Workday Administrator; Finance

Position: Workday Administrator (Finance)
## Workday Administrator (Finance)
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Worcester, MAtime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted 12 Days Agojob requisition :
JREQ-000536

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The Workday Administrator (Finance) provides day-to-day technical administration and configuration support for the College’s Workday Financials platform, executing approved changes, maintaining platform stability, and supporting releases and integrations in alignment with ITS standards, governance, and separation-of-duties requirements.
** Job Description
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* ** Workday Financials Administration & Configuration Support**  + Execute approved Workday Financials configuration changes under established governance (e.g., business process steps/conditions, validations, calculated fields, and related setup), following documented requirements and approvals.  + Support ongoing maintenance across Financials functional areas (e.g., General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Procurement, Expenses, Endowment, Banking & Settlement, etc.), with a strong focus on the Foundation Data Model (FDM) and related Worktags (Cost Center, Fund, Function, Grant, Gift, Program).  

+ Create and maintain basic to moderately complex custom reports, dashboards, and calculated fields to support data validation, operational troubleshooting, and ad-hoc business needs as prioritized.
* ** Operational Support / Incident & Problem Resolution**  + Respond to and resolve tickets related to Workday Financials administration, configuration, errors, data access issues (as applicable), and platform behavior; escalate complex issues appropriately.  + Administer and maintain user-requested delegations for business processes (e.g., approvals, initiations), ensuring proper setup, maintenance, and termination in accordance with security best practices and documented approvals.  + Assist in troubleshooting and resolving production issues, including participation in root-cause analysis and implementation of preventative fixes.  

+ Provide timely and focused technical support during critical financial periods, including month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close, to ensure process integrity and timely completion.
* ** Release Management Support**  + Support Workday release activities by assisting with impact assessment, preparing change documentation, coordinating tenant readiness tasks, and supporting regression planning and execution (technical tasks).  + Assist with deployment readiness activities and post-deployment verification steps as assigned.
* ** Security & Access Support (in partnership with Security Administrator)**  + Support role/access requests and security-related changes by preparing requests, gathering required information, and implementing changes when authorized, in coordination with the Workday Security Administrator and management.  + Follow least-privilege and audit-ready practices; maintain appropriate documentation of security-related work performed.
* ** Integrations & Data Movement Support**  + Assist in monitoring and troubleshooting Workday Financials integrations (e.g., bank files, P-Card loads, vendor payment files), escalating issues to integrations leads as needed.  + Support routine data loads and maintenance activities (e.g., Journal EIBs, Supplier Invoice EIBs) in accordance with standards and approvals.
* ** Documentation, Controls, and Continuous Improvement**  + Maintain accurate documentation for completed changes, configuration decisions, test dependencies, and operational runbooks.  + Contribute to standard operating procedures, templates, and repeatable practices to improve quality, speed, and compliance with governance.
* ** Collaboration…