Systems Administrator - Workday Financial

Since 2012, we've grown to become one of the leading single-family rental companies and homebuilders in the country, recently recognized as a top employer by Fortune and Great Place To Work®. At AMH, our goal is to simplify the experience of leasing a home through professional management and maintenance support, so our residents can focus on what really matters to them, wherever they are in life.

This role is responsible for managing and maintaining the financial systems. This involves configuring and maintaining various modules such as accounting center, payroll, adaptive planning, spend management, reporting, analytics, and integrations. Ensures the system is up-to-date, secure, compliant, and functions correctly. Provides system support analysis and facilitates leveraging technology solutions to meet the needs of the accounting and financial departments and users of the systems.

Leads, evaluates, analyzes, designs, and implements complex projects within Workday and other applications. Addresses inquiries to resolve system related issues and troubleshooting problems related to the platform, data integrity, and system integrations. Works in a cross-functional team environment and collaborates effectively to implement and maintain solutions. Ensures the efficient and effective use of the Workday platform to support the accounting and financial processes while enhancing the overall user experience.

• Manage, maintain, configure, and implement applications and systems including support. Troubleshoot incidents. Ensure system compliance, security, and licensing.
• Create and maintain system documentation, procedures, and policies. Perform complex Workday configuration changes, create test scripts, and test to ensure all processes work according to the pre-determined goals.
• Research, design, test and implement configuration changes resulting in process improvements.
• Serve as a lead subject matter expert for Workday and apply knowledge to maintain effective system utilization and accuracy.
• Support assigned Workday module(s) including managing Workday semi-annual releases and regular updates.
• Monitor system performance and proactively address any issues, consciously seek opportunities to enhance system process and improve user experience.
• Track, schedule, plan, and execute scheduled upgrades. Coordinate projects including managing project plans, gathering statuses, and sending status reports.
• Identify and document requirements for configuration changes. Articulate project expectations to team members.
• Identify, track, monitor, and communicate on project-related issues, including scope changes that occur during projects.
• Facilitate change management processes, including the development and execution of test scripts, communication plans, implementation plans, and rollback plans.
• Investigate, triage, and troubleshoot escalated issues and system outages. Perform root cause analysis and exercise appropriate problem management strategies.
• Manage vendors during incidents, enhancements, or maintenance of the application.

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, accounting, finance, information systems and/or computer science preferred.
• Certified Public Accountant/CPA preferred. Workday Module Certifications preferred.
• Minimum five (5) years of experience in Financial Systems, Applications Management, and/or related field.
• Minimum three (3) years of experience in Financial System Administration with an understanding of accounting and finance concepts, processes, and procedures.
• Minimum of three (3) years of in-depth hands‑on experience configuring and maintaining Workday Accounting Center, Prism, and other modules including but not limited to expense management, adaptive planning.
• Strong understanding of accounting and finance business process.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, planning, analysis, and organization skills.
• Excellent analytical thinking and problem solving/solution skills.

The anticipated pay range/scale for this position is $ to $ Annually. Actual starting base pay within this range…