Business Systems Analyst 2 - Workday Financials

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Overview

Provide functional and operational support for Workday Financial Management, including accounting operations, period close, payroll accounting, customer setup, and Foundation Data Model (FDM) maintenance. Serve as a liaison among Finance stakeholders, end users, IT, technical teams, and audit partners to analyze issues, gather and document requirements, and support effective business-process solutions. Assist with the configuration, maintenance, and enhancement of Workday business processes, condition and validation rules, security assignments, worktags, hierarchies, integrations, reports, and EIB data loads. Monitor integration schedules; investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve routine to moderately complex production issues; and escalate complex matters appropriately. Support system releases, enhancements, regulatory changes, and reporting initiatives through requirements analysis, test-script execution, and unit, integration, and user-acceptance testing. Develop and maintain business requirements, process documentation, job aids, test results, custom reports, and audit-support materials to promote accurate, stable, and efficient financial systems operations.

Required Skills and Abilities

1. Developed analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Developed interpersonal, written, communication, presentation, and organizational skills

2. Basic understanding of Workday Financials

3. Familiarity with systems/processes analysis methods and techniques

4. Proven project management skills

5. Knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures

Principal Responsibilities

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