Workday Finance Sr. Analyst (Location Flexibility)new

The Workday Functional Sr Analyst1 participates in the strategic direction, optimization, and governance of the Finance Operations team within Finance. This role works with a team of analysts and collaborates with cross-functional stakeholders to align Workday capabilities with organizational goals. The analyst is responsible for helping driving process standardization with industry and Workday best standards, ensuring system integrity, and delivering scalable solutions that enhance operational efficiency and financial performance. 

Essential Duties 

• Define and enforce consistent Workday processes and standards across the Finance Digital team, creating templates, workflows, and review checkpoints to reduce rework and improve delivery speed. 

• Oversee system governance, configuration standards, and change management processes. 

• Collaborate with and mentor a team of analysts, fostering professional development and high performance. 

• Provide strategic leadership and oversight of Finance Digital Team initiatives, ensuring alignment with business objectives. 

• Collaborate with Business Stakeholders and PMO on roadmap planning, prioritization, and execution of Finance Digital Team projects. 

• Develop and deliver executive-level reporting and presentations on Finance Operations performance and initiatives. 

• Other duties as assigned; support additional initiatives and responsibilities as needed to advance organizational goals. 

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS 

• Bachelor’s degree (required) BBA/BCOM or similar 

• Workday Certified – see below (preferred) 

TECHNICAL/SOFT SKILLS 

• Strong Workday Finance background and experience in one or more of the following areas: Foundational Data Model, Accounting, Business Assets and Budgets (Accounting Center & Prism Reporting), Supplier Invoices, Requisitions, and Purchase Orders (Pos), Supplier Accounts Module, Order-to-Cash (O2C) and Procure-to-Pay (P2P) Cycle, Banking & Settlement, Adaptive 

• Ability to analyze and document backend system information such as data mapping and microservice components. 

• Knowledge of defect tracking processes and tools 

• Strong knowledge of Workday product design 

• Experience with 3rd party and vendor relationships 

• Experience with structured and object-oriented analysis techniques 

• Proven experience in operational business process improvement 

• Strong organizational and multi-tasking ability 

• Good communication skills, both written and spoken 

• Ability to prioritize across many projects and deadlines. 

• Strong attention to detail, motivation, and initiative 

EXPERIENCE 

• Minimum of 5 years of Workday experience working in a development/implementation environment 

• Three to five years of previous experience in financial applications and process (preferred) 

LEADERSHIP SKILLS 

• Experience leading a team for large or complex projects. 

• Strong sense of personal accountability for high quality, value-driven work that supports business outcomes required. 

• Places the user in the center of decision making and prioritizes speed, agility and innovation in work. 

• Embraces continuous learning, curiosity and ambiguity. Share findings and new insights with peers through coaching and mentoring.