Senior Finance Workday Reporting Specialist (Fixed Term)
We've got a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Senior Finance Workday Reporting Specialist to join Sovereign Network Group (SNG) on a fixed term contract for 12 months. We are at the start of an exciting journey following the recent implementation of Workday for Finance and HR. In this new role, you'll lead the design, build, and maintain financial and management reporting and analytics solutions in Workday, enabling Finance teams and leaders to access accurate, timely insights.
Based from our offices in Basingstoke, you'll combine home and office working to ensure a positive work / life balance. There may be some occasional travel to other offices as required.
The Role
Reporting to the Group Financial Controller, this role provides technical leadership in Workday reporting design (including complex calculated fields), sets standards and governance, and acts as the escalation point for complex reporting requirements across Finance. You'll also lead the support and champion improved finance user capability, through training and transfer of knowledge across existing and emerging tools.
Key responsibilities include:
Leading end-to-end delivery of Workday financial and management reporting solutions, from requirements definition through build, testing, release, and adoption
Developing complex Workday reports such as the SNG Financial Statutory Accounts model (Advanced, Matrix, Composite), including multi-source reporting packs and adopting clear design and governance principles
Building and maintaining advanced calculated field libraries (Eg KPI definitions), ensuring logic is consistent, performant, and documented
Owning and shaping reporting standards: naming conventions, report lifecycle management, version control, and decommissioning
Acting as the reporting SME and escalation point for complex issues (security constraints, performance, data quality, business object selection)
Coaching and mentoring Finance users and Finance/Management Reporting champions; run knowledge share sessions and provide guidance on best practice reporting patterns
Contributing to broader analytics strategy, including alignment with BI platforms (e.g., Power BI) and data integration approaches
What we're looking for
You'll need to have demonstrable experience within a similar role with strong and demonstrable hands-on experience developing financial/management reports in Workday reporting (advanced, Matrix, Composite and Custom reports as a minimum), design and delivery (including Composite reporting). You'll also have:
Deep capability with building calculated fields and understanding of how Workday's data is organised and relationships defined
Proven ability to manage stakeholders, facilitate requirements workshops, and translate needs into technically robust solutions through to supporting UAT and regression testing
Proven ability to provide knowledge transfer/training to internal teams
Strong analytical skills: able to interpret stakeholder needs, validate data, and explain findings clearly
Good working knowledge of Workday security for reporting (domains, role-based access, constrained reporting)
Strong attention to detail, documentation discipline, and the ability to manage multiple priorities
Understanding of data privacy and role-based access controls (reporting security principles)
Effective communication and strong stakeholder management skills
Demonstrable working knowledge of how financial data is structured in Workday
Experience with business intelligence and data visualization tools (e.g., Workday PRISM, Power BI, Tableau etc) and practical working knowledge of DAX and SQL Coding
