Senior Analyst: Technology – Workday Finance

FINRA•Rockville, MD

1d•$97,700 - $211,400•Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a Senior Workday Analyst with deep expertise across all Workday Finance modules to support, optimize, and evolve our financial systems. This role partners closely with Finance, Accounting, Procurement, and IT teams to translate business requirements into scalable Workday configurations and drive continuous improvement across the platform.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Mathematics, Operations Research, Computer Science, with a minimum of five (5) experience writing complex SQL queries working with relational databases, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Experience working with analysts in a research/modeling environment that leverages tools such as R and/or Python
Extensive experience with visualization and business analytic tools such as PowerBI, Tableau, Cognos Analytics, VBA, Dataiku, Domino etc.
Experience with business process mapping and requirements gathering/documentation skills
Ability to work as an individual contributor and collaborator in a fast-paced proof of concept development environment
Excellent communication skills
Ability to explain technical concepts to a variety of audiences.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated expertise across multiple Workday Finance areas: Core Financials (General Ledger, Journal Entries, Accounting Rules) Accounts Payable & Supplier Management Accounts Receivable & Customer Management Procurement & Sourcing Expenses Business Assets Banking & Settlement Projects
Workday Adaptive Planning: Experience configuring or supporting Workday Adaptive Planning for budgeting, forecasting, and financial modeling is a strong plus.
Implementation Experience: Participation in at least one full-lifecycle Workday Finance implementation or large-scale tenant migration.
Accounting Knowledge: Working knowledge of GAAP/IFRS and how accounting standards translate into Workday configuration.
Tenant Management: Experience managing multiple Workday tenants (production, sandbox, implementation) and coordinating release cycles.
Change Management: Familiarity with organizational change management methodologies related to system rollouts.
R, Python and PowerBI are preferred.
Experience building analytics solutions for infrastructure, operations and/or application delivery teams desirable.

Responsibilities

Serve as the subject matter expert for Workday Financials, including Core Financials, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Procurement, Expenses, Banking & Settlement, and Business Assets.
Gather, analyze, and document business requirements; translate them into functional designs and Workday configurations.
Lead configuration, testing, and deployment of Workday Finance enhancements, bi-annual releases, and new module implementations.
Design and maintain Workday financial reports, calculated fields, dashboards, and composite reports.
Troubleshoot production issues, perform root-cause analysis, and deliver timely resolutions.
Develop and maintain integrations (EIBs, Core Connectors, Workday Studio) between Workday and upstream/downstream systems is a strong plus.
Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes within Workday.
Create and maintain security roles, business process configurations, and approval workflows.
Drive data quality and governance across financial master data (chart of accounts, suppliers, customers, spend categories).
Mentor junior analysts and serve as a resource for cross-functional teams adopting Workday Finance capabilities.

Benefits

comprehensive health, dental and vision insurance
basic life, accidental death and dismemberment, supplemental life, spouse/domestic partner and dependent life, and spouse/domestic partner and dependent accidental death and dismemberment, short- and long-term disability, long-term care, business travel accident, disability and legal.
immediate participation and vesting in a 401(k) plan with company match
eligibility for participation in an additional FINRA-funded retirement contribution
tuition reimbursement
commuter benefits
adoption assistance
backup family care
surrogacy benefits
employee assistance
wellness programs
15 days of paid time off
5 personal days
9 sick days
two volunteer service days
military leave
jury duty leave
bereavement leave
voting and election official leave for federal, state or local primary and general elections
care of a family member leave (available after 90 days of employment)
childbirth and parental leave (available after 90 days of employment)
nine paid holidays