Workday Financial System Administrator (Remote)

Ipas•Chapel Hill, NC

12h•Remote

About The Position

This position is remote-based and provides routine support for various Workday functional areas including Procurement and Suppliers, Expense Management, Banking and Settlement, Financial Accounting (General Ledger and Reporting), Business Assets, Projects, Budgeting and Financial Planning. The role collaborates closely with the HR counterpart to ensure data integrity across functional areas. The System Administrator will directly manage and maintain the Workday system, performing administrative functions such as security maintenance, business process configuration, tenant configuration, data loads, integrations, and upgrades. This individual will also engage short-term consultants as needed for project success. The role requires an understanding of Finance business areas, coordination across business units for efficiency, and identification of process improvements. Strong communication and documentation skills are essential for providing updates on projects, issues, and needs.

Requirements

Minimum Bachelor’s degree in related field.
5 or more years relevant experience.
At least 3 years Workday ERP experience, with expertise in FDM and exposure to HRIS.
Experience managing contractors, and vendors.
Expertise in the design, implementation, and deployment of user-centric systems, with a focus on usability.
Proven record of clear communication (oral and written) with diverse audiences and a record of producing clear documentation.

Nice To Haves

Workday ERP certifications in Financials, and/or Report Writing.
Experience with Adaptive Planning and Workday Grants and Awards.
Rich skills and experience with Microsoft solutions especially Excel, PowerPoint.
Experience with global systems deployment.
Experience with Six Sigma, Agile, and/or other methodologies.
Expertise in collaborative technologies including Microsoft solutions (SharePoint, OneDrive, Planner, etc.) and/or other project management tools.
Strong understanding of systems development life cycle (SDLC) and ITIL framework and principals.
International non-profit/NGO experience.

Responsibilities

Provides routine support for Workday functional areas: Procurement and Suppliers, Expense Management, Banking and Settlement, Financial Accounting (General Ledger and Reporting), Business Assets, Projects, Budgeting and Financial Planning.
Supports these functional areas in a production environment and works independently with minimal oversight.
Performs Workday administrative functions including security maintenance, business process configuration, tenant configuration, data loads, integrations, and upgrades.
Monitors tickets and responds to daily support requests and resolves issues.
Proactively communicates with internal customers.
Provides technical and functional expertise including solution review, alternative options for resolution, and recommendations.
Creates technical configuration including business process workflow, custom fields, custom validations, custom reports, dashboards, integrations, and access rights.
Write standard, advanced, matrix and composite reports as well as creating complex calculated fields, custom objects, and worksheets.
Proactively validates and identifies technical/functional issues, recommends solutions, and drives timely decisions.
Acts as the organization’s lead change agent in preparation and implementation of new system rollouts and upgrades.
Independently implements enhancements and solutions for identified issues including reporting and integrations, while also identifying skills needed from external resources to fill internal knowledge gaps and managing these resources.
Monitors system performance, efficiency, and use.
Develops triage criteria for assigning tickets among subject matter experts.
Facilitates cross-functional team meetings.
Liaise with Workday user community to access best practices.
Other duties as assigned.