Finance Systems Manager, Workday

About the role:

We are seeking an experienced Finance Systems Specialist to lead the configuration, deployments, and technical support of our financial systems. You'll work closely with the Director of Technical Accounting, working to connect business objectives with technology solutions.

About us:

At 8am, our vision is to power a world where professionals thrive. We start every day on a mission to empower professionals with the most trusted, innovative technology to deliver world-class outcomes for their clients and exceptional financial results for their business. They count on our purpose-built solutions to simplify operations, ensure compliance, and fuel profitable growth, so they can focus on their clients and do more of the work that matters.

Founded in 2005, 8am (formerly Affini Pay) is the professional business platform built to help legal, accounting, and other client-focused professionals run stronger, more profitable businesses. Today, more than 250,000 professionals across the U.S. trust 8am to help them work smarter, serve clients better, and unlock their full potential. We have been recognized as one of Inc 5000's fastest growing companies in the U.S. for 13 years in a row, and as a result, our teams continue to grow as well!

What you'll do:

* Lead the design, development, and maintenance of Workday Financials, Adaptive, and related systems.

* Be the finance liaison partnering with engineering on integrations with other systems and data warehouses.

* Adaptive: dashboard implementation, personnel model redesign.

* Build reports including balance sheets, income statements, account balance matrix, and intercompany eliminations.

* Execute configuration changes to Adaptive, Core Financials, Suppliers, Banking, Procurement, and Expenses modules.

* Design complex business processes including calculated fields, conditional rules, and custom approver roles.

* Continuously assess the environment for opportunities to optimize processes resulting with the goal of improving efficiency, security, workflow enhancements, and user satisfaction.

* Ensure data, security, and compliance best practices are upheld within the environment.

* Create and maintain documentation related to procedures, program flows, and process.

* Conduct training and support for staff members that use the systems.

About you:

* Minimum of 5 years hands-on technical experience in Workday Financials and Adaptive

* Minimum of 5 years hands-on operational accounting and financial IT controls audit experience

* Proficiency in system integration, data management, and reporting within Workday Financials and Adaptive

* Proven experience with system integrations for banks, credit cards, foreign exchange rates, and financial reconciliation systems

* Strong understanding of GL accounting occurring behind operational transactions, including rebuilding processes to streamline while maintaining correct accounting coding

* Strong understanding of accounting behind elimination entries, CTA calculations

* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with ability to effectively communicate to all levels of leadership

* Strongly preferred:
Workato experience

* Demonstrated experience leveraging AI tools and technologies to improve workflows, enhance decision-making, or drive innovation.

Additional Information

The annual salary range for this position is $130,000 to $150,000. The salary range for performing this role outside of the US / Austin / California may differ. 8am is committed to offering competitive, fair and commensurate compensation and has provided an estimated pay range for this role. Actual compensation may vary based on job-related knowledge, skills, experience and education.

Why 8am:

At 8am, our culture is shaped by the people who bring it to life every day. Together, we build a company rooted in continuous learning, genuine community, holistic wellness, and meaningful engagement-values that empower us as individuals and unite us as a team. Our culture is grounded in our core values:
Work Smart, Win Fast;
Outshine Ordinary, and We Find a Way. These values drive how we serve our customers and work with each other in a collaborative, inspiring, and…