Senior Workday Functional Analyst; Finance

Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company (HE&R) is an award-winning entertainment & hospitality organization with properties including:
Hersheypark, The Hotel Hershey, Hershey Lodge, Giant Center, Restaurants, and more. Our team members share a common goal of upholding the legacy of our founder, Milton S. Hershey, while striving to live by our company's Core Values:
Devoted to the Legacy, Selfless Spirit of Service, Team Focused, and Respectful of Others. Hershey Entertainment & Resorts is committed to cultivating diversity, equity, and inclusion in our workforce, marketplace, and community, and is proud to help fulfill the dream of our founder by providing value to Milton Hershey School.

We are seeking a high-ownership Senior Workday Functional Analyst to serve as a key member of our ERP team. You will be the strategic bridge between our financial goals and technical reality, guiding us from initial deployment to full system maturity. In this role, you will focus heavily on defining and understanding requirements, mapping future-state processes, and serving as the primary liaison between the Finance organization and the Workday technical team.

We are looking for a professional who combines strong functional expertise in corporate finance or accounting with deep knowledge of Workday across Core Financials, Procurement, and Adaptive Planning. You will ensure our business processes run seamlessly, support critical financial periods, and translate complex financial strategies into scalable system configurations.

The role will initially focus on Workday Financials, Procurement, and related Finance processes
, with the potential to expand into broader Workday and Enterprise Applications capabilities as the organization's application portfolio evolves. This position will partner closely with the Workday Application Administrator/Platform Lead, business process owners, super users, and implementation/support partners.

As a Full-Time Team Member, you will enjoy sweet perks like FREE admission to Hersheypark, discounts, and more as soon as you receive your Employee ! Your total compensation consists not only of the wage that you are paid, but also includes Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage beginning the first day of the next month after you begin working, 401K Contribution, paid time off, and so much more!

• Strategic Partnership:
  Act as a dedicated daily partner to Finance, IT, and other business stakeholders, translating financial policies, controls, and operational requirements into technical specifications.*
• Requirements and Future-State Design:
  Serve as the functional product owner for Workday Financials; manage intake, evaluate enhancement requests based on strategic value and risk, and maintain a long-term roadmap for system improvements.*
• Release Management:
  Lead functional coordination for biannual Workday releases, including impact analysis, regression testing, and feature adoption planning.*
• Process Optimization:
  Drive functional configuration activities and continuous improvement initiatives, prioritizing standard Workday functionality over custom solutions.*
• Testing & Quality Assurance:
  Oversee the end-to-end testing lifecycle, including User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and regression testing, ensuring system changes meet financial and operational controls.*
• Empowerment & Support:
  Provide post go-live support, training, and change management to Finance users to drive platform adoption and user proficiency.*
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• 18 years of age or older
• 5+ years of hands-on Workday Financials experience with direct configuration ownership. Must have participated in at least one full-lifecycle Workday implementation.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Workday Pro certification in Financial Management, Procurement, or Adaptive Planning preferred but not required.
• This position does not offer visa sponsorship.

• Deep proficiency in Core Financials: GL, AP, AR, Treasury, Fixed Assets, Banking and Settlement.
• Strong Procurement module experience: requisitioning, PO management, 3-way match, supplier portal, and spend authority configuration.
• Prior Budgeting & Planning experience or a demonstrated, active commitment to mastering the platform.
• Experience supporting ERP business process configuration, security domain management, and data loads.
• Experience…