Workday Senior Finance Analyst

SUMMARY
The Workday Senior Finance Analyst is responsible for leading and driving technology initiatives ensuring that Arete’s Finance team is leveraging the most up-to-date functionality within the Workday ecosystem. This role serves as Subject Matter Expert (SME) to the Finance Leadership and must be a self-starter, detail-oriented, and possess the capability to work independently with limited supervision and meet deadlines.

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serves as the IT liaison supporting the Finance areas in Workday
• Collaborates with global stakeholders to understand business needs and translate them into Workday system requirements
• Performs Workday administrative functions which may include security maintenance, business process configuration, tenant configuration, and support for integrations
• Ensures adherence to Workday best practices, including data governance, security, and compliance
• Acts as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) with a focus on process improvement along with industry knowledge, and applications in the Workday areas of Financial Management, Procurement, Account Payable, Cash & Settlement, Expenses, Payroll, Time Entry, 3rd Party Pay Connector and other financial systems optimization
• Collaborates across the business to understand requirements, configuration, and testing of Workday solutions for varying business problems including business process updates, custom validations, condition rules and calculated fields to optimize the use of Workday
• Assists with the creation and editing of all different types of Workday custom reports (composite, matrix, advanced, simple, etc.), dashboards, worksheets, and discovery boards
• Evaluates current policies continuously and recommend process improvements
• Demonstrates expertise in the implementation of Workday applications, preferably, Revenue Management, Time Entry, Procurement and Adaptive Planning
• Leads the maintenance of the Workday platform as a technical expert applying best practices.
• Identifies, troubleshoots, and resolves issues related to Workday Financials functionality in a timely manner with minimal oversight
• Responds quickly to complex situations that arise, resolves technical system issues, while also making recommendations for improvements along the way
• Coordinates testing, deployment, and maintenance of system updates and enhancements
• Develops user procedures, guidelines, and documentation to support training, knowledge transfer and change management
• Develops and maintains reports, dashboards, and documentation to support business operations and decision-making
• Works autonomously, seeking assistance for difficult or complex issues, with a focus on individual tasks
• Works under little or no supervision; may receive general guidance on new assignments
• Employs established procedures and methods to solve issues, while also utilizing creative problem-solving when necessary
• Diagnoses, documents and resolves complex procurement issues from a functional, administrative and operational perspective
• Reviews business processes and advise business on system services available within the Workday application
• Performs business analysis and composes clear, comprehensive functional requirements
• Monitors Workday Community for updates and quickly research issues or questions
• May perform other duties as assigned by management

SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE

• Strong understanding of Accounting & Finance processes, Consolidation, translation of books in foreign currency, and general accounting operations and compliance in Workday
• Workday certification or applicable training in Workday Finance modules or other relative application
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with a proven record of accomplishment of effectively interfacing, training, and presenting information to multiple levels of an organization
• Strong experience in Workday integrations, including web services, EIBs, and connectors
• Ability to multitask and communicate effectively with individuals of all backgrounds
• Proficient in Workday security and role-based permissions management
• Proven experience as a Workday Finance Administrator or similar role

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or similar field with 2-5 years’ experience
• 3 - 4 years of accounting or finance experience, preferred

DISCLAIMER
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required personnel so classified.

WORK ENVIRONMENT
While performing the responsibilities of this position, the work environment characteristics listed below are representative of the environment the employee will encounter: Usual office working conditions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• No physical exertion required.
• Travel within or outside of state.
• Light work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force as frequently as needed to move objects.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT

Salary and benefits shall be paid consistent with Arete salary and benefit policy.

DECLARATION

The Arete Incident Response Human Resources Department retains the sole right and discretion to make changes to this job description. Any employee making changes unauthorized by the Human Resources Department will be subject to disciplinary action up to and including termination.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and celebrate our employees’ differences, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or Veteran status. Different makes us better.

Arete Incident Response is an outstanding (and growing) company with a very dedicated, fun team. We offer competitive salaries, fully paid benefits including Medical/Dental, Life/Disability Insurance, 401(k) and the opportunity to work with some of the latest and greatest in the fast-growing cyber security industry.
 
 
When you join Arete…
You’ll be doing work that matters alongside other talented people, transforming the way people, businesses, and things connect with each other. Of course, we will offer you great pay and benefits, but we’re about more than that. Arete is a place where you can craft your own path to greatness. Whether you think in code, words, pictures or numbers, find your future at Arete, where experience matters.
Equal Employment Opportunity
We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer- and celebrate our employees’ differences, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or Veteran status. Different makes us better.