Workday Financials Tester

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General Beazley have a fantastic opportunity for x2 Workday financials testers to join us on 6 month rolling contracts. Please note, contractors must live within a commutable distance to either our London or Birmingham offices. Key Relationships: Workday Platform Lead, IT Platform Lead, Finance Leadership Team, Finance Change. Job Summary: In this role, you will provide testing support as part of the upcoming Phase X deployment of Workday Financials. The Workday Financials implementation forms part of a wider finance modernization programme delivery at Beazley. Key Responsibilities: Assist with the creation of test scripts pertaining to Workday Financials modules (e.g. R2R, P2P, Business Assets, Capital Projects, PRISM and Accounting Centre) Execute test scripts to validate that the expected functional and business requirements in terms of processes and controls are working as designed. Identify gaps in the Workday Financials configuration through test execution and raise bugs via the defects management process for resolution. Conduct re-tests and provide feedback. Review the Workday security assignment behaviour during testing and provide feedback on any conflicts identified from a segregation of duties/ 4 eye review perspective. Valid Financials data (e.g. general ledger balances) to ensure it reconciles and has been loaded correctly in the Workday tenant. Execute regression test scenarios and raise any issues via the established defects management process. Run custom reports to test the output and review results with the Reporting Product Owner. Identify modifications which may be needed with the reports and provide feedback. Produce test progress metrics support to the Workday Test Lead as and when needed. Provide support to Workday Platform Lead in reviewing the Workday Delivery Assurance Reviews for Workday Financials and providing feedback to the implementation partner and Workday. Assist with other testing related activities as and when required. Role-Specific Competencies Solid and demonstrable experience of End To End Testing, User Acceptance Testing for Workday Financials functionality for Workday clients. Demonstrable experience of being able to troubleshoot complex Workday Financials configuration, data and security issues and ability to identify bugs/defects as well as the most efficient workarounds to resolve and optimize the business processes and controls within Workday. 3+ Workday Financials experience as a Workday implementer is required. Experience of using EIBs/Web Services. Experience of working in a Finance team with experience of core financial accounting processes and controls is required. Good understanding of financial/reg/stat reporting particularly in the Insurance industry would be highly desirable. Ability to create Workday Custom Reports, Calculated fields, condition rules, custom objects, custom fields is required. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills and ability to liaise with the relevant Product Owner/s, Workday implementation partner, senior management and end users across the business to provide your input on testing outcomes. Excellent organization and time management skills needed for this type of role. Education and Qualifications Current or historic Workday Financials certifications are required for example Financials Core, R2R, P2P, Report Writer, PRISM, Accounting Centre. Any testing qualifications are desirable. Experience as a Qualified Accountant is desirable. Accounting qualifications such as CIMA, ACCA, ACA is desirable. Core competencies Core competencies in addition to those noted as specific requirements for the role and which are considered to be pertinent to the Expense team are as follows: Analytical Thinking: Logical analytical approach to rapidly changing data and situations. Considers wider implications across functions and varying scenarios to Beazley. Professionalism: Consistently demonstrates integrity, is highly credible, respectful and trustworthy and represents the expense team in a professional manner. Builds and maintains successful working relationships and is seen to go the extra mile Learning and development: Identifies strengths and weaknesses and seeks to improve performance. Recognises and takes responsibility for mistakes and learns from them. Continually seeks self-development opportunities. Regularly engages in self-assessment and gives/receives feedback to enhance personal awareness Adaptability: Effectively manages changing priorities in a dynamic environment. Seeks training opportunities to understand new working methods. Proves resilient in uncertain and difficult situations and adapts approach/plans/style as required. Responsibility and Accountability: Assumes full responsibility for the consequences of own behaviour and decisions. Delivers on commitments to clients demonstrating reliability and dependability. Admits mistakes and takes responsibility for correcting them. Communicating Effectively: Timely communication of new information to relevant parties. Adapts communication style / form as appropriate to the audience and illustrates an understanding of their experience and needs. Conveys complex information clearly and concisely. Persuades through uncovering shared benefits and outcomes, looking for mutually satisfactory solutions. Demonstrating Teamwork: Seeks collaboration as appropriate and shares knowledge/best practise and helps others when asked. Acknowledges when other members of the team are under comparatively increased pressure and volunteers to support them while maintaining responsibility for own tasks. Teaches new team members & coaches others; identifies opportunities for collaboration (NB: definition of team is extended beyond the expense team as appropriate). Innovative approach: Independently finds solutions to advanced problems and identifies potential barriers to solutions and provides alternatives. Challenges assumptions and “the way we have always done it”. Embraces change & communicates the benefits of change to others. General It is important that within all your interactions both internally and externally you adhere Beazley’s core values - Being Bold, Striving for Better & Doing the Right Thing. We also expect Beazley employees to: Comply with Beazley procedures, policies and regulations including the code of conduct Undertake training on Beazley policies and procedures as delivered by your line manager, the Culture & People or assurance teams (compliance, risk, internal audit) either directly, via e-learning or the learning management system Display business ethics that uphold the interests of all our customers Ensure all interactions with customers are focused on delivering a fair outcome, including having the right products for their needs Comply with any specific responsibilities necessary for your role as outlined by your line manager, the Culture & People or assurance teams (compliance, risk, internal audit) and ensure you keep up to date with developments in these areas. This may include, amongst others, Beazley’s underwriting control standards, Beazley’s claims control standards, other Beazley standards and customer relationship management Carry out additional responsibilities as individually notified, either through your objectives or through the learning management system. These may include membership of any Beazley committees or working groups Personal Specification We are a flexible and innovative employer offering a friendly, collaborative,  diverse and inclusive working environment. We actively encourage and expect applications from all backgrounds. We empower people to choose where to work given the work they need to do. Collaboration in office spaces is important but we do not mandate a set number of days in the office or from home – you decide what works best for you and the role you are in.

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