Systems Engineer

Responsibilities

• Requirements analysis and fit-gap assessment– Analyze client business and functional requirements for financial systems; conduct requirement-gathering workshops with finance and IT stakeholders; perform fit-gap analysis between legacy ERP systems and Workday Financial Management capabilities.
• Solution design and architecture – Translate business requirements into technical design documents, system configuration specifications, and solution architecture using software engineering principles and systems analysis methodologies; evaluate design alternatives and recommend optimal Workday solutions.
• System configuration of Workday Financial Management modules – Configure Workday Financials modules including General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Cash Management, Business Assets, Procurement, and Expenses in alignment with client accounting policies and organizational structures.
• Foundation Data Model (FDM) design and maintenance – Build and maintain the Foundation Data Model, including companies, cost centers, ledger accounts, worktags, custom organizations, and account posting rules to support accurate financial recording and reporting.
• Integration development – Design, develop, and troubleshoot integrations between Workday and external systems (banks, tax engines, procurement platforms, legacy ERPs) using Workday Studio, Enterprise Interface Builder (EIB), Core Connectors, Workday Web Services (SOAP/REST APIs), XML, and XSLT.
• Data conversion and reconciliation – Lead legacy data conversion activities including extraction, transformation, loading (ETL), validation, and reconciliation of financial data using Python scripts and Alteryx workflows for data profiling, cleansing, transformation, and automated reconciliation.
• Business process configuration – Design and configure Workday business process definitions, routing rules, approval workflows, notifications, and condition rules to align with client operational and internal control requirements.
• Security configuration and compliance – Implement domain security policies, business process security, and role-based access controls in accordance with client compliance and SOX requirements.
• Reporting and analytics development – Develop advanced, matrix, and composite reports, dashboards, and financial statements using Workday Report Writer and calculated fields; leverage Workday Prism Analytics for data blending and financial analytics to support management decision-making.
• Testing, quality assurance, and test automation – Develop test strategies, scenarios, and scripts; execute unit, system integration, regression, parallel, and user acceptance testing (UAT); design and build automated testing and data validation utilities using Python and Alteryx to accelerate regression cycles and perform large volume data comparisons; track, manage, and triage defects using JIRA; perform root‑cause analysis and implement fixes prior to deployment.
• Production support and release management– Provide post‑implementation and hypercare support; monitor and resolve production incidents; evaluate Workday's bi‑annual feature releases, perform impact analysis and regression testing, and implement adopted features and enhancements.
• Documentation, training, and stakeholder engagement – Prepare functional and technical design documents, configuration workbooks, integration specifications, and end‑user guides; conduct knowledge transfer and training sessions; communicate project status, risks, and issues to client stakeholders and project leadership.

• Bachelor's Degree is required in Computer Science or Computer Engineering or Information Systems or Computer Information Systems.