Senior Workday Financial System Analyst

Catalight•Walnut Creek, CA

About The Position

Catalight is the parent organization leading a family of companies (FoC) that includes Easterseals Northern California, Easterseals Hawaii and Catalight Care Services (CCS). Across the four non-profit companies, there are nearly 800 employees working together to responsibly disrupt and transform home and community-based care and help become a diverse, equitable and inclusive organization that works proactively to address complex societal problems such as healthcare access and greater well-being for underrepresented communities. We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled Senior Workday Security Finance Analyst to join our Workday Support team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for ensuring the efficient operation of our Workday Financial and Expense Management system, supporting finance-related processes. This role will be a part of our Enterprise Workday Center of Excellence supporting our Functional Owners and Subject Matter Experts (Accounts Payable and General Accounting). If you consider yourself a Workday expert and exude passion, creativity, and customer obsession - you will thrive here.

Requirements

4+ years of experience with Workday Core Financial Management and Expense Management.
7+ years of work experience in either information systems and/or functional finance roles providing user support.
Familiarity with Workday reporting and security concepts.
Strong written and oral communication skills and presentation skills, such as Workday demonstrations and client presentations
Familiarity with ticketing systems such as Workday Help, Jira, ServiceNow, and Monday.com with a preference for Workday Help experience.
Ability to work independently, prioritize tasks, and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
Operate with high integrity and professionalism handling confidential data.
Broad knowledge of accounting principles, financial business processes, and financial data, reporting, and analytics.
Track record of successfully managing and optimizing Workday systems in a fast-paced environment with constantly changing business needs.
Sensitivity to working with an ethnically, linguistically, culturally, and economically diverse population.
A commitment to the values of the organization while demonstrating good judgment, flexibility, patience and discretion when dealing with confidential and sensitive matters.
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, focused on Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.
Consistently demonstrate good judgment and decision-making skills while maintaining the highest level of confidentiality.
Work in an exciting, fast paced high energy environment while effectively multitasking and managing day-to-day responsibilities without supervision.
Personable; able to work comfortably with individuals at all levels within the organization.
Aptness to effectively communicate complex technical solutions to diverse audiences.
Excellent verbal and writing communication skills; frequent proofreading and checking documents for accuracy.
Critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
Must be highly detail oriented.
Strong interpersonal skills - able to build results-oriented relationships, maintain strong partnerships, and influence team members and stakeholders.
Must be able to communicate effectively within the work environment, read and write using the primary language within the workplace.
Visual and auditory ability to work with clients, staff and others in the workplace continuously.
Frequent speaking and listening (25-75%) to clients, staff, and others in the workplace.
Utilize computer and cell phone for effective communication.
Ability to obtain and maintain criminal record clearance through the Department of Justice (DOJ).
The People & Performance Department must analyze DOJ/FBI live scan reports in accordance with applicable Federal, State, and Local laws, as well as fitness for the position.
Ability to obtain and maintain clearance through the Office of Inspector General.
Must attend any required training.

Nice To Haves

Workday Financials or other Workday certification(s)
Knowledge of Adaptive Planning

Responsibilities

Lead the administration, configuration, and optimization of the Workday Financial and Expense Management system and related business processes.
Act as a technology expert and clearly communicate technical concepts in business terms between and across the different groups while influencing outcomes.
Collaborate with general accounting, accounts payable, and other departments to identify and implement system enhancements and process improvements.
Provide production support to functional subject matter experts (SMEs) including troubleshooting and resolving issues and guiding the business on best practices.
Document configuration changes and status of work through Workday Help.
Partner with other members of the Workday Support team to assess cross-functional impacts and to maintain the foundational data model in Workday.
Coordinate the support of financial related integrations with the technology support team (including banking integrations).
Manage the uptake, testing, and implementation of new features associated with Workday's semi-annual feature releases impacting finance and expense management processes, reports, and integrations.
Support implementation of new functionality to support the functional owners including facilitating design sessions, leading configuration, coordinating testing, executing cutover, and providing post go live support.
Identify opportunities for improved efficiency and adoptions to drive value to the business.