Senior Workday Financial Analyst

An established organization is investing in the continued development of its Workday environment and is looking to bring an experienced Finance Systems professional into its team.

This is an opportunity for someone who enjoys working at the intersection of finance, payroll and technology. You will have responsibility for maintaining and enhancing key areas of the Workday platform, providing technical direction and ensuring the system continues to meet the needs of a complex business environment.

The position has a broad functional remit, with particular emphasis on Workday Financial Management, Payroll and Adaptive Planning. You will work closely with internal Finance, HRIS and technology teams, acting as a key point of contact for system improvements, technical challenges and platform development.

• Drive the ongoing development and maintenance of Workday Financial Management.
• Review existing configurations and identify opportunities to improve system functionality and business processes.
• Support configuration across accounting, procurement, expenses, banking, budgeting, grants and financial reporting.
• Oversee Finance-related security, worktags and configuration standards.
• Work with Finance stakeholders to translate operational requirements into effective Workday solutions.

• Maintain and enhance Workday Payroll functionality, covering earnings, deductions, pay groups and costing.
• Investigate and resolve complex payroll calculation, retroactive payment and accounting issues.
• Ensure payroll integrations, reporting and financial postings operate accurately.
• Support year-end payroll activities, tax reporting and compliance requirements.
• Collaborate with HRIS colleagues on benefit-related configurations and integrations that impact payroll.

• Manage the administration of Workday Adaptive Planning, including integrations with Workday Financials.
• Maintain planning dimensions, mapping, security and data validation processes.
• Work with large datasets, carrying out data extraction, manipulation, transformation and loading.
• Develop and maintain advanced Workday reports, calculated fields and EIBs.
• Support integrations using APIs and other appropriate data transfer methods.
• Coordinate system testing and validation following Workday releases and configuration changes.

• Take ownership of complex system issues and provide senior-level technical support.
• Work with Finance and technology stakeholders to assess requirements and recommend solutions.
• Provide guidance and knowledge sharing to other analysts within the team.
• Coordinate external consultants and Workday Support engagements.
• Maintain technical documentation and establish processes that support effective long-term platform management.

We're interested in speaking with professionals who can demonstrate:

• At least 7 years of experience working across financial systems, finance operations or payroll technology.
• Strong hands-on Workday Financial Management experience, including configuration and business processes.
• Practical Workday Payroll experience, including payroll processing, configuration and accounting.
• Experience supporting or administering Workday Adaptive Planning.
• A good understanding of financial accounting principles, reconciliations, month-end close and internal controls.
• Experience with Workday reporting, calculated fields, EIBs and integrations.
• Strong data analysis capabilities, ideally including advanced Excel and SQL.
• Experience supporting an ERP implementation, system migration or significant platform transformation.

Additional experience with Workday Studio, professional accounting or payroll qualifications (CPA/CPP), and Workday certifications would be advantageous.

• Compensation of up to $140,000.
• Fully remote working arrangement.
• Applicants must be based in California.
• Senior-level position with considerable technical ownership.
• Opportunity to influence the ongoing development of a substantial Workday environment.
• Collaborative team environment with exposure across Finance, Payroll and HRIS.