Workday Finance Assistant Manager - Leeds, United Kingdom - Lorien

Lorien

Verified Company

Leeds, United Kingdom

1 week ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Powered Enterprise is KPMG's world-class accelerated Enterprise Business Transformation approach for cloud-based solutions driven by a pre-defined back-office function based on leading practices and KPMG's six-layer Target Operating Model.

The target operatingmodel comprises of service delivery model, people, process, technology, data & insight and governance & controls.

This solution combines the breadth and scale of KPMG's leading practice, capabilities and insight into what makes a world class corporate servicesfunction with the latest in ERP technology provided by the leading SaaS ERP vendors such as Workday.

The Role

Defining a solution for a Finance ERP transformation leveraging leading practice solutions to support the business requirements as part of a wider cloud enabled transformation programme
Leading client thinking in the adoption of leading practice Finance solutions based on Cloud ERP technology
Supporting business development and project delivery activities across clients from multiple industries

The Person

Recognises the importance of continuous self and team development and actively strives to achieve this.
Is proactive and takes responsibility for delivering the project scope in your charge
Building constructive working relationships across different teams, functions, countries or cultures
Helps others to understand how their work contributes to the overall success of an engagement and the wider firm
Fosters a sense of self belief and confidence in others
Seeks to understand other's motivations
Supports others to make brave decisions
Anticipates the viewpoint of others, listens and addresses concerns.

Skills, Qualifications and Experience Required

Educated to degree level or equivalent.
Experience of multiple Cloud ERP full implementation project lifecycles, preferably from scoping and planning through to post go live support
Detailed knowledge of one or more Cloud ERP enabled endtoend business process (Invoice to Cash (Receivables, Collection and Cash Management), Record to Report (General Ledger including Intercompany), Procure to Pay (Sourcing, Procurement, Payables andPayments), Acquire to Retire (Fixed Assets), Project to Result (Project Management and Project Accounting
Costing and Billing))
Prior experience and knowledge of implementing Finance ERP
Good hands on experience of configuring Cloud ERP and demonstrating the processes and functionality to clients
Ideally ERP experience would be on Workday Finance experience but if not experience of either Oracle, SAP or Coupa with a willingness to undertake Workday training
Can support the Functional lead in client workshops to drive key design decisions
Understands the inter relationship between project accounting and the procurement and fixed assets modules
Prepare configuration & other design documents (Functional specification, Solution design document)
Good understanding of basic Financial concepts (required for Finance ERP projects)
Experience in preparing functional design deliverables such as data migration functional designs or Integration or reports functional designs design (mainly from functional perspective)
Understanding of an Cloud ERP delivery lifecycle using an accepted delivery method
Welldeveloped analytical skills and the ability to provide clarity to complex issues, and synthesise large amounts of information
Experience of working effectively with senior client representatives.
Strong Microsoft Office skills particularly Excel and PowerPoint
Can plan and estimate the work effort associated with implementing a Cloud ERP based process area / solution
Strong interpersonal, team building, organisational and motivational skills
Fast learner with an ability to get uptospeed in a short space of time
Builds cooperative relationships and fosters an environment in which everyone's opinion is valued.
Provides ongoing feedback, coaching and mentoring that supports individual's development needs and career aspirations.
Proactively engages in crossfunctional communications and sharing of information.

Lorien Internal is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.