Workday Financials Innovation & Reporting Analyst
Department – Finance Operations
Division – Finance & Corporate Services
Salary – National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £43,300 to £65,500 and London from £46,400 to £69,500 pro rata (salary offered will be based on skills and experience)
About the FCA
The FCA regulates the conduct of 45,000 firms in the UK to ensure our financial markets are honest, fair and competitive. Follow this link to find out more About the FCA.
What will you be doing?
Risk, Controls & Accounting Systems supports all finance and time-tracking queries within Workday, helping to ensure the platform runs reliably and meets the evolving needs of the FCA. We actively encourage continuous improvement by collaborating closely with the Finance & Corporate Services Innovation Team, identifying ways to maximise the use of Workday ERP and enhance outcomes for our stakeholders. In addition, we promote strong governance of the Finance & Corporate Services (F&CS) risk portfolio and control environment—promoting accountability, clear reporting, thorough testing and thoughtful risk management.
This role calls for a collaborative mindset, strong analytical thinking and a willingness to take initiative and contribute to meaningful change. You will work with complex data to generate insights and communicate these clearly through engaging, accessible channels. You’ll also play a key role in shaping and leading initiatives that simplify processes, reduce inefficiencies and elevate overall effectiveness.
You'll have the opportunity to positively influence the planning and prioritisation of upcoming workstreams while helping to uphold delivery excellence and shared standards.
Shape data-driven decisions by designing and refining Workday reporting solutions that empower stakeholders with actionable insights
Collaborate with diverse teams, fostering strong partnerships across Finance, HR and external consultants to deliver meaningful outcomes
Support continuous improvement, identifying and implementing enhancements in Workday systems and business operations
Optimize reporting processes, streamlining workflows, eliminating inefficiencies and ensuring high-quality outputs
Influence strategic priorities, managing reporting initiatives, engaging stakeholders and driving process innovation
Lead with insight, ensuring data integrity, leveraging Workday’s full potential and supporting operational excellence
What you will get from the role
Your work will help safeguard millions of everyday people from harmful financial practices
The FCA is an established Workday customer, and we have a strong pipeline of improvement projects
Collaborate with senior stakeholders across F&CS, HR and the ERP Product Group, building strong partnerships
Guide the evolution of financial data reporting, ensuring clarity, accessibility and effectiveness
Advocate for process efficiency, identifying opportunities to streamline workflows and enhance operations
Prepare F&CS for future ways of working, fostering adaptability and innovation in reporting strategies
Which skills are required?
We are a Disability Confident Employer; therefore, disabled people or individuals with long-term conditions who best meet the minimum criteria for a role will go through to the next stage of the recruitment process (to learn more about the Disability Confident Scheme Click Here).
Minimum
Experience with Workday Finance
Experience in reporting and building dashboards and discovery boards
Essential
Keen interest in applying a continuous improvement mindset to drive process optimisation and automation
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a proactive approach to identifying inefficiencies and recommending practical solutions
Excellent project management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and drive them to successful completion
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively with stakeholders at all levels of the organisation and translate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
Our Values & Diversity
We are proud to be an inclusive employer and our ambition is to cultivate a culture for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views and experiences. We believe that our differences and similarities enable us to be a better organisation – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation and delivers better regulation.
Within the workplace you will have access to various employee resource groups which aim to promote and achieve a healthy work / life balance and support our diversity ambitions.
Did you know? 50% of our Executive Committee were the first in their family to attend university.
Benefits of working at the FCA
25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays
Private healthcare with Bupa
A non-contributory Pension of at least 8% of basic salary each month (there are several contribution levels that increase depending on your age – up to 12% a month once you reach age 35)
Life assurance of eight times your basic salary
Income protection
We also have a competitive flexible benefits scheme which gives you the opportunity to create a personalised benefits package, tailored to suit your lifestyle.
We welcome applications from candidates who are looking for flexible arrangements. Many of our staff work flexibly including working part-time, staggered hours and job shares. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want but we can explore what might work best for both sides.
Follow this link to see what life is like at the FCA - Life at the FCA
Application Support
We are dedicated to removing barriers and ensuring our application process is accessible to everyone. We offer a range of adjustments to make your application experience as comfortable and straightforward as possible.
If you have an accessibility need, disability, or condition requiring changes to the recruitment process, please contact your recruiter using the details below and they will be happy to discuss this further with you.
Useful Information and Timeline
This role is graded as: Senior Associate - Corporate
SC Clearance is required for this role (SC Guidance) - you will hold or be required to obtain Security Check (SC) level vetting
When submitting your application, please tailor your CV to highlight how you meet the minimum and essential requirements above
Advert Closing Date: Midnight 23 June – please submit your application no later than 11.59pm 22 June
CV Review/Shortlist: 23 June
Interview: 30 June
Your Recruiter will discuss the process in detail with you during screening for the role, therefore, please make them aware if you are going to be unavailable for any date during this time.
Got a question?
If you are interested in learning more about the role, please contact Steve Christopher on [email protected]
Applications must be submitted through our online portal. Applications sent via email will not be accepted.
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What We Do
We work to ensure financial markets work well for individuals, for businesses and for the economy as a whole.
We do this by:
- regulating the conduct of approximately 50,000 businesses
- prudentially supervising 48,000 firms
- setting specific standards for around 18,000 firms
We were set up on 1 April 2013, taking over conduct and relevant prudential regulation from the Financial Services Authority (FSA).
Our Head Office is based in London, and we work across the UK, from our office in Edinburgh and via colleagues in Belfast and Cardiff.
Firms and individuals must be authorised or registered by us to carry out certain activities. Before we grant authorisation, firms must demonstrate that they meet a range of requirements. We then supervise these firms to make sure they continue to meet our standards and rules after they’re authorised. If firms and individuals fail to meet these standards, we have a range of enforcement powers we can use.
We work alongside the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), the prudential regulator of around 1,500 banks, building societies, credit unions, insurers and major investment firms.
