Workday Finance Lead

Hospital for Special Surgery•New York, NY

4d•$132,000 - $201,500

About The Position

The Finance Lead is accountable for the implementation, support, optimization, and continuous improvement of enterprise financial systems, with primary responsibility for the organization's Workday Finance platform and related applications. The role partners across Finance and Information Technology, applying functional expertise and technical leadership to ensure technology solutions support business objectives, regulatory requirements, and operational excellence. The Finance Lead develops a deep understanding of end-to-end Finance processes and translates business needs into technology solutions. The role provides strategic direction, evaluates solution options, and recommends approaches aligned with organizational goals and best practices. It works closely with Finance leaders, operational teams, and IT partners to drive system improvements, support informed decision-making, and align business requirements with system capabilities. This is a hands-on role involving Workday configuration, business process design, security administration, reporting, testing, troubleshooting, deployment, and enhancement activities. The Finance Lead assesses solution alternatives and may directly implement approved system changes. The role also manages project delivery and process improvement initiatives that increase efficiency, strengthen controls, improve user experience, and keep financial systems scalable and aligned with long-term business objectives.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
5–8 years of experience supporting enterprise financial systems and ERP platforms.
Experience supporting Workday Financials implementations, upgrades, or optimization initiatives.
Experience leading project teams and collaborating with business stakeholders.
Knowledge of financial operations, accounting processes, reporting, integrations, and security.
Experience working with vendors and implementation partners.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Finance, or a related field.
Workday Financials certification or significant Workday Finance implementation experience.
Experience in healthcare, higher education, research, or another complex institutional environment.
Experience leading post-implementation optimization and enterprise transformation initiatives.

Responsibilities

Advise Finance stakeholders, translating end-to-end Finance process needs into technology solutions and recommending scalable approaches in partnership with IT.
Provide functional guidance and hands-on Workday support, including configuration, business process design, testing, troubleshooting, and implementation of approved system changes.
Manage day-to-day administration, support, and optimization of Workday Finance and related financial applications.
Partner with Finance and IT leadership to execute approved system enhancements and operational priorities.
Gather stakeholder requirements and deliver solutions that support business objectives.
Ensure adherence to established standards for reporting, integrations, security, and system support.
Manage Finance IT activities for Workday Finance implementations, upgrades, and enhancement initiatives.
Coordinate project plans, resource assignments, issue resolution, testing, and deployment activities.
Work with implementation partners and business stakeholders to deliver projects successfully.
Track project milestones, risks, and dependencies, escalating issues as appropriate.
Lead and participate in Workday Financials configuration, design, build, testing, and deployment across functional areas.
Translate business requirements into Workday configurations, workflows, security roles, reports, and business processes.
Validate solution design with Finance stakeholders and implementation partners to ensure alignment with operational requirements.
Oversee unit, integration, and user acceptance testing, including defect resolution.
Support data validation, conversion, and post-deployment stabilization.
Maintain system documentation, configuration standards, and governance processes.
Support Finance teams across Accounts Payable, Payroll, Expenses, Treasury, Fixed Assets, Projects and Grants, Accounting, Reporting, Security, and Integrations.
Help stakeholders identify opportunities to streamline and improve financial processes, and ensure configurations align with approved processes and operational requirements.
Collaborate with HCM, Supply Chain Management, and IT teams on integrated Workday design, business processes, and functionality.
Participate in cross-functional planning, testing, and issue resolution, facilitating communication among technical and business stakeholders.
Support the financial systems roadmap established by IT and Finance leadership.
Manage ongoing support, maintenance, upgrades, and enhancements, and maintain service levels and operational support processes.
Identify and implement improvements to system efficiency, reporting, and end-user experience; support automation and process enhancements; and recommend system improvements to leadership.