Workday Financials System Administrator

Summary

Join GoodLeap's finance team as a Workday Financial Systems Administrator. This critical role involves implementing, maintaining, and optimizing Workday Financials modules, ensuring alignment with evolving business needs. You will oversee accounting mapping, journal entry rules, and system maintenance, collaborating with Accounting and BI teams. Responsibilities include testing system changes, identifying process inefficiencies, and providing user training and support. The ideal candidate possesses strong Workday Financials experience, financial process understanding, and excellent collaboration skills. A competitive salary and potential bonus are offered.

Requirements

• Strong understanding of financial processes, accounting principles and reporting requirements as they relate to ERP systems
• Proficiency in maintaining and troubleshooting business systems, demonstrating a broad knowledge of systems integration
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with keen attention to detail and a commitment to data integrity
• Excellent collaboration skills with the proven ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects in a dynamic environment
• A process-oriented mindset with a demonstrated ability to identify issues and implement collaborative solutions

Responsibilities

• Assist in the implementation of Workday financial systems, working with internal finance stakeholders and external implementation specialists to ensure the initial system setup aligns with business requirements and objectives
• Oversee the implementation and maintenance of accounting mapping and journal entry rules within Workday to drive towards the goal of routine journal entry automation
• Lead general maintenance of the system, ensuring GL structure and mapping are aligned to changes in the business for accounting inputs and reporting requirements. This includes assisting in the maintenance of other ancillary business systems and the proper integration into Workday
• Conduct testing and validation of system changes, ensuring accuracy and integrity post-implementation
• Identify process inefficiencies and implement solutions that enhance system performance and user experience as well as participate in finance transformation initiatives, contributing to continuous improvement efforts across the finance organization
• Stay current on Workday updates and new features, assessing their impact on the organization and recommending adoption strategies where appropriate
• Provide training and support to end-users, fostering a positive user experience and promoting best practices

Benefits

• $125,000 - $160,000 a year
• In addition to the above salary, this role may be eligible for a bonus