Systems Administrator - Workday Financial
About the role
At AMH, our goal is to simplify the experience of leasing a home through professional management and maintenance support, so our residents can focus on what really matters to them, wherever they are in life. The Systems Administrator - Workday Financial is responsible for managing and maintaining the financial systems, including configuring and maintaining various modules such as accounting center, payroll, adaptive planning, spend management, reporting, analytics, and integrations. This role ensures the system is up-to-date, secure, compliant, and functions correctly while providing system support and facilitating technology solutions to meet the needs of the accounting and financial departments.
Responsibilities
- Manages, maintains, configures, and implements applications and systems including support.
- Troubleshoots incidents and ensures system compliance, security, and licensing.
- Creates and maintains system documentation, procedures, and policies.
- Performs complex Workday configuration changes, creates test scripts, and tests to ensure all processes work according to predetermined goals.
- Researches, designs, tests, and implements configuration changes resulting in process improvements.
- Serves as a lead subject matter expert for Workday and applies knowledge to maintain effective system utilization and accuracy.
- Supports assigned Workday module(s), including managing Workday semi-annual releases and regular updates.
- Monitors system performance and proactively addresses issues while seeking opportunities to enhance system processes and improve user experience.
- Tracks, schedules, plans, and executes scheduled upgrades.
- Coordinates projects, including managing project plans, gathering statuses, and sending status reports.
- Identifies and documents requirements for configuration changes and articulates project expectations to team members.
- Identifies, tracks, monitors, and communicates project-related issues, including scope changes.
- Facilitates change management processes, including development and execution of test scripts, communication plans, implementation plans, and rollback plans.
- Investigates, triages, and troubleshoots escalated issues and system outages, performing root cause analysis and problem management.
- Manages vendors during incidents, enhancements, or maintenance of the application.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED required.
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration, accounting, finance, information systems, and/or computer science preferred.
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) preferred.
- Workday Module Certifications preferred.
- Minimum five (5) years of experience in Financial Systems, Applications Management, and/or related field.
- Minimum three (3) years of experience in Financial System Administration with an understanding of accounting and finance concepts, processes, and procedures.
- Minimum of three (3) years of in-depth hands-on experience configuring and maintaining Workday Accounting Center, Prism, and other modules including but not limited to expense management and adaptive planning.
- Strong understanding of accounting and finance business processes.
- Excellent verbal and written communication, planning, analysis, and organization skills.
- Excellent analytical thinking and problem-solving/solution skills.
Pay
The anticipated pay range for this position is $122,573.13 to $150,000 annually. Actual starting base pay within this range will depend on factors including geographic location, education, training, skills, and relevant experience.
Benefits
- Discretionary annual bonus.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Flexible spending accounts and/or health savings accounts.
- Dependent savings accounts.
- 401(k) with company matching contributions.
- Employee stock purchase plan.
- Tuition reimbursement program.
- 9 paid holidays per year.
- Paid time off (PTO) accrued at a rate of 0.0577 hours per hour worked, up to a maximum of 120 hours per year.
Background check required.