Finance Workday Systems Analyst – Finance Operations & Control at The Francis Crick Institute

The Finance Workday Systems Analyst reports to the Finance Systems Lead and works with the Finance Functional Leads in FP&A, Sourcing, Accounts Payable, Grants and Financial Accounting.

Essentially the second line of BAU support for Workday from a Finance Systems perspective, taking full responsibility for the management and successful resolution of all BAU issues raised by Functional Leads and users alike, as well as the investigation and resolution of tactical fixes. This covers issues with the system itself as well as its interaction with other core systems. The Finance Workday Systems Analyst will also support the Finance Systems Lead on work related to larger enhancements and in the strategic planning of the long-term evolution of the Workday ERP solution, which will include strengthening relationships with colleagues in HR, IT and the wider organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Ownership of day to day administration of Workday Financials
• Managing discrete projects/ ongoing initiatives for further development of Workday Financials and Workday Adaptive Planning system, including input into business cases for approval by Committee(s)
• Logging of L3 development or incident tickets with our AMS provider and Workday directly and overseeing these to conclusion while ensuring correct change management / testing protocols are followed
• Supporting continuous improvement in Workday and being the system governance champion
• Carrying out periodic system checks including utilisation reviews and making recommendations on potential issues or possible improvements
• Troubleshooting and prioritising systemic issues raised by our business users and tracking these via ServiceNow
• In conjunction with I.T. Operations, carrying out integration and upgrade testing as and when needed and help to resolve integration issues with internal data warehouse team, as well as managing appropriate communications around such upgrades 

About us

The Francis Crick Institute is a biomedical discovery institute dedicated to understanding the fundamental biology underlying health and disease. Its work is helping to understand why disease develops and to translate discoveries into new ways to prevent, diagnose and treat illnesses such as cancer, heart disease, stroke, infections, and neurodegenerative diseases.

An independent organisation, its founding partners are the Medical Research Council (MRC), Cancer Research UK, Wellcome, UCL, Imperial College London and King’s College London.

The Crick was formed in 2015, and in 2016 it moved into a new state-of-the-art building in central London which brings together 1500 scientists and support staff working collaboratively across disciplines, making it the biggest biomedical research facility under in one building in Europe.

The Francis Crick Institute will be world-class with a strong national role. Its distinctive vision for excellence includes commitments to collaboration; developing emerging talent and exporting it the rest of the UK; public engagement; and helping turn discoveries into treatments as quickly as possible to improve lives and strengthen the economy. 

• If you are interested in applying for this role, please apply via our website.
• The closing date for applications is 15.02.2024
• All offers of employment are subject to successful security screening and continuous eligibility to work in the United Kingdom.