Dir Financial Systems Mgmt

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago provides superior pediatric care in a setting that offers the latest benefits and innovations in medical technology, research and family-friendly design. As the largest pediatric provider in the region with a 140-year legacy of excellence, kids and their families are at the center of all we do. Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago is ranked in all 10 specialties by the U.S. News & World Report.

Location 680 Lake Shore Drive

Job Description The Director, Financial System Management is responsible for supporting the management and administration of the Workday financial system. Additionally, the position is responsible for maintaining the key financial controls for the Finance organization, which includes but is not limited to maintaining and improving existing internal control matrices, business process narratives and flowcharts, along with other required documentation. Additionally, key elements of this role include strategic direction and overall management for the Financial Management domain of Workday and related financial systems.

This includes knowledge of the foundational data model and business process management, security, integrations, reporting, data quality, and overall system maintenance. This role is also expected to recommend, develop, and implement effective and strategic business solutions through research of Workday updates/release notes and through analysis of organization’s data and business processes. The Director, Financial System Management is a key Finance Division leadership position and is responsible for aiding the Corporate Controller in planning and directing the activities of the Finance Division with respect to financial reporting, maintaining adequate internal controls, and other regulatory requirements and accounting processes with respect to Workday.

The Senior Director, Financial System Management provides leadership and support for all aspects of hospital and affiliate accounting and annual financial audit. This position supports administration and management of the hospital and identifies opportunities to improve efficiency and profitability.

• Leads the management and administration of Workday Financials.
• Leads and supports Finance regarding Workday enhancements, inquiries, error resolution data issues, and governance.
• Collaborates with IM leadership on all Finance related reporting and integrations needs, including the management of current reports and integrations as well as the development and implementation of future reports and integrations.
• Responsible for evaluating system upgrades and modifications, including identifying requirements, configuration, testing, and deployment (including change and release management), and communication.
• Support the entire Finance organization with management of the enterprise FDM (foundational data model) and data governance.
• Collaborate with external and internal stakeholders on the organization’s application and reporting requirements, while eyeing continuous process improvement, efficiency, and optimization.
• Provides strategic direction on development and implementation of process improvements and innovative or alternative solutions.
• Provides advice and options on the best way to automate processes in the system.
• Partner with the organization to refine business process maps to bring efficiencies to the overall business processes and visibility to the end-to-end process.
• Responsible for ensuring that the monthly close process, from a Workday application perspective, for all companies is completed comprehensively and timely according to the close schedule.
• Provides overall guidance for various…