Senior Analyst, Technology - Technology – Workday Finance

About the role

We are seeking a Senior Workday Analyst with deep expertise across all Workday Finance modules to support, optimize, and evolve our financial systems. This role partners closely with Finance, Accounting, Procurement, and IT teams to translate business requirements into scalable Workday configurations and drive continuous improvement across the platform.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the subject matter expert for Workday Financials, including Core Financials, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Procurement, Expenses, Banking & Settlement, and Business Assets.
• Gather, analyze, and document business requirements; translate them into functional designs and Workday configurations.
• Lead configuration, testing, and deployment of Workday Finance enhancements, bi-annual releases, and new module implementations.
• Design and maintain Workday financial reports, calculated fields, dashboards, and composite reports.
• Troubleshoot production issues, perform root-cause analysis, and deliver timely resolutions.
• Develop and maintain integrations (EIBs, Core Connectors, Workday Studio) between Workday and upstream/downstream systems is a strong plus.
• Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes within Workday.
• Create and maintain security roles, business process configurations, and approval workflows.
• Drive data quality and governance across financial master data (chart of accounts, suppliers, customers, spend categories).
• Mentor junior analysts and serve as a resource for cross-functional teams adopting Workday Finance capabilities.

Requirements

• Demonstrated expertise across multiple Workday Finance areas: Core Financials (General Ledger, Journal Entries, Accounting Rules), Accounts Payable & Supplier Management, Accounts Receivable & Customer Management, Procurement & Sourcing, Expenses, Banking & Settlement, Business Assets, Workday Adaptive Planning.
• Experience configuring or supporting Workday Adaptive Planning for budgeting, forecasting, and financial modeling is a strong plus.
• Experience working with analysts in a research/modeling environment that leverages tools such as R and/or Python.
• Extensive experience with visualization and business analytic tools such as PowerBI, Tableau, Cognos Analytics, VBA, Dataiku, Domino etc.
• Experience with business process mapping and requirements gathering/documentation skills.
• Experience building analytics solutions for infrastructure, operations and/or application delivery teams desirable.
• Excellent communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Mathematics, Operations Research, Computer Science, with a minimum of five (5) years of experience writing complex SQL queries working with relational databases, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Master’s degree is desirable.
• Working knowledge of GAAP/IFRS and how accounting standards translate into Workday configuration.
• Experience managing multiple Workday tenants (production, sandbox, implementation) and coordinating release cycles.
• Familiarity with organizational change management methodologies related to system rollouts.

Skills

• R, Python and PowerBI are preferred.

Benefits

For work that is performed in CO, FL, TX, IL, PA, MA, MD, VA, Washington, DC, NY and NJ, please refer to the chart below for the salary range for the corresponding location. FINRA complies with all state and local pay transparency laws and regulations requiring the disclosure of salary ranges for the position. In addition to location, actual compensation is based on various factors, including but not limited to, the candidate’s skill set, level of experience, education, and market considerations.

Pay

CO/FL/TX: Minimum Salary $97,700, Maximum Salary $176,100
IL/PA: Minimum Salary $107,500, Maximum Salary $194,100
MA/MD/VA/Washington, DC: Minimum Salary $112,300 Maximum Salary $202,500
NY/NJ: Minimum Salary $112,300, Maximum Salary $211,400

Schedule

Hybrid work environment, with defined in-person presence requirements. Extended hours outside normal business hours may be required.