Systems Administrator - Workday Financial

Job Overview

The Systems Administrator – Workday Financial 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. The role ensures the system is up‑to‑date, secure, compliant, and functions correctly, providing system support analysis and facilitating technology solutions for the accounting and financial departments and system users.

The administrator leads, evaluates, analyzes, designs, and implements complex projects within Workday and other applications, resolves system‑related inquiries and troubleshooting problems with platform, data integrity, and integrations, and collaborates in a cross‑functional team environment to enhance the overall user experience.

• Manages, maintains, configures, and implements applications and systems including support.
• Troubleshoots incidents.
• Ensures system compliance, security, and licensing.
• Creates and maintains system documentation, procedures, and policies.
• Performs complex Workday configuration changes, creates test scripts, and tests to ensure all processes work according to the pre‑determined goals.
• Researches, designs, tests and implements configuration changes resulting in process improvements.
• Serves as a lead subject matter expert for Workday and applies knowledge to maintain effective system utilization and accuracy.
• Supports assigned Workday module(s) including managing Workday semi‑annual releases and regular updates.
• Monitors system performance and proactively addresses any issues, consciously seeking opportunities to enhance system process and improve user experience.
• Tracks, schedules, plans, and executes scheduled upgrades.
• Coordinates projects including managing project plans, gathering statuses, and sending status reports.
• Identifies and documents requirements for configuration changes.
• Articulates project expectations to team members.
• Identifies, tracks, monitors, and communicates on project‑related issues, including scope changes that occur during projects.
• Facilitates change management processes, including the development and execution of test scripts, communication plans, implementation plans, and rollback plans.
• Investigates, triages, and troubleshoots escalated issues and system outages.
• Performs root cause analysis and exercises appropriate problem management strategies.
• Manages vendors during incidents, enhancements, or maintenance of the application.

• High school diploma or GED required.
• College 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 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 and 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 commensurate with experience. Actual starting base pay within this range will depend on factors including geographic location, education, training, skills, and relevant experience.

Additional Compensation:
This position is eligible to receive a discretionary annual bonus.

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Flexible spending accounts and/or health savings accounts
• Dependent savings accounts
• 401(k) with company matching contributions
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Tuition reimbursement program
• 9 paid holidays per year
• Paid time off (PTO) accrues at a rate of 0.0577 hours of PTO per hour worked, up to a maximum of 120 hours per…