Workday Finance Configuration Lead

General Atlantic•New York, NY

4h•Onsite

About The Position

General Atlantic is looking to hire a Senior Associate, Workday Finance Configuration Lead in our New York Office. This role will be responsible for designing, configuring, implementing, and supporting the firm’s Workday Financials platform, with a primary focus on management company accounting, financial data model management, accounts payable automation, supplier invoice and data management, financial allocations, and consolidations. In this hands-on role, the Lead will drive the technical configuration and functional design of Workday Financials while partnering closely with Finance leadership and operational teams to build scalable and efficient financial processes. The role requires expertise in Workday Financials configuration, Accounting Center, PRISM analytics, reporting, and financial data architecture, combined with strong functional knowledge of accounting operations. Our current Workday footprint includes Workday’s Core Financials modules, PRISM Analytics, and Extend. This role will collaborate with a variety of stakeholders, including our Finance, Accounting, Tax, IT, Product Management, Infrastructure/Security, and interfacing application teams.

Requirements

Strong understanding of the Workday Financials data model and business processes, including General Ledger, Supplier Accounts, Expenses, Financial Reporting, and Security
5+ years of hands-on Workday Financials configuration experience, including calculated fields, financial reporting, and business process frameworks
Demonstrated experience implementing or supporting financial allocations, consolidations, and multi-entity accounting structures
Experience with Workday Accounting Center for financial data ingestion, mapping, and accounting rule configuration
Experience leveraging Workday PRISM Analytics for financial data modeling and advanced reporting
3+ years of experience managing consultants, preferably with offshore resources
Strong functional understanding of corporate accounting processes and financial operations
Prior experience working in a global operating environment
Workday Pro certification or experience with a certified Workday Financials partner
Experience implementing or operating Workday Financials in complex multi-entity environments
Consulting or transformation experience supporting financial systems implementations
Experience integrating Workday with external accounting, treasury, or data platforms
This role requires occasional availability outside of traditional working hours to address urgent business needs as they arise, including but not limited to supporting software deployments, resolving system issues, or addressing other critical operational requirements

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end finance configuration design and delivery across Workday Financials, including technical design, configuration, validation, and deployment across modules supporting general ledger, supplier accounts, expense processing, allocations, and financial consolidations
Design and configure management company accounting structures, including chart of accounts design, ledger structures, and reporting hierarchies
Configure and optimize supplier management and financial processing workflows, including supplier onboarding, invoice processing, approvals, and payment integrations
Develop and manage allocation frameworks and consolidation processes to support multi-entity financial reporting and internal cost allocations
Leverage Workday Accounting Center to integrate, transform, and map external financial data into Workday’s accounting structures
Utilize Workday PRISM Analytics to ingest, model, and analyze financial datasets for enhanced reporting, operational insights, and financial transparency
While participating as a hands-on configuration lead, manage a team of employees and consultants responsible for supporting Finance and enhancing the technology enabling their business objectives
Establish and oversee governance processes for finance-related system development, including prioritization, testing protocols, release management, and operational support models
Partner with Finance leadership to design scalable financial processes and reporting frameworks that support evolving business needs
Prepare for and lead activities around Workday releases, including impact analysis, regression testing, and adoption of new Financials features
Build, test, and deploy business processes, calculated fields, condition rules, and financial data transformations supporting financial operations
Lead the team to develop financial reports, dashboards, and discovery boards enabling senior leadership and stakeholders to access actionable financial insights
Manage the Workday Finance support team to expand capabilities and continuously improve the firm’s Workday Financials platform