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Workday Test Lead (Fins & HCM)

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Workday Financials Test Lead / Test Manager (Outside IR35) Workday Financials Transformation Programme
Contract: Interim / Consultancy Engagement (Outside IR35 )Location: Remote (UK & European Travel as Required )Duration: Initial 12 Months
The Opportuni
ty We are supporting one of the world's most recognised and successful global organisations on a multi-year business transformation programme that will fundamentally reshape its Finance, HR and Enterprise Operations landsca
pe. With revenues measured in the billions and operations spanning multiple continents, the organisation is undertaking a complete Greenfield implementation of Workday Financials and Workday HCM across a complex international environm
ent. We are seeking an experienced Workday Financials Test Lead / Test Manager to establish and lead the end-to-end testing strategy, governance and execution model for this landmark progr
amme. This is a rare opportunity to influence testing from programme inception through to global deployment, working alongside senior stakeholders, implementation partners and Workday specialists to build a world-class testing capability from the grou
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ignment As the Workday Financials Test Lead, you will own the testing function across the programme lifecycle, ensuring the successful validation of Workday Financials, Workday HCM integrations, third-party applications, data migrations and business-critical finance pr
ocesses. You will define testing strategy, establish governance frameworks, coordinate multiple delivery partners and provide executive-level reporting across a highly visible transformation in
itiative. Key responsibilitie
s include: Defining and implementing the overall testing strategy and oper ating modelLeading all phases of testing including:System Integration Te sting (SIT)End-to- End TestingUser Acceptance Te sting (UAT)Regress ion TestingData Migration ValidationCutover and Deployment Readin ess TestingBuilding and managing integrated test plans across multiple workstreamsCoordinating testing activities across Finance, HR, Payroll, Procurement and Shared Service s functionsManaging relationships with implementation partners, systems integrators and offshore te sting teamsEstablishing test governance, reporting and quality assurance frameworksManaging defect lifecycle processes and qual ity metricsDriving business engagement and stakeholde r readinessSupporting programme leadership with risk, dependency and readiness assessmentsEnsuring successful delivery across multiple countries and busine


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Looking For You will be a proven Workday testing leader with experience delivering large-scale enterprise transformatio
n programmes. Ideally, you will have:Extensive experience leading testing on Workday Financials i mplementationsStrong und erstanding of: General LedgerAc counts PayableAccou nts Receiva bleProcu rementExpensesReve nue ManagementAs set ManagementFinan cial ReportingExperience testing Workday HCM and Financ e integrationsExperience of Greenfield ERP transformat ion programmesExpertise in end-to-end business p rocess testingStrong stakeholder management at Director, VP and
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