Job Description
Position Summary
The Workday Finance Functional Analyst serves as a key member of the Enterprise Applications team, responsible for the ongoing support, configuration, optimization, and enhancement of the Workday Financial Management platform. This role partners closely with Finance, Budget, Treasury, Grants Management, Procurement, and Supply Chain stakeholders to ensure Workday solutions effectively support business operations and strategic objectives.
The analyst will provide day-to-day functional support, troubleshoot issues, configure and maintain Workday business processes, and drive continuous improvement initiatives. A key priority for this role will be supporting the planned expansion of Workday Procurement to an additional division and ensuring successful adoption, configuration, and operational readiness.
Key Responsibilities
Workday Financials Support & Administration
Provide day-to-day functional support for Workday Financial Management modules.
Troubleshoot production issues and partner with stakeholders to resolve system and process concerns.
Monitor system performance, identify opportunities for optimization, and implement enhancements.
Maintain security, configuration, business processes, reporting, and integrations as needed.
Support testing activities including unit, regression, and user acceptance testing.
Functional Configuration
Configure and maintain Workday business processes, organizations, custom validations, notifications, and related finance functionality.
Evaluate business requirements and translate them into scalable Workday solutions.
Document system configurations, design decisions, procedures, and support materials.
Participate in Workday releases by assessing impacts, testing new features, and recommending adoption opportunities.
Budget & Financial Planning Support
Support budgeting and financial management processes within Workday.
Collaborate with finance teams to improve budgeting workflows and reporting capabilities.
Assist in the design and delivery of financial reports, dashboards, and analytics.
Treasury Management
Support treasury-related Workday processes including cash management, banking relationships, reconciliations, and payment operations.
Partner with treasury stakeholders to identify automation and process improvement opportunities.
Grants Management
Support grant lifecycle processes including setup, tracking, reporting, and compliance requirements.
Work with finance and operational teams to ensure accurate grant accounting and reporting within Workday.
Procurement & Supply Chain Management
Support Workday Procurement and Supply Chain Management operations.
Configure procurement workflows, supplier management processes, approvals, and purchasing functionality.
Collaborate with business leaders on procurement process standardization and optimization.
Lead and support activities related to the expansion of Procurement functionality to an additional division, including requirements gathering, configuration, testing, training, and post-go-live support.
Stakeholder Partnership
Serve as the primary liaison between business users and technical teams.
Gather and document business requirements and provide recommendations for improvement.
Deliver user training and knowledge transfer to support adoption of new functionality.
Develop strong relationships across Finance, Operations, Procurement, and Supply Chain departments.
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