Workday Senior Finance Lead, Technology Transformation

Workday Senior Finance Lead, Technology Transformation Overview

This role sits within Deloitte’s Technology & Transformation business and focuses on Workday finance transformation work. The practice is part of Consulting and the Enterprise Applications service line, where the team provides application expertise to support specific stages of client projects. Deloitte describes its Workday relationship as a long-established global alliance, with recognition from multiple partner awards and a large portfolio of work across many industries. The team is growing quickly and is looking for experienced leaders who can help shape the future of the Workday Finance practice while delivering value for clients.

The position is aimed at someone who can work with business leaders and creative technical thinkers to design and deliver technology solutions that improve the digital enterprise and generate strong return on investment. The work ranges from strategy and process design through to technology enablement, with an emphasis on simplifying complex problems and turning them into practical outcomes for clients.

What you will do

• Take the lead on both advisory and delivery assignments, supporting clients from early transformation thinking through to the full delivery lifecycle of Workday programmes.
• Help clients define their solution architecture and end-to-end business processes so they can be effectively supported by Workday technology.
• Work with business requirements and convert them into detailed functional and technical designs for systems, applications, and processes, covering both functional and non-functional needs.
• Support the functional design, prototyping, and process design stages of Workday implementations.
• Identify issues in client processes, technology, and integrations, then recommend workable solutions.
• Provide insight and support around Workday transactional data flows and contribute to data migration activities.
• Plan and deliver the team’s scope of work and outputs, while keeping delivery risks in view.
• Manage stakeholders through clear, effective communication and build trusted client relationships.
• Work as part of an inclusive team and help develop colleagues through both formal and informal support.
• Contribute to the continued growth of Deloitte’s Workday Finance capability and help clients reduce cost while enabling innovation at enterprise level.

What the team and business area are like

The role sits in Deloitte’s Workday Financial Management practice, which is part of the wider Enterprise Applications offering within Consulting. The team supports finance transformation programmes and broader enterprise change, helping clients improve performance through strategy, process design, and technology enablement. Deloitte also highlights its wider Technology & Transformation business as a place for distinctive thinking, deep expertise, innovation, and collaborative working.

Colleagues describe the Workday Finance team as supportive, close-knit, and full of opportunities to work on global client implementations. The environment is presented as challenging but enjoyable, with strong team support and regular social interaction that helps maintain work-life balance.

Skills and experience needed

• Experience in ERP, EPM, and cloud computing, including knowledge of storage, platforms, and data.
• Relevant experience in finance technology or a related field.
• Ability to translate business needs into system, application, or process designs that address both functional and non-functional requirements.
• Strong understanding of Workday transactional data flows and experience supporting data migration.
• Experience designing and implementing ERP systems.
• Certification in Workday Finance, FDM, and Engagement Manager.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to define and deliver team scope and outputs.
• Confident stakeholder management and the ability to build strong client relationships.
• Awareness of delivery risk in ERP programmes.
• Ability to work well in an inclusive team and support the development of others.
• At least four complete end-to-end Workday implementations.

Preferred experience and strengths

• Understanding of current best practice in automation, continuous integration and deployment, and cloud-based delivery models.
• Comfort discussing technical topics with business audiences and business issues with technical audiences.
• Ability to explain complex ideas clearly and in plain language for different audiences.
• Business domain and/or industry knowledge.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams, geographically distributed teams, and clients.
• Strong cross-functional project management, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent presentation skills, especially when turning business requirements into information models.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Evidence of leadership and self-direction.
• Background in consulting or professional services.

Working pattern

The role is based in one of Deloitte’s UK offices and follows a hybrid working model. Depending on the needs of the role, you may work from the office, client sites, virtual collaboration spaces, and remotely. Deloitte says it supports flexible working and encourages discussion of flexibility where it may help achieve the best outcome for both people and clients. Candidates are advised to confirm the exact working expectations with the recruiter.

What Deloitte says about its culture and support

Deloitte says it aims to create an environment where people can do meaningful work, be themselves, and continue to grow. The firm emphasises inclusion, support, wellbeing, learning, and development. It also notes that its people are expected to lead the way, act with integrity, look after one another, foster inclusion, and collaborate to create measurable impact.

The company also explains that personal independence and regulatory controls are part of the role because of audit-related rules. This may restrict certain financial interests and some employment relationships for colleagues and their immediate family members. Further detail is provided during recruitment, and candidates can ask the Independence team for more information.

How to apply

The posting directs candidates to apply through Deloitte’s careers process for this vacancy. It also invites interested applicants to explore more about the firm and its purpose-driven culture on Deloitte’s careers website.

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