Finance Systems & Operations Specialist

Finance Systems & Operations Specialist

Posted 1 day ago by ASA RECRUITMENT

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£400 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Summary: The Finance Systems & Operations Specialist role involves supporting Workday Financials and reporting within a public sector organization in Glasgow/Edinburgh. The position requires hands-on experience in finance system testing, budgeting, forecasting, and management information design, with a strong focus on data integrity and financial controls. This is a hybrid role on an initial 6-month contract, with potential extensions, and is classified as inside IR35.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Support Workday Financials testing, configuration, and reporting.
  • Lead or support end-to-end finance system testing, including data validation and UAT sign-off.
  • Assist in budgeting and forecasting for complex portfolios using Workday Adaptive or similar tools.
  • Design and enhance management information (MI) systems, bridging data between accounting and investment management tools.
  • Update finance procedures and documentation following system changes.
  • Support core finance operations, including journal preparation, accounts receivable, and accounts payable.
  • Assist in investment operations, particularly year-end valuation activities.

Key Skills:

  • Proven experience with Workday Financials and reporting.
  • Strong attention to data integrity and financial controls.
  • Experience in budgeting and forecasting, particularly with complex portfolios.
  • Capability in management information design and data transformation tools.
  • Understanding of public sector audit and compliance requirements.
  • Hands-on experience in core finance operations and investment operations.

Salary (Rate): £400/day

City: Glasgow

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other

Detailed Description From Employer:

ASA Recruitment’s client, a Public Sector organisation in Glasgow/Edinburgh, is currently looking to recruit a Finance Systems & Operations Specialist on a hybrid basis, on an initial 6-month contract (with potential extensions) on a rate of c.£400/day inside of IR35 (based on experience).

Responsibilities:

  • Workday Financials & Reporting (Hands on)
  • Proven experience supporting Workday Financials testing, configuration support and reporting, including advanced/custom reports and dashboards.
  • Comfortable working alongside vendors and internal teams to translate finance requirements into Workday outputs.
  • Structured Testing, Data Validation & UAT
  • Experience leading or supporting end to end finance system testing, including scenario design, reconciliation, defect tracking and UAT sign off.
  • Strong attention to data integrity across GL, budgets, and investment attributes.
  • Budgeting & Forecasting (Investments and Non Investments)
  • Experience supporting budgeting and forecasting for complex portfolios, ideally using Workday Adaptive or similar planning tools, with the ability to critique data input and update the model build.
  • Ability to handle both investment cashflow forecasting and corporate/non investment cost forecasting (Capex).
  • MI Design & Enhancement
  • Strong capability in management information (MI) design, including bridging and reconciling data between accounting platforms and investment management tools to deliver enhanced insight.
  • Ability to handle complex data using analysis and data transformation / reporting tools such as Excel and embedded data links, to transform data into reporting metrics in support of the above, including ability to self-review and test outputs
  • Process, Controls & Documentation
  • Experience updating finance procedures, workflows and control documentation following system or strategic change.
  • Able to document “to be” processes clearly for audit, risk and operational handover
  • Strong Financial Controls & Audit Awareness
  • Understanding of public sector / regulated environment expectations, including audit trail, segregation of duties and evidence retention.
  • Comfortable working with auditors and responding to control or documentation gaps.
  • Delivery Focused, Short Term Specialist
  • Proven ability to operate in a time boxed, delivery led role, picking up complex work quickly and reducing pressure on permanent team capacity.
  • Core Accounting & Investment Operations Support
  • Strong hands-on experience supporting core finance operations, including:
  • Journal preparation and review
  • Accounts receivable and income recognition
  • Accounts payable and supplier processing
  • Experience supporting investment operations, particularly year end valuation activities, including (working with the lead and guidance of an experienced Team):
  • Running discounted cash flow (DCF) models
  • Reviewing portfolio company financial statements
  • Assessing assumptions, performance and risks
  • Clearly documenting valuation methodology, judgements and conclusions to audit standard
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