Workday Financials Technical Lead

Plante & Moran • Southfield, MI

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Workday FINS/PSA Technical Lead to support Plante Moran’s Workday platform and connected systems. This position is part of the Firm’s Workday Center of Excellence (CoE), focused on cloud-based operations that integrate and optimize essential functions of HR, Finance, and Professional Services Automation. The Workday FINS/PSA Technical Lead will collaborate and work cross-functionally with business owners, stakeholders, project managers, solution architects, and technology teams to design, build and maintain scalable Workday products that support our finance and accounting functions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Finance/Accounting, or related degree required.
• Minimum 6 years of related experience in enterprise application platforms, finance/accounting or a combination required.
• 3+ years of technical experience and knowledge of Workday system administration, architecture, and application configuration is preferred.
• Advanced knowledge of the Workday platform, including data structures, system configuration, security models, and business processes.
• Strong understanding of accounting, finance and PSA business processes.
• Demonstrated ability in a lead role on implementation projects and ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to conceptualize and present ideas and solutions clearly and concisely, including translating technical concepts into business-friendly and user-friendly language.
• An innovative mindset with a focus on continuous improvement.
• High level of comfort working with all levels of employees.
• Strong organizational skills and meticulous attention to detail.
• Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and to adapt to frequent change.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and drive them to completion.
• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship, with the exception of qualified candidates who are bilingual in either Japanese and English or Chinese and English.

Nice To Haves

• Workday Certification in FINS and/or PSA functional areas preferred.
• Experience configuring and supporting Workday Adaptive Financial Planning preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary technical expert for Workday FINS and PSA.
• Act as a trusted advisor to our functional SMEs, providing technical support for day-to-day activities and enhancement initiatives.
• Participate and provide technical leadership in all phases of new deployment projects from discovery and planning through implementation and support.
• Collaborate with functional and technical teams to gather requirements and translate them into scalable solutions.
• Identify strategies, risks, and options for recommended solutions.
• Provide technical leadership, mentorship and knowledge sharing to cross-functional teams.
• Provide Workday technical support to the Product Managers and Product Owners as needed for development of the product roadmap.
• Collaborate with the Workday HR Technical Lead to develop and maintain a Workday implementation playbook, including standardized processes and templates to be used on all significant deployment projects.
• Lead project teams in the execution of this playbook in FINS/PSA specific Workday projects.
• Provide technical support to the functional SMEs during regression testing of Workday’s semi-annual releases.
• Initiate, track, and follow up on support requests with Workday and third-party partners.
• Participate in and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Maintain required documentation, including design documents, release notes, and support processes.
• Attend relevant trainings, webinars and conferences to stay current on new and updated features, functionality and best practices to apply to the Firm’s Workday platform.
• Build and maintain a network of peers in the Workday ecosystem.

Benefits

• eligible staff a robust benefits package
• health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance
• Flexible Time Off and various pre-determined holidays
• 401(k) plan
• flexible benefits plans
• business-related travel expense, lodging, and meal reimbursement for business-related use
• pension plan is also available for eligible administrative and paraprofessional staff
• discretionary bonus plan is available for eligible staff
• health insurance in addition to limited paid sick time

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees