Workday Systems Administrator

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