Details:
- Salary: £400 - Day
- Job Type: Contract
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Day
- Location: G2 Glasgow Glasgow City
- Date: 2 weeks ago
Description:
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