Workday Financial Systems Analyst

Nelnet Servicing•Lincoln, NE

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Workday financial systems analyst will develop and deliver projects that enhance the Workday financials experience. This role will work closely with our Workday Financial Systems Manager, Workstream leads, and Business Segment leaders to implement new features in Workday that improve the end user experience and provide value to the entire organization. This role will also assist with maintaining the structure of the Workday financial data model and related product configuration.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in accounting and finance information system management
1-3 years of experience preferred
Experience of Workday preferred
Knowledge of Agile methodology or experience working in an Agile way
Independent self-starter
Effective time management
Decision making and critical thinking.
Adaptable to change at a fast pace.
Excellent attention to detail to identify outcomes of testing.
Ability to quickly learn new technologies and business functions.
Utilization of effective organization and prioritization skills to complete assignments within established time frames
Ability to work independently, as well as to work cooperatively within own team and with other teams to achieve common goals.
Experience with project planning, testing, documentation, and execution
Candidates must already be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future sponsorship.

Responsibilities

Contribute to product development by delivering new features to enhance the Workday Financials system.
Research existing functionality as well as new features in depth to understand impact to current and future processes.
Gather requirements & coordinate testing for multi-segment feature releases.
Confer with finance and accounting end-users to research and resolve issues or questions.
Administer Workday Financials data model and workflows.
Identify trends and problems and coordinate with Product Owner to add to backlog as needed.
Collaborate with Workstream leads to ensure business processes and system configuration are aligned to internal controls.
Ensure change management procedures are followed effectively.
Troubleshoot finance and accounting user issues in a timely manner.
Provide training and support for users.
Liaison for integrations to internal and 3rd party systems