Workday Consultant

Job Title: Workday Finance Prism ConsultantJob Description

This contract role supports a major finance transformation programme for a general insurance organisation, centred on Workday Finance, Prism and Accounting Center. You will use your full lifecycle Workday implementation experience to bridge the gap between functional and technical teams, ensuring that design decisions translate into robust, scalable configurations that meet complex finance and reporting requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support the design and configuration of Workday Finance, Prism and Accounting Center within a large-scale finance transformation programme for a general insurance organisation.
• Act as a bridge between functional finance stakeholders and technical Workday teams, translating business requirements into effective system solutions.
• Contribute to and challenge solution design during the design phase, ensuring alignment with best practice and future scalability.
• Configure Workday Finance, Prism and Accounting Center components, including data models, integrations and reporting structures, in line with agreed designs.
• Support the translation of finance and accounting requirements into Workday configuration, including mappings, rules and transformation logic.
• Participate in full lifecycle implementation activities, including design, build, testing, deployment and post‑go‑live stabilisation.
• Collaborate closely with project managers, finance transformation leaders and wider project teams to ensure milestones and deliverables are met.
• Provide subject matter expertise on Workday Finance, Prism and Accounting Center capabilities, constraints and options to guide decision‑making.
• Assist in resolving issues and defects identified during testing, working with both functional and technical stakeholders to identify root causes and fixes.
• Contribute to project documentation, including configuration workbooks, design documents and knowledge transfer materials.
• Engage with on‑site stakeholders at the Canary Wharf office when required, building strong working relationships and supporting key workshops or meetings.
• Support knowledge transfer to internal teams to enable ongoing ownership and maintenance of the Workday solution.

• Several years of hands‑on experience with Workday Finance, Prism and Accounting Center.
• Proven full lifecycle Workday implementation experience, covering design, configuration, testing and deployment.
• Strong configuration skills across Workday Finance and Prism, including data, reporting and translation of finance requirements into system design.
• Demonstrated ability to bridge functional and technical teams, translating business needs into clear technical specifications.
• experience working on finance transformation projects, ideally within complex, regulated environments.
• Solid understanding of finance and accounting processes and how they are enabled within Workday.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast‑paced project environment with pressing delivery timelines.
• Availability to start swiftly and commit to an initial engagement of approximately six months.

• experience working with general insurance or wider insurance sector clients.
• Background in large‑scale transformation programmes within professional services or similar environments.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to work with senior finance and project stakeholders.
• experience working with distributed or hybrid teams across functional and technical disciplines.
• London‑based or within easy reach of London, with the ability to attend the Canary Wharf office a couple of days per week when required.

You will join a high‑profile finance transformation programme within a leading professional services environment, gaining exposure to complex Workday Finance, Prism and Accounting Center work. The role offers the opportunity to work alongside experienced transformation professionals on a significant general insurance project, enhancing your expertise in both Workday and finance change. You will benefit from a largely remote working model with occasional on‑site collaboration in Canary Wharf, supporting a healthy balance between focused delivery and flexible working.

Work Environment

The role sits within a major finance transformation programme in a professional services setting, working with a general insurance end client. The project is currently moving from design into configuration, so the environment is delivery‑focused, collaborative and fast paced. Work is primarily remote, with a preference for attending the Canary Wharf office a couple of days a week for key workshops, stakeholder meetings and team collaboration. You will work closely with both functional finance stakeholders and technical Workday specialists, using modern collaboration tools and structured project governance to drive progress through the design and configuration phases.

Location

London, UK

Rate/Salary

500.00 - 600.00 GBP Daily

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