Workday Systems Administrator

London (4 days per week onsite / 1 day WFH)

65,000 - 75,000 PA DOE

A well-established, rapidly expanding organisation (8-10 acquisitions likely to complete this year alone), undergoing a major HR systems transformation is seeking an experienced Workday Functional Consultant / Systems Admin.

It is a critical position within the company's digital transformation and M&A strategy, focusing on the ongoing optimisation and development of Workday.

This contract offers the opportunity to play a key role in configuring modules, workflows, business processes, reports, integrations as well as onboarding multiple newly acquired businesses onto the Workday platform.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead the day-to-day administration, optimisation and continuous improvement of Workday

Configure Workday templates, modules, business processes, reports and workflow

Support M&A activities through the onboarding of new groups of employees into Workday

Requirements Gathering and Analysis, collaborating with stakeholders to understand business needs and translate the into functional specifications.

Collaborate closely with HR and IT stakeholders to define requirements and deliver appropriate solutions

Ensure data accuracy and integrity across systems and integrations (e.g. Payroll, ERP)

Provide training and support to HR end users and stakeholders

Maintain strong vendor relationships and oversee third-party integrations

Ensure compliance with data governance and security standards

Requirements:

Proven experience as a Workday Consultant or Sys Admin

Deep understanding of Workday configuration (including templates, workflows and reporting)

Ideally experience supporting Workday in environments involving M&A requiring onboarding of new businesses

Solid grasp of HR processes and how they map to systems

Excellent stakeholder engagement, communication and problem-solving skills

Ability to work independently and strategically within an extremely fast-paced environment