Workday Accounting Center Manager - AMS

Overview

This role involves supporting the ongoing delivery of Application Managed Services (AMS) for clients using Workday Accounting Center and related Financials modules. The Accounting Center Manager will act as a functional subject matter expert, providing hands-on leadership for configuration, accounting integrations, reconciliation, and financial reporting in a post-production environment. The position requires close collaboration with clients and internal teams to resolve issues, support enhancements, manage release impacts, and ensure accurate, scalable, and compliant accounting solutions that support downstream financial processes.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a functional subject matter expert for Workday Accounting Center, including configuration of accounting events, journal generation, reconciliation, and integration to the General Ledger.
• Lead hands-on configuration and support in production or post-production AMS environments.
• Utilize Workday Prism Analytics (PRISM) for data ingestion, modeling, and enabling reporting and analytics related to Accounting Center and Financials.
• Analyze accounting and business requirements, produce functional specifications, support testing activities, and troubleshoot complex production issues.
• Partner directly with clients and finance stakeholders to ensure solutions meet compliance and audit requirements.
• Support ongoing optimization, enhancements, and issue resolution within an Application Managed Services or managed support model.

Requirements

• 3–5 years of proven experience implementing or supporting Workday Accounting Center within Workday Financials, with hands-on configuration ownership.
• Demonstrated expertise in accounting event configuration, journal generation, reconciliation, and downstream integration to the General Ledger.
• Hands-on experience with Workday Prism Analytics (PRISM) including data ingestion and modeling.
• Experience analyzing accounting and business requirements, producing functional specifications, supporting testing, and troubleshooting production issues.
• Strong ability to translate source system transactions and accounting rules into accurate, scalable configurations.
• Experience supporting ongoing optimization and issue resolution in an AMS or managed support environment.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, or related field, or equivalent relevant work experience.
• No travel required unless requested by the client.

Preferred Qualifications

• Active Workday Certification, preferably in Workday Financial Management or Accounting Center.
• Prior experience supporting Workday Accounting Center in AMS/PPS/Managed Services environments, including Tier 3 support.
• Experience designing and supporting accounting integrations from source systems into Workday Accounting Center.
• Strong understanding of financial accounting processes including journal posting, reconciliation, close support, and audit readiness.
• Experience supporting medium to large-scale Workday Financials environments with cross-module dependencies (General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll Accounting, Projects).
• Strong experience with Workday reporting and analytics, including PRISM-enabled dashboards and reconciliation reporting.
• Proficiency with Excel for reconciliation, variance analysis, and data validation.
• Prior team leadership or mentoring experience, including reviewing work, coaching team members, and supporting knowledge transfer within an AMS model.

Compensation & Benefits

• Estimated base salary range: $135,000 - $165,000 (USD).
• Total estimated compensation range including annual incentive: $162,000 - $198,000 (USD).
• Eligibility to participate in the organization's annual incentive compensation program.
• Access to benefit plans including medical, dental, vision coverage, and wellness programs.
• Salary range provided in accordance with applicable state and local salary transparency laws.

Location

• United States of America
• No travel required unless requested by the client.

Position Level

• Manager