Accounting/Finance Systems Analyst

Adams State University•Alamosa, CO

About The Position

This position serves as a vital link between the Accounting/Finance departments and our Technical teams. This position requires detail oriented and analytic expertise, interpreting complex accounting requirements and converting them into Workday configurations. This position ensures optimization of the Financial Data Model (FDM), develops sophisticated financial reports, and assists in coordinating testing efforts for system updates and enhancements. This position works across a broad spectrum of departments, spanning the comprehensive workday financial, student and human resources platforms, and works closely with the Computing Services department.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems or a related field.
3 years of experience working with Workday Financial Management (Core Finance, GL, AP, AR, Fixed Assets) or similarly complex ERP/SIS system.
Experience in ERP/SIS system report writing.
Strong understanding of conditional logic.
Solid understanding of Accounting Principals (GAAP) and financial close processes.
Must understand debits, credits, and how financial statements are constructed.
Experience translating business needs into system solutions.
Ability to explain technical constraints to accountants and accounting requirements to developers.
Ability to troubleshoot “why” a report isn’t balancing or “why” a business process is stuck.
Precision in dealing with financial data and system configuration.
Ability to treat others with respect, civility, and courtesy and to work honestly, effectively, and collegially with employees, students, and the community.
Ability to use appropriate conflict management skills to effectively manage any disagreement that might arise or to bring the disagreement to management for assistance in productive resolution when the situation requires.

Nice To Haves

3 Years of experience working with Workday Financial Management (Core Finance, AP, AR, Fixed Assets, Awards/Grants, Student).
Experience in Higher Education
Expertise in Workday Report Writer (Standard, Advanced, Matrix, Composite).
Workday Pro Certification in Financials or Reporting.
Familiarity with EIBs (Enterprise Interface Builders) for mass data loads.
Experience with Adaptive Planning.
Experience with BIRT (Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools) for formatting customer-facing documents (e.g., invoices).
CPA or relevant accounting certification.

Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain custom reports using Workday Report Writer. This includes Advanced, Matrix, and Composite reports to support financial close and audit processes, working closely with Computing Services and Institutional Effectiveness to adhere to campus best practices and standards.
Create and maintain complex calculated fields to manipulate data for specific reporting requirements.
Configure Workday Dashboards and Scorecards to provide the CFO, Controller, Budget and other teams with real-time financial visibility.
Work closely with cross functional areas to regularly audit system data to ensure accuracy across the General Ledger (GL), Accounts Payable (AP), and Accounts Receivable (AR).
Lead, with Computing Services, the testing strategy for the bi-annual Workday Feature Releases. Review release notes, identify impacts on accounting workflows, and configure new features. Coordinate with internal and external partners.
Develop test scenarios and coordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT) with the team to ensure enhancements function as expected before moving to production.
Perform regression testing to ensure existing configurations (such as integrations or business processes) are not negatively impacted by new updates.
Research tenant enhancements and unused features to optimize processes.
Collaborate with the Accounting team and other functional areas to understand obstacles and business requirements; translate these into technical specifications for system changes.
Coordinate configuration and maintenance of business processes for Financials, Procurement, Expenses, and Assets, ensuring appropriate approval workflows and segregation of duties.
Troubleshoot technical errors and oversee Workday tickets as needed.
Provide support for financial system processes, errors, workorders, communication with Workday on tenant issues.
Collaborate with Controller and other Finance Directors, Technical Business Analysts, Senior Institutional Researcher and others as appropriate.
Active in relevant task groups and committees such as Workday Connect, Finance Directors, Change Management Working Group and others as appropriate.