Workday Manager

Conexus•Chatsworth, CA

About The Position

The Workday Manager provides leadership, governance, and strategic oversight of an enterprise Workday environment spanning HCM and Financial Management. The role leads the Workday support team and owns platform administration, optimization, security, data integrity, integrations, and system performance. It partners with business and technology teams to manage enhancements, testing, troubleshooting, system improvements, and the Workday roadmap. The position oversees Workday HCM capabilities including Core HCM, Talent, Compensation, Benefits, Time Tracking, Absence, and Recruiting, as well as Financials capabilities including General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Fixed Assets, Expenses, Procurement, Projects, and Financial Reporting. It serves as a platform subject matter expert and leads release cycles, security governance, documentation, integrations, reporting, projects, and continuous improvement. The ideal candidate combines deep Workday Financials expertise with leadership ability, and can guide configuration, integrations, troubleshooting, and governance while translating business needs into scalable solutions.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Information Systems, or a related field.
At least 6 years of progressive Workday experience, including platform administration and governance.
At least 3 years of leadership or supervisory experience.
Advanced expertise with Workday Financials.
Strong knowledge of Workday HCM and Financials architecture.
Experience with enterprise Workday implementations and enhancements.
Strong understanding of Workday configuration, security, governance, integrations, and data.
Experience with reporting, dashboards, and analytics.
Experience managing EIBs and other Workday integrations.
Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
Experience working with cross-functional teams and external vendors.
Workday Financials Core Certification.

Nice To Haves

Additional Workday certifications, particularly in Procurement, Expenses, or related Financials modules.

Responsibilities

Own and govern the Workday platform, overseeing administration and optimization of Workday HCM and Financials.
Support Workday HCM functionality, including Core HCM, Talent, Compensation, Benefits, Time Tracking, Absence, and Recruiting.
Support Workday Financials functionality, including General Ledger, AP, AR, Fixed Assets, Expenses, Procurement, Projects, and Financial Reporting.
Serve as a Workday architecture and platform subject matter expert.
Lead Workday release cycles, including impact analysis, testing, and deployment.
Manage security roles, access controls, and segregation of duties.
Maintain system and process documentation and coordinate with external Workday partners and vendors.
Lead, develop, mentor, and assign or prioritize work for the Workday support team; monitor team performance and delivery.
Oversee system monitoring and issue resolution, providing advanced troubleshooting and escalation support.
Configure and optimize Workday HCM and Financials functionality.
Maintain organizational structures, cost centers, job profiles, and related configurations.
Translate business requirements into scalable Workday solutions and develop and maintain the Workday roadmap.
Lead testing, change management, and user adoption efforts, and identify opportunities to improve processes and platform functionality.
Maintain integrations between Workday and third-party systems, manage EIBs and other interfaces, and monitor and troubleshoot integration issues.
Perform system audits and data validation; support Workday reporting, dashboards, and analytics; maintain data quality and system integrity.
Lead workshops, design sessions, stakeholder discussions, implementations, upgrades, enhancements, and related initiatives.
Define project scope, timelines, resources, risks, and deliverables; communicate project status and risks to stakeholders.
Partner with internal teams and external vendors throughout the project lifecycle.