Workday Financials Analyst

Overview

This role supports and optimizes the organization’s financial systems environment with primary responsibility for Workday Finance business processes. Reporting to the Controller, the analyst serves as a key liaison between Finance process owners and the Information Technology Workday support team to ensure financial systems and workflows operate effectively, efficiently, and in accordance with institutional control requirements.

The position supports the integrity and effectiveness of Workday Finance business processes across accounting, procurement, accounts payable, payroll, treasury, budgeting, grants administration, and related financial operations. It also contributes to operational stabilization and process standardization initiatives, including Workday optimization efforts associated with Workday Student readiness and Finance process redesign.

Responsibilities

• Support ongoing optimization and administration of Workday Finance business processes and workflows.
• Identify process improvement opportunities, including workflow enhancements, operational efficiencies, and control enhancements.
• Analyze existing financial workflows and recommend process standardization opportunities.
• Maintain financial process documentation, SOPs, and RACI charts.
• Configure, test, validate, and implement Business Process changes in Workday.
• Design and maintain system configuration (e.g., cost centers and consolidations) and maintain master data values in Workday across areas of responsibility.

Financial systems coordination and testing

• Act as a liaison between Finance and the Information Technology Workday support team regarding Workday Finance functionality and enhancements.
• Coordinate testing and validation activities tied to Workday releases, configuration changes, system enhancements, and new financial process implementations, including integration and security testing.
• Serve as an escalation resource for Tier 2 & 3 issues; support issue tracking, troubleshooting, and resolution for Workday Finance process and workflow issues.

Reporting and data support

• Support development and maintenance of financial reports, dashboards, and related reporting tools within Workday Finance and associated systems.
• Help Finance leadership and campus partners identify reporting needs and improve access to financial information.
• Support data validation activities related to financial reporting, workflow changes, and system enhancements.
• Ensure financial reporting structures and workflows support accurate institutional reporting.

Workflow and controls optimization

• Support optimization of approval workflows, routing structures, and financial process controls within Workday Finance.
• Assist with segregation-of-duties reviews and internal control enhancements related to financial workflows.
• Identify process bottlenecks, manual workarounds, and operational inefficiencies and recommend improvements.
• Support implementation of best practices in financial systems governance and workflow design.

Cross-functional coordination and training

• Partner with administrative and academic departments to support effective use of Workday Finance processes and tools.
• Provide user support, process guidance, and training assistance related to financial workflows and reporting.
• Assist Finance with development of training materials and user documentation.
• Support change management and adoption efforts tied to Finance process improvements and Workday enhancements.

Reporting Structure

• Reports to the Workday Platform Director.
• Works closely with Associate Controllers responsible for accounting, financial operations, and restricted funds administration; the Budget & Planning team; and the rest of the Workday support team.
• Partners regularly with Human Resources, Advancement, Student Financial Services, and other administrative and academic departments to promote effective financial systems utilization and process consistency.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5–7 years of experience supporting Workday Finance business processes, enterprise financial systems workflows, financial systems governance, business process analysis, or finance operations.
• Experience supporting workflow optimization, testing coordination, systems enhancements, or financial systems implementation initiatives.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively across technical and non-technical teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in higher education, nonprofit organizations, or similarly complex institutional environments.
• Familiarity with accounting operations, procurement workflows, or financial reporting processes.
• Experience developing reports, dashboards, or workflow documentation.
• Experience supporting financial systems optimization, workflow redesign, or ERP-enabled process improvement initiatives.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary Range: $93,000–$103,000
• The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The above hiring range represents the organization’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

Location / Work Arrangement

• Work Arrangement: Fully remote

Time Type

• Full time