Workday Services FINS Senior Consultant

WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients, and communities.

Working at WPP means being part of a global network of more than 100,000 talented people dedicated to doing extraordinary work for our clients. We operate in over 100 countries, with corporate headquarters in New York, London and Singapore.

WPP is a world leader in marketing services, with deep AI, data and technology capabilities, global presence and unrivalled creative talent. Our clients include many of the biggest companies and advertisers in the world, including approximately 300 of the Fortune Global 500.

Our people are the key to our success. We're committed to fostering a culture of creativity, belonging and continuous learning, attracting and developing the brightest talent, and providing exciting career opportunities that help our people grow. 

WPP is at the forefront of the marketing and advertising industry's largest transformation. Our Global CIO is leading a significant evolution of our Enterprise Technology capabilities, bringing together over 2,500 technology professionals into an integrated global team. This Team will play a crucial role in enabling the ongoing transformation of our agencies and functions.

 

Why we're hiring:

At WPP, technology is at the heart of everything we do, and it is WPP IT’s mission to enable everyone to collaborate, create and thrive. WPP IT is undergoing a significant transformation to modernise ways of working, shift to cloud and micro-service-based architectures, drive automation, digitise colleague and client experiences and deliver insight from WPP’s petabytes of data.

In this role you will be a member of the Workday Services team deploying, supporting and enhancing our existing Workday deployment, this role and team will grow as we further deploy and expand our Workday FINS coverage geographically and capability.

Reporting to the Workday FINS Product Manager this role is responsible for providing senior levels of technical and process expertise across Workday FINs.  Working hand in hand with the wider Workday Services and Program team you will build relationships with our process owners, Shared Service Centre, and stakeholders as a source of expertise and support in Workday FINs and integrated applications. 

The new Workday Services team deploys and provides post go-live support and enhancement of the Workday solution that replaces some of our core technology and influences our ways of working for many of our colleagues at WPP.

This flagship programme will see Workday deployed across our global landscape to address the technology needs of Finance, Projects, and our People function – so essentially it touches all of our employees to some degree. The key to this programme is that technology is an enabler for change, it’s at the heart of what we do, but it’s not all of what we do. The people aspects of this programme are vital to its success. This role will help deliver that success on an ongoing basis for many years to come.

What you'll be doing:

• Support and development of Finance and PSA reports in Workday.
• Provide day to day support including monitoring and addressing service requests.
• Support business and SSC colleagues during key financial activities such as month-end close and accounting system data loads.
• Working with business partners to gather requirements for enhancements to existing reports and delivery of new reports as approved.
• Support colleagues to build reporting self service capabilities where appropriate.
• Safeguard global standards and principles against competing requests and priorities.
• Training and onboarding of future Reporting team members in Mexico City.
• Champion recommendations for continuous improvement in our reports and rationalization of reports while maintaining a source of data that our business partners can trust.

What you'll need:

• Experience with Workday Financials with background in Finance preferred
• Proficiency in Accounting related processes
• Report Writer proficient in building and maintaining Advanced, Composite and Matrix Reports in Workday, particularly for financial applications
• Proficient in building and support Workday dashboards including Discovery Boards
• Strong working knowledge of Workday Financials, Report Writing, Business Process Administration and general system configuration
• Knowledge of how to assist in the review, testing, and implementation of software updates and enhancements.
• Experience in the following Workday functional areas: Core Financials, Planning, Banking & Settlement, Business Assets, Budgets, Cash Management, Expenses, Payroll, Customer Accounts, Supplier Accounts, Financial Accounting, Professional Services Automation
• Excellent data analysis skills, Excel, and PowerPoint presentation skills
• Superior communication skills and the ability to collaborate with all levels of an organization
• Ability to interact in a consultative way with stakeholders in order to identify opportunities, triage issues, and develop solutions
• Creative problem solver and strategic thinker - able to look for opportunities in existing systems and procedures with consideration of underlying factors and develop elegant solutions to address business needs
• Self-starter with ability to work in a fast-paced environment, handling multiple requests at once, while delivering accurate and timely results.
• Workday Pro Certification in Reporting, Financials, or relevant functional area would be beneficial

Who you are:

You're open: We are inclusive and collaborative; we encourage the free exchange of ideas; we respect and celebrate diverse views. We are open-minded: to new ideas, new partnerships, new ways of working.

You're optimistic: We believe in the power of creativity, technology and talent to create brighter futures or our people, our clients and our communities. We approach all that we do with conviction: to try the new and to seek the unexpected.

You're extraordinary: we are stronger together: through collaboration we achieve the amazing. We are creative leaders and pioneers of our industry; we provide extraordinary every day.

What we'll give you:

Passionate, inspired people – We aim to create a culture in which people can do extraordinary work.

Scale and opportunity – We offer the opportunity to create, influence and complete projects at a scale that is unparalleled in the industry.

Challenging and stimulating work – Unique work and the opportunity to join a group of creative problem solvers. Are you up for the challenge?

 

We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.

WPP is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.

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