Senior Finance Systems Administrator

Summary

Join our team as a Senior Finance Systems Administrator in Chicago, IL (100% Remote) and contribute to the configuration and maintenance of Workday Banking & Settlement, Budget, Business Assets, Expenses, FDM, Financial Accounting, Grants, Projects, reporting, analytics, and integrations. As a key member of the Digital & Technology Solutions department, you will develop best practices for Workday system use, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and serve as a lead subject matter expert for Workday financial products.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in relevant Accounting, Finance or technical field (Information Technology, Computer Science, Software, Engineering or related technical discipline) or equivalent combination of training and work experience
• 7+ years of Workday Finance experience or training required
• Healthcare Finance functional experience strongly preferred

Responsibilities

• Serve as a member of the Digital & Technology Solutions department partnering with Finance areas to support the configuration and maintenance of Workday Banking & Settlement, Budget, Business Assets, Expenses, FDM, Financial Accounting, Grants, Projects, reporting, analytics, and integrations
• Develop and implement best practices for Workday system use, including workflows, dashboards, and reporting capabilities
• Gather feedback from users, analyze workflows, and implement enhancements or customizations to meet evolving business needs. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and translate them into system configurations
• Perform complex Workday configuration changes, create test scripts, and test
• Research, design, test and implement configuration changes resulting in process improvements
• Serve as a lead subject matter expert for Workday financial products and apply knowledge to maintain effective system utilization and efficiency
• Manage Workday semi-annual releases and regular updates for Finance modules
• Monitor system performance and proactively address issues, coconsciously seek opportunities to enhance system process and improve user experience
• Facilitate change management processes, including the development of release management communication plans, implementation plans, and rollback plans for financial products
• Investigate, triage, and troubleshoot escalated issues and system outages. Perform root cause analysis and exercise appropriate problem resolution and risk mitigation strategies
• Develop internal training materials to be used to educate functional and end users on Workday Financial functionality
• Stay apprised of Workday releases and new features, assess impacts and recommend adoption strategies
• Work collaboratively with technical and business stakeholders to drive the product roadmap
• Provide mentorship and direction to junior members of the technical team