickets and change requests through change control.


• Analyse financial data to identify trends, patterns and anomalies.


• Assist in the preparation of monthly reporting and presentations for Group and BU executive teams.

Compliance obligations

• Ensure that you adhere to the Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) obligations for your role.


• Identify and raise any non compliance incidents promptly to your line manager.


• Challenge processes, policies and projects that will negatively impact compliance within the Group.


• Complete all mandatory compliance training assigned to you.


• Reach out to the Compliance Teams if unsure of any of your compliance obligations or the requirements are unclear.

How will success be measured in this role

• Acting in line with FDJ UNITED values


• Successful completion of all relevant training and other compliance activities that support FDJ's sustainable and responsible growth

Your experience

Required (essential) skills and experience:

• Proven experience working with Workday Adaptive Planning.


• 1 2 years in finance systems/planning system administration or FP&A systems role.


• Advanced Excel skills (complex formulas, large dataset handling, reconciliations).


• Experience using OfficeConnect and preparing Excel based uploads into planning systems.


• Strong analytical mindset, attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines.


• Strong PowerPoint skills and experience preparing executive level slides.


• Excellent communication skills; able to explain technical topics to non technical stakeholders.

Desirable skills and experience:

• Qualification in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems or equivalent experience.


• Strong analytical and problem solving skills


• Prior experience with HFM, Oracle, Qlik Sense, PowerBI.


• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills


• Multi entity or global planning model experience