Description:

• Support the following Workday Financials areas: Financial Accounting (General Ledger and Reporting), Suppliers, Procurement, Banking and Settlement, Business Assets, Customer Accounts, Customer Contracts, Business Assets and Projects
• Support Workday Adaptive Planning financial forecasting and reporting enhancements
• Identify process or system improvements that drive the most value
• Lead and participate in current state assessment and evaluation of improvement opportunities
• Partner with Accounting, Finance and IT teams to define functional requirements including data, configuration and integration to translate into technical requirements
• Create and test technical configuration including business process workflow, custom fields, custom validations and access rights. Develop custom reports, dashboards and forecast models.
• Participate in regular review of Workday FIN, HCM and Adaptive Planning projects. Work with stakeholders to validate, sign-off and prioritize work aligned with company priorities.
• Investigate and resolve Workday Financials and Adaptive Planning system production issues timely.
• Provide Workday operational support including security maintenance, tenant management, master data management, data loads, report configuration, integration monitoring / issue resolution and upgrades
• Meet/exceed customer (internal and external) expectations through proactive communication and business partnership; act and think with customers in mind
• Adhere to change management, maintain data integrity and establish a well-controlled systems environment by defining, documenting and enforcing system standards
• Demonstrate accountability for solutions delivered and overall work quality. Understand technical systems infrastructure and company business processes and workflow.
• Develop and maintain end user training procedures, guidelines and standard operating policies (SOPs) and data/workflow diagrams
• Conduct training and increase user engagement
• Continuously develop new technical knowledge and maintain Workday proficiency and certification in Core Financials and Advanced Report Writing

• Skills:
• Accounting
• Finance
• Systems analysis
• Workday
• Financial analysis
• Reconciliation
• General ledger

Additional Skills & Qualifications:

Must Have:

• NEED to have commercial company experience (providing a product or selling a service)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Technology or related field
• 5 years Finance or Accounting experience desired (Finance acumen including GAAP knowledge, internal controls, revenue recognition (ASC 606) and financial reporting)
• 4 years’ experience configuring and administering SaaS ERP software
• 3 years’ Workday systems analyst experience (experience in all major modules)
• Global experience is also key (currency translation, revaluation, intercompany, etc)
• Demonstrated experience designing, building and implementing strategies to enhance business performance and in application management (configuration, integration monitoring and security administration)
• Experience scoping and executing QA and UAT test cycles
• Experience in process improvement, workflow, benchmarking and/ or evaluation of business processes

Disqualifiers: Coming from healthcare, education, insurance

About Aston Carter:

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® double diamond winner for both client and talent service.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Aston Carter, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:

• Hiring diverse talent
• Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection
• Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes
• Ensuring growth opportunities for our people

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email astoncarteraccommodation@astoncarter.com for other accommodation options.