Overview:
- We are seeking an experienced Workday Finance Manager to lead the implementation, support, enhancement, and optimization of the Workday Financial Management platform.
- This role serves as a key partner to Finance, Accounting, Treasury, Procurement, Internal Audit, and IT teams, ensuring efficient financial operations, compliance, accurate reporting, and continuous improvement across the Workday ecosystem.
What You'll Do:
Workday Finance
- Serve as the functional and technical lead for Workday Financials.
- Manage and support Workday Financial Management modules including General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Procurement, Expenses, Banking & Settlement, Fixed Assets, Projects, and Revenue Management.
- Configure and maintain Financial Data Model (FDM), business processes, security, and accounting posting rules.
- Partner with Finance stakeholders to gather requirements and translate business needs into scalable Workday solutions.
- Lead system enhancements, releases, testing, and deployment activities.
- Support Workday feature adoption and continuous platform enhancement initiatives.
- Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes.
- Develop and maintain financial reports, dashboards, and analytics.
- Manage integrations between Workday and external systems including banks, payroll providers, tax applications, and reporting tools.
- Support Workday reporting, EIBs, integrations, and security configurations.
- Ensure compliance with SOX requirements, audit standards, accounting policies, and internal controls.
- Coordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT), regression testing, and production validation activities.
- Provide production support, troubleshoot issues, and drive root-cause analysis.
- Lead training, knowledge transfer, and change management activities.
- Manage vendors, consultants, and implementation partners when required.
- Partner closely with Finance, Accounting, Treasury, Procurement, Internal Audit, and IT stakeholders.
- Work closely with global teams across EMEA and US regions to support business initiatives, projects, and ongoing operations.
- Demonstrate flexibility to work in overlapping business hours and shifts as needed to effectively collaborate with stakeholders across EMEA and US time zones.
What We Are Looking For:
- 10+ years of experience in Finance Systems or ERP platforms, including at least 5+ years of hands-on experience with Workday Financials.
- Strong knowledge of Financial Accounting, Procure-to-Pay (P2P), Order-to-Cash (O2C), Record-to-Report (R2R), Financial Reporting, and Financial Data Model (FDM).
- Experience supporting Workday implementations and post-production environments.
- Knowledge of accounting principles (GAAP/IFRS).
- Experience with Workday reporting, EIBs, integrations, and security.
- Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience working with globally distributed teams across EMEA and US regions.
- Must be comfortable collaborating across EMEA and US time zones and demonstrate flexibility to work in shifts based on business needs.
- Workday Financials Certification.
- Experience with Workday Accounting Center, Prism Analytics, Adaptive Planning, Treasury Management, BlackLine, SOX Compliance, and Workday Integrations.
- Experience managing global Finance applications and support teams.
Our Values
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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
Skills Required
- 10+ years of experience in Finance Systems or ERP platforms
- At least 5+ years hands-on experience with Workday Financials
- Workday Financials Certification
- Strong knowledge of Financial Accounting, Procure-to-Pay (P2P), Order-to-Cash (O2C), Record-to-Report (R2R), Financial Reporting, and Financial Data Model (FDM)
- Experience supporting Workday implementations and post-production environments
- Experience with Workday reporting, EIBs, integrations, and security configurations
- Experience with Workday Accounting Center, Prism Analytics, Adaptive Planning, Treasury Management, and BlackLine
- Knowledge of accounting principles (GAAP/IFRS) and SOX compliance
- Experience managing integrations between Workday and external systems (banks, payroll, tax apps, reporting tools)
- Experience managing global Finance applications and support teams
- Ability to support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes and develop financial reports/dashboards
- Strong analytical, communication, stakeholder management skills and ability to work overlapping EMEA-US hours
Blue Yonder Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Blue Yonder and has not been reviewed or approved by Blue Yonder.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO is described as generous or “unlimited” in the U.S., alongside paid holidays, sick time, and two paid volunteer days. These policies are often highlighted as strengths that support work–life balance.
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Flexible Benefits — Remote-work options and flexible arrangements are emphasized as part of the package. This flexibility is valued alongside compensation and can help offset middling pay for some roles.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision coverage are provided, with mental health/EAP support and HSA/FSA options referenced. These core coverages are portrayed as solid and comprehensive.
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What We Do
Blue Yonder is the world leader in digital supply chain and omni-channel commerce fulfillment. Our intelligent, end-to-end platform enables retailers, manufacturers and logistics providers to seamlessly predict, pivot and fulfill customer demand. With Blue Yonder, you can make more automated, profitable business decisions that deliver greater growth and re-imagined customer experiences. Blue Yonder - Fulfill your Potential Blue Yonder’s tagline “Fulfill Your Potential” reflects the company’s mission to empower every organization and person on the planet to fulfill their potential. Each day, our global teams of associates and business partners work together to accelerate global economic growth, increase sustainability and prosperity with a Sonoran Spirit.
