Workday Lead

Workday Finance Processes & Controls Lead- Insurance

We are recruiting for a Workday Finance Processes & Controls Lead to join one of our Insurance clients on a 6-month contract.

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Travel to London/Ipswich up to 2/3 days per week

• A high-growth start-up in the financial services sector is looking to hire a Workday Finance Processes & Controls Lead to formalise, document, and optimise its finance processes and related system workflows
• This is a newly created role offering the opportunity to build and own a structured framework for finance policies, procedures, and system usage guides from the ground up, in partnership with the CFO and senior finance leadership.
• Key Responsibilities:
• You will be responsible for designing, writing, and maintaining comprehensive documentation for all key finance processes, including but not limited to accounts payable, expense management, financial reporting, and month-end close.
• This role will also include creating process maps, standard operating procedures (SOPs), control documentation, and user-friendly guides for using Workday across the finance function.
• You will work closely with internal finance teams, Workday system administrators, and external consultants to ensure that policies and processes align with system capabilities, internal controls, and audit requirements.
• Your work will play a key role in embedding consistency, accountability, and operational efficiency within the finance team.
• Background in finance operations, internal controls, or finance transformation.
• Experience working with or documenting processes within Workday Financials is highly desirable.
• Ability to translate complex finance workflows into clear, concise documentation suitable for training, onboarding, and audit reference.