Workday Financials Solution Architect

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 8 May 2026
LOCATION
City of London
TYPE
Contract
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Technology
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SKILLS

Workday Financials Solution Architecture General Ledger Accounts Payable Accounts Receivable Financial Reporting Prism Accounting Centre Integration Architecture

FULL DESCRIPTION

Workday Financials Solution Architect

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] - City of London - Contract - £900-1,100 per day

Job Description

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is seeking a Workday Financials Solution Architect for a 12-month initial contract in London. This position will lead the end-to-end solution design, ensuring alignment between business objectives, finance processes, and system capabilities. There is no need for an up-to-date certification.

What you will do

  • Define and own the end-to-end solution architecture for Workday Financials across GL, AP, AR, and Financial Reporting
  • Translate business requirements into scalable, efficient system designs aligned with best practices
  • Provide architectural design leadership across configuration, integrations, data, and reporting
  • Design and govern financial processes, including chart of accounts, workflows, and reporting frameworks
  • Act as the primary liaison between internal stakeholders and third-party implementation partners, ensuring alignment and delivery quality
  • Lead solution design reviews, ensuring consistency, performance, and compliance with enterprise architecture standards
  • Support testing strategy (SIT/UAT), ensuring traceability to requirements and resolution of defects
  • Identify risks, dependencies, and optimisation opportunities across the programme lifecycle

Required skills/experience

  • Proven experience as a Solution Architect or Lead Functional Architect on Workday Financials implementations
  • Deep functional expertise across General Ledger, AP, AR, and Financial Reporting
  • Strong experience designing end-to-end finance solutions within Workday
  • Experience of Prism Accounting Centre and its architectural integration into finance processes
  • Demonstrated experience with financial data migration strategies, governance, and reconciliation
  • Engage both technical and non-technical audiences

Desirables

  • Experience within financial services organisations
  • Exposure to large-scale transformation or ERP programmes
  • Familiarity with integration architecture (e.g., APIs, middleware) within the Workday ecosystem

How to Apply

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format. Contact your consultant Tyler Mansfield at [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] or +44 (0)20 7665 5813.

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