We’re 1st Central, a market-leading insurance company utilising smart data and technology at pace. Rapid growth has been based on giving our 1.4 million customers exactly what they want: great value insurance with an excellent service. And that’s the same for our colleagues too; we won Insurance Employer of the Year at the British Insurance Awards 2024 and our Glassdoor score is pretty mega too!
Our Finance team need a result driven, agile and logical thinking Finance Change Lead, who knows a thing or two about Workday Financials or Adaptive Planning. Ideally, you’ll have been involved in system implementation and post go-live support for either or both systems!
Supporting the Finance Change Manager, you’ll be the go to and lead on administration, maintenance and the day to day running of the core Workday financials or adaptive application. You’ll also lead on change management initiatives including project management and business analysis support. Do you fit the bill?
We love hybrid working, so you'll spend most of your time working from home, with a day a week in the office (so living close to Haywards Heath, West Sussex would be a perfect match!) But of course, it’s your choice - if you prefer to be in the office more - that's good with us too. We're also open to applicants that live a commutable drive to Salford Quays, Manchester or a remote worker.
You’ll be the perfect person for us if:
- Have experience in either Workday Financials or Adaptive Planning
- Communicating, challenging and influencing senior management is your strength
- Change delivery experience
What's involved:
Together with the Finance Change Manager and Group Finance Systems Manager responsible for the execution of finance systems change ensuring it continually adapts to complement the Groups operating model:
Pre-release – ensure clear articulation and understanding of the business case of what the proposed change is required to deliver and assure that the detailed requirements and solution design will deliver the same.
Release – agree scope and deliverables for each sprint & and in-process changes to it. Assure the quality of development & testing, sing, off Live testing requirements and confirm go/no go to deploy the release into production.
Post release – ensure all warranty defects are resolved, and ongoing production monitoring & continuous improvement are in place.
Lead, design, test and implement technical system changes to deliver ongoing continuous improvements to Finance
Lead the gathering and documentation of change requests, and requirements from the wider Finance function liaising with SMEs to assist with prioritisation and design of configuration changes.
Assist with the management and delivery of Finance transformation projects with the help of 3rd party support and key stakeholders
Responsible for key administration changes within Workday, ensuring key system control and integrity is maintained and protected.
Assist in the design and production of Workday reports, Business Processes, and Integrations
Lead the prioritisation and resolution of any incidents and issues, liaising with relevant stakeholders and 3rd party support/vendors to agree actions, owners, and dates
Build effective working relationships and influence across all levels, fostering an open and collaborative culture
Manage and lead finance system updates and maintenance development work across all finance systems
Challenging current practices, actively seeking to improve processes, whilst managing risk
End user set-up and security maintenance, as required.
Comply with the requirements, and act in accordance with, the Group Code of Conduct and Fitness and Propriety policies at all times
Ensure compliance with Company Policies, Values and guidelines and other relevant standards/ regulations at all times
Conduct colleague management duties including:
Delivering coaching and feedback to direct report to achieve KPI’s and SLAs, and conducting regular performance reviews, including probationary reviews and annual appraisals as necessary.
Deal with colleague issues including monitoring absence.
Assist in the recruitment process where necessary
Experience:
Experience in an accounting/finance function
Experience as a finance system administrator and / or finance change role
Experience with ERP, General Ledger or P2P systems
Experience of financial systems (Workday Financials – desirable)
Experience of system implementations and post go-live support models.
Skills:
Proficient in Microsoft applications, especially Excel
Strong mathematical, analytical, and organization skills
Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
Good leadership, mentoring and coaching skills
Strong analytical skills and ability to drive process improvement, based upon analysis of data
Work effectively under pressure and think clearly and logically in challenging situations
Knowledge:
Knowledge of Agile development approaches
Qualified by experience or part qualified accountant (AAT, CIMA, ACCA)
Report writing across a number of systems
Working knowledge of Lean or Six Sigma Frameworks.
Behaviours:
Results driven with a constant eye on the detail but understand the audience.
Acts as a role model and motivates other.
Empathetic approach to leadership with an ability to get the best out of a wide range of stakeholders.
Ability to lead and influence.
A driven attitude to deliver controlled change and rapidly overcome obstacles.
An agile approach to project management and able to rapidly react to changes in business priorities to take advantage of emerging business and customer opportunities
Want to know more? Sounds like you? Then click on Apply.
What can we do for you?
People first. Always. We’re passionate about our colleagues and know the best people deserve an extraordinary working environment. We owe it to them so that’s what we offer. Our workplaces are energetic, inspirational, supportive. To get a taste of the advantages you’ll enjoy, take a look at all our perks in full here.
Intrigued? Our Talent team can tell you everything you need to know about what we want and what we’re offering, so feel free to get in touch.
