Working Relationships and Accountability

You will work with the solution architect, project manager, capability leader, FSI sector team and specialist consultants. You own the quality and completion of your workstream. The architect resolves decisions affecting the overall solution, while the project manager coordinates the programme plan and budget. Sector contributions will be planned alongside customer delivery commitments.

Experience and Capabilities

We are looking for a consultant who combines strong configuration skills with accounting understanding, reliable workstream leadership and the ability to build confidence with customer finance teams.

Essential Requirements

• Practical Workday Financials implementation experience, including leadership of a functional workstream through design, configuration and testing, with experience of go-live or substantial post-deployment change.
• Strong hands-on capability in at least one Financials area. For the initial role, a record-to-report, financial accounting or FDM specialism is preferred, with an understanding of adjacent processes.
• Direct experience supporting finance operations or transformation in an FSI organisation, or delivering a finance workstream for an FSI customer. Ability to connect sector requirements to configuration and test scenarios.
• Sound accounting knowledge, including journal processing, general ledger and subledger reconciliation, period-end close and financial reporting; ability to investigate differences rather than rely only on system outputs.
• Practical knowledge of FDM and worktags, business process configuration, Workday reporting and calculated fields, plus experience preparing or validating data loads and financial reconciliations.
• Ability to lead workshops, document requirements and decisions, estimate work, manage workstream dependencies and explain issues clearly to finance users and the wider delivery team.
• Evidence of reviewing others’ work, coaching consultants and maintaining delivery quality. Understanding of access controls, segregation of duties and the evidence needed to support finance controls.
• Relevant current or previous Workday Financials certification, with commitment to maintain or renew required certifications and build knowledge of the relevant FSI subsector.

Desirable Experience

• Insurance experience involving premium or claims accounting, commissions, reinsurance, broker settlements or management and statutory reporting.
• Hands-on experience or certification in Workday Prism Analytics or Accounting Center. Ability to work with these teams and validate their accounting outputs is valuable even where another specialist owns the build.
• A recognised accountancy qualification such as ACA, ACCA, CIMA or CPA, or equivalent professional experience; exposure to multi-entity, multi-currency or intercompany processes.
• Experience creating demonstrations or reusable delivery assets, using test automation, or supporting Financials optimisation and managed services after deployment.

Embracing our Differences

At Kainos, we believe in the power of diversity, equity and inclusion. We are committed to building a team that is as diverse as the world we live in, where everyone is valued, respected, and given an equal chance to thrive. We actively seek out talented people from all backgrounds, regardless of age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or any other characteristic that makes them who they are. We also believe every candidate deserves a level playing field.

Our friendly talent acquisition team is here to support you every step of the way, so if you require any accommodations or adjustments, we encourage you to reach out. We understand that everyone's journey is different, and by having a private conversation we can ensure that our recruitment process is tailored to your needs.