Workday Finance Lead
About The Position
Join Pan-American Life Insurance Group (PALIG) as a Workday Finance Lead and play a critical role in shaping our financial systems strategy. In this role, you will lead the functional Workday Finance ecosystem, provide strategic guidance to business partners, and oversee day-to-day production support and platform optimization. This position combines hands-on Workday Financials configuration expertise with oversight of a high-performing team supporting Accounting, Finance, Procurement, and related functions. Key responsibilities will include: Maintaining translation tables for integrations Managing foreign exchange rate rules for remeasurement and translation Assisting finance in creating EIBs Updating validation rules Monitoring data quality in the ledger and assist in data cleanup Maintaining elimination rules Updating equity pickup rules Rolling forward year-end balances Maintaining worktag types for beginning balance journals Utilizing Accounting Center edit functionality to clear errors from integrated files Serving as Workday FIN subject matter expert for business user questions and requests
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 5+ years of experience in Finance/ERP roles, including 3+ years in Workday Financials with hands-on configuration and troubleshooting.
- Must have production support ownership experience
- Strong accounting/financial process knowledge
- Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
Nice To Haves
- Degree in Accounting
- Change management experience
- Workday migration experience
- Experience leading others
- Workday Pro Certifications
Responsibilities
- Establish governance frameworks for prioritization, release planning, escalation workflows, and issue resolution
- Support administration and governance of finance-related business processes
- Partner with Accounting, Finance, Procurement, Internal Audit, and IT to align systems with strategies
- Own and manage the Workday Financials production support lifecycle
- Drive root cause analysis and implement corrective actions
- Oversee regression testing for Workday releases
- Coordinate with IT, Integration, Help Desk, and Security teams
- Configure, maintain, and optimize Workday Financials modules
- Analyze release notes and determine uptake strategies
- Improve financial processes, workflows, and data accuracy
- Gather requirements and translate needs into Workday solutions
- Partner on integrations (EIB, Studio, APIs)
- Support internal controls, audit readiness, and SOD design
- Own Workday Finance communications and release management
- Develop and deliver training to the accounting team on Workday Financials modules
- Promote Workday best practices and continuous improvement
- Maintain documentation
Benefits
- Competitive compensation package (base salary & bonus)
- Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, 401(k), paid time off, and tuition reimbursement
- Medical and dental coverage available starting the first of the month following 30 days of service
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
