Enterprise Systems Analyst, Finance

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative•Redwood City, CA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) was founded in 2015 by Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg to harness the power of technology to pursue some of society’s most ambitious goals — from curing or preventing all disease to transforming how students learn. At CZI, you’ll join a deeply collaborative, mission-driven community where your work helps drive breakthroughs across our flagship nonprofit organizations, Biohub and Learning Commons. Whether enabling scientific breakthroughs via open science and AI-powered biology or strengthening the tools teachers and students rely on every day, your contributions help turn bold ideas into real-world impact. Our teams operate at the intersection of innovation and scale, building the infrastructure, partnerships, and capabilities that allow scientists, educators, and innovators to tackle some of the most complex challenges of our time — and to do so with urgency, integrity, and optimism. The Operations team is a key partner in enabling Biohub’s pioneering work to combine frontier AI with frontier biology to solve disease and Learning Commons’ mission to build AI infrastructure that aligns how students learn with the tools that shape their learning experiences. Operations includes our Central Tech, Finance, Marketing & Communications, People, and Real Estate / Workplace / Events / Facilities / Security (REWFS) teams. Together, these teams create the systems, programs, and experiences that empower our partners and colleagues across Biohub and Learning Commons to drive impact. This work requires strategic and operational rigor, creativity, and deep collaboration. Whether designing world-class employee experiences, safeguarding data and infrastructure, or shaping how we communicate our impact, Operations plays a critical role in helping deliver meaningful change at scale. As a Enterprise Systems Analyst, Finance on the People & Finance Systems Team, you will play a key role in streamlining, securing, and optimizing our Projects and Customer Accounts management processes through the Workday platform. You will work closely with the Procurement, Finance and Accounting Operations teams and be responsible for gathering, analyzing, and documenting business requirements, translating requirements into technical specifications, ensuring compliance with IT security standards, and implementing solutions.

Requirements

5+ years of hands-on Workday Projects and Customer Accounts functional design, implementation and support experience in a rapidly scaling organization (required).
Best practice knowledge of Projects and Accounts Receivable/Billing Management processes.
Ability to distill and simplify complex business requests into clear and actionable projects, with a proven ability to navigate ambiguity and to persevere through project road bumps
Strong interpersonal skills to establish strong partnerships with business stakeholders and technology teams.
Organized, methodical, and detail-oriented, with a passion for data analysis and problem-solving, leveraging organizational awareness to empower others to accomplish project objectives.
Comfortable taking on additional job responsibilities as needed, demonstrated willingness to get involved in the details to achieve the team's end goals
Experience in Agile methodologies.
Security and compliance awareness for enterprise data management.

Nice To Haves

5+ years of Workday Core Finance (General Ledger, Assets) or Expenses functional design, implementation and support experience in a rapidly scaling organization (nice to have).
Functional Implementation Consulting experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Gather and analyze business requirements: Partner with Procurement, Finance, Accounting Operations, and other stakeholders to understand business needs, pain points, and desired outcomes.
Document and prioritize requirements: Develop clear documentation, including business requirements, user stories, and use cases.
Evaluate solutions: Translate business needs into technical specifications and scalable solutions. Lead or contribute to the design and integration Workday functionality, evaluating tools, performing risk assessments, and recommending optimal approaches, including configurations and enhancements.
Implement solutions: Develop, test, and deploy solutions, including integration and test plans. Coordinate user acceptance testing, ensure solutions meet intended outcomes, and deliver end-user training and documentation.
Manage projects and workstreams: Plan and execute workstreams across a diverse portfolio of projects. Monitor progress, communicate updates, and recommend adjustments to ensure successful delivery.
Analyze and solve problems: Proactively identify risks and integration challenges, anticipate issues, and develop effective solutions. Break down complex problems, conduct analysis, and recommend improvements to systems, tools, and processes.
Drive continuous improvement: Evaluate existing processes and systems, recommending enhancements to improve efficiency, scalability, and performance. Stay current with trends and innovations within Workday ecosystems.
Collaborate: Communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Explain technical and application capabilities to the business teams. Translate business requirements to the technical teams.