Workday Functional Specialist (Accounting Centre)

Railpen•Darlington, SC

21h•Hybrid

About The Position

Workday Functional Specialist – Accounting Centre Intro We have an incredible opportunity for a Workday Functional Specialist (Accounting Centre) to join our Finance team on a permanent basis, based in Darlington or London (hybrid working). Who we are Railpen is responsible for the safekeeping and investment of around £34 billion in assets and the administration of several pension schemes, including the Railways Pension Scheme, one of the UK's largest and longest established pension funds. Our heritage of looking after the pension needs of the rail industry and its employees gives us our name and our unique outlook on how we serve our members. Railpen takes a holistic view, focusing on how we serve members today and how we can positively impact the communities and the world they will retire into. To learn more about Railpen including our values, culture and purpose, visit our LinkedIn Life page here The role We are seeking a skilled Workday Functional Specialist (Accounting Centre) to join our Finance team and take ownership of the configuration, maintenance, and ongoing support of Workday Accounting Centre (WAC). In this role, you will ensure the accurate and efficient ingestion and transformation of financial data from source systems into Workday, enabling clean journal creation, transparency, and high‑quality downstream financial reporting. You will design and maintain data transformation rules for journal creation, enrichment, and classification, while also configuring key WAC components such as accounting rules, source mappings, validation rules, and journaling logic. A key part of the role involves troubleshooting issues with inbound data loads and journal creation, collaborating with IT teams to resolve data feed errors, and ensuring seamless, reliable data integration across the organisation. This position plays a pivotal role in safeguarding the accuracy and consistency of financial data throughout our reporting processes. This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK. The person We are looking for a proactive and detail‑driven individual with experience working with Workday Financials, including hands‑on expertise in Workday Accounting Centre. You will have a good understanding of core accounting principles, financial data structures, and journal entry processing, enabling you to interpret financial information accurately and confidently. With good experience in data transformation logic and financial reporting within Workday, you will be comfortable managing and optimising financial data flows, and familiarity with Workday Prism Analytics will allow you to support enhanced data insights across the organisation. We are looking for someone who brings analytical thinking and problem‑solving skills, paired with exceptional attention to detail and a commitment to data accuracy. You will be able to gather and interpret business requirements, translating them into well‑structured and effective system configurations. Thriving in a small, collaborative environment, you will work closely with colleagues in Finance. Member Services, Data Engineering and Group Technology/ IT to ensure seamless data integration and a smooth end‑to-end process for all stakeholders. Our values of integrity, community and alignment are the guiding principles that influence our behaviour. They help us make decisions and shape our relationships with others. They’re what we stand for. You will actively demonstrate our values, helping to create a safe environment, to place the needs of the community above oneself and, through a culture of ‘fair challenge’, align to the best interests of our members. What we can offer you Rewarding you A competitive salary 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays Generous annual bonus plan We provide membership of the Railways Pension Scheme, a Defined Benefit arrangement under which you get a pension for life and a lump sum when you retire, based on your length of service and pay 4x Life Assurance cover Colleague referral scheme Heath & Wellbeing Employee assistance programme Heath cash plan Eye care vouchers Flu vaccination Lifestyle We support hybrid and flexible working along with very generous family leave including 12 months full pay maternity leave and 6 months full pay paternity leave Buy and sell holidays Give as you earn scheme Paid volunteering days Flexible half days leave Electric vehicle leasing Cycle to work scheme Next Steps Please apply for the apply button or visit Careers Page by 22nd February 2026 Railpen is committed to creating an inclusive and diverse environment, we value diversity and welcome people from all backgrounds and walks of life At Railpen we know that it’s the talent of our people that makes us good at what we do and enables us to continue to achieve our mission to pay members’ pensions securely, affordably and sustainably. The unique nature of Railpen offers our people a wide variety of interesting opportunities for innovation, thought leadership and personal development. We encourage people to challenge, explore unconventional ideas and give each other the space to learn from our mistakes. We take time to listen to each other’s ideas and understand what we each do, and what we need from each other to help us be at our best. Railpen is committed to creating an inclusive and diverse environment, we value diversity and welcome people from all backgrounds and walks of life.

Requirements

Proactive and detail‑driven individual with experience working with Workday Financials, including hands‑on expertise in Workday Accounting Centre
Good understanding of core accounting principles, financial data structures, and journal entry processing, enabling you to interpret financial information accurately and confidently
Good experience in data transformation logic and financial reporting within Workday
Comfortable managing and optimising financial data flows
Analytical thinking and problem‑solving skills, paired with exceptional attention to detail and a commitment to data accuracy
Able to gather and interpret business requirements, translating them into well‑structured and effective system configurations
Thriving in a small, collaborative environment
Work closely with colleagues in Finance. Member Services, Data Engineering and Group Technology/ IT to ensure seamless data integration and a smooth end‑to‑end process for all stakeholders
Actively demonstrate our values, helping to create a safe environment, to place the needs of the community above oneself and, through a culture of ‘fair challenge’, align to the best interests of our members

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with Workday Prism Analytics will allow you to support enhanced data insights across the organisation

Responsibilities

Configuration, maintenance, and ongoing support of Workday Accounting Centre (WAC)
Ensure the accurate and efficient ingestion and transformation of financial data from source systems into Workday, enabling clean journal creation, transparency, and high‑quality downstream financial reporting
Design and maintain data transformation rules for journal creation, enrichment, and classification
Configure key WAC components such as accounting rules, source mappings, validation rules, and journaling logic
Troubleshoot issues with inbound data loads and journal creation, collaborating with IT teams to resolve data feed errors, and ensuring seamless, reliable data integration across the organisation
Safeguarding the accuracy and consistency of financial data throughout our reporting processes

Benefits

Competitive salary
28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Generous annual bonus plan
Membership of the Railways Pension Scheme, a Defined Benefit arrangement under which you get a pension for life and a lump sum when you retire, based on your length of service and pay
4x Life Assurance cover
Colleague referral scheme
Employee assistance programme
Heath cash plan
Eye care vouchers
Flu vaccination
Hybrid and flexible working
Very generous family leave including 12 months full pay maternity leave and 6 months full pay paternity leave
Buy and sell holidays
Give as you earn scheme
Paid volunteering days
Flexible half days leave
Electric vehicle leasing
Cycle to work scheme