Senior Financial Systems Analyst, Workday Adaptive Planning
About The Position
The Senior Financial Systems Analyst, Adaptive Planning is a hybrid finance and systems role responsible for administering, developing, optimizing, and supporting the company’s Workday Adaptive Planning environment. The role serves as a key functional and technical resource, partnering with Global FP&A and other Finance stakeholders to enhance forecasting, budgeting, reporting, workforce planning, and financial modeling capabilities. Approximately 75% of the position focuses on Adaptive Planning administration, development, integration support, reporting, and continuous improvement; approximately 25% focuses on traditional FP&A activities such as forecasting, variance analysis, management reporting, and financial modeling. The successful candidate combines FP&A fundamentals with hands-on Adaptive Planning experience and translates business requirements into scalable system solutions. The role also supports global planning and reporting processes and collaborates across Finance, Accounting, IT, and business teams.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, Information Systems, or a related field.
- At least 2 years of relevant experience across FP&A, financial systems, business systems, or related Finance roles, together with hands-on Workday Adaptive Planning experience.
- Strong understanding of budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, variance analysis, and financial modeling.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
- Demonstrated ability to translate Finance requirements into system solutions.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to troubleshoot data and system issues.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to work across Finance, Accounting, IT, and business teams.
- Current authorization to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
Nice To Haves
- Workday Adaptive certifications.
- Experience administering or developing Workday Adaptive Planning in a complex or multinational organization.
- Experience with Adaptive integrations, data loaders, calculated accounts, modeled sheets, dimensions, reporting, dashboards, and process management.
- Experience with Workday Financials and/or Workday HCM.
- Experience with Power BI, SQL, or similar reporting and data-analysis tools.
- Experience implementing or enhancing enterprise planning systems.
- Understanding of financial data structures, chart of accounts, organizational hierarchies, workforce planning, and management reporting.
- Experience supporting global FP&A processes involving multiple business units, currencies, or legal entities.
Responsibilities
- Administer and maintain Workday Adaptive Planning as a primary system resource and subject matter expert.
- Develop and maintain Adaptive models, sheets, accounts, dimensions, assumptions, formulas, allocation methodologies, dashboards, reports, and planning workflows.
- Support and enhance budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, workforce planning, scenario modeling, and management-reporting processes in Adaptive.
- Translate FP&A and business requirements into scalable Adaptive Planning solutions.
- Identify opportunities to automate manual processes and improve planning and reporting efficiency.
- Maintain and enhance integrations and data flows between Adaptive Planning and financial, HR, operational, and other enterprise systems.
- Perform data validation, reconciliation, troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and resolution to protect the accuracy and integrity of financial information.
- Support Adaptive security, access, user roles, planning processes, and system governance.
- Build and maintain financial and operational reports for FP&A leadership and business partners.
- Support system releases, upgrades, testing, documentation, and change management.
- Develop procedures, documentation, and training materials, and provide support and training to Adaptive users.
- Support annual budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning activities.
- Perform monthly and quarterly financial analysis, including actual-to-budget and actual-to-forecast variance analysis.
- Develop financial models and scenario analyses to support business decisions.
- Assist with management reporting, financial presentations, and recurring FP&A deliverables.
- Partner with Finance and business leaders to understand financial performance, risks, opportunities, and key business drivers.
- Provide ad hoc financial analysis and decision support.
- Use FP&A knowledge to ensure Adaptive models and reports reflect meaningful business and financial drivers.
Benefits
- Monthly incentives or annual bonus eligibility.
- Paid training and development programs, including MCM Academy, and promotion-from-within opportunities.
- Company recognition awards and prizes.
- Tuition assistance for role-related degrees or coursework.
- Comprehensive healthcare plans and options.
- Fitness membership reimbursements, Weight Watchers, and wellness rewards.
- Up to eight hours of paid time off each year for volunteering, plus volunteer grants and matching donations up to US$2,500 per employee annually.
- Retirement savings program.
- Company-paid leave for new parents, new parent flex time, and child backup care options.
- Company-sponsored team-building events.
- Paid and floating holidays and generous paid time off.
- Wellness and mental health initiatives.
- Leadership training and skill-building opportunities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
