What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Data Architect, Workday Financials position at Eliassen Group?
Description:
Remote
Our client seeks a Senior Data Architect with deep Workday Financials expertise to design, implement, and optimize financial and operational systems. The role will partner with Finance, Accounting, Treasury, Procurement, HR, and Payroll to align configurations, integrations, and reporting to business needs with strong data integrity and security. The architect will drive advanced reporting, integration troubleshooting, module management, testing, and user enablement. This engagement supports strategic enhancements including OCR for AP and FP&A tooling.
Rate: $45.00 to $55.00/hr. w2
Responsibilities:
Experience Requirements:
Recruitment Transparency Notice
Eliassen Group values transparency in our recruitment practices. Please be advised that Eliassen Group utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) tools as part of its initial application screening and hiring process. You may receive email and SMS notifications from the Eliassen Virtual Recruiting Team (, ) inviting you to complete a brief voice screening as part of your application process. These tools assist our hiring teams in different ways, including but not limited to, assistance in reviewing application materials to help identify candidates whose qualifications most closely match the requirements of the position. All AI-assisted evaluations and responses are reviewed by human recruiters before any hiring decisions are made. The use of AI in our process is intended to support fairness, efficiency, and consistency, and Eliassen Group takes measures to prevent bias or discrimination in connection with its hiring practices. By proceeding, you acknowledge, agree, and consent to Eliassen Group's use of these tools, including AI tools, as part of the application and hiring process.
Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.
W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.
If anyone reaches out to you about an open position connected with Eliassen Group, please ensure that you are working directly with us by confirming the following:
When you work with Eliassen Group, all email communication will come from an Eliassen.com address, never Gmail, Yahoo, etc.
Eliassen Group will never ask you for personal information (home address, bank account, or check routing number) until you have worked with someone clearly associated with Eliassen Group.
If you have any indication of fraudulent activity, please contact .
About Eliassen Group:
Eliassen Group is a strategic consulting firm that helps organizations reach further and achieve more through our technology, business advisory, and life sciences solutions. For nearly 40 years, we have combined exceptional people, deep domain expertise, and intelligent capabilities to expand our clients' capacity and accelerate meaningful outcomes. We are driven by a purpose to positively impact the lives of our employees, clients, consultants, and the communities we serve.
Eliassen is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and all employment decisions are based on merit, performance, and business needs. Eliassen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender identity or expression, sexual preference or orientation, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), marital status, creed, religion, physical or mental disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, age, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, prohibited criminal record inquiries of applicants and employees, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local laws.
Don't miss out on our referral program! If we hire a candidate that you refer us to then you can be eligible for a $1,000 referral check!
Remote
Our client seeks a Senior Data Architect with deep Workday Financials expertise to design, implement, and optimize financial and operational systems. The role will partner with Finance, Accounting, Treasury, Procurement, HR, and Payroll to align configurations, integrations, and reporting to business needs with strong data integrity and security. The architect will drive advanced reporting, integration troubleshooting, module management, testing, and user enablement. This engagement supports strategic enhancements including OCR for AP and FP&A tooling.
Rate: $45.00 to $55.00/hr. w2
Responsibilities:
- Troubleshoot and resolve business process failures and integration issues across Workday Financials.
- Design, create, and maintain advanced, matrix, and composite reports, including coordination and scheduling of report groups.
- Manage Workday Financials modules such as Expenses, Banking and Settlement, Cash Management, Procurement, Contracts, Projects, Supplier Accounts, and Accounting.
- Serve as a consultative partner to Accounting, FP&A, Treasury, Accounts Payable, Procurement, Expenses, HR, and Payroll.
- Collaborate with the Workday Financials Senior Manager on project requirements and deliverables.
- Align business requirements, processes, security groups and roles, and integration designs with Finance functions.
- Gather business and security requirements, perform system design and configuration, map and validate data conversion, create test plans, conduct testing, and provide ongoing support.
- Develop and maintain Finance training materials and deliver training sessions in person or online.
- Create user testing scripts, participate in testing for releases and updates, and support users through system changes.
- Maintain the confidentiality and security of all accessed data.
- Support future needs in Workday Financials, including implementations and enhancements for Ascend (OCR for AP) and Adaptive (FP&A).
- Contribute to additional projects as assigned.
Experience Requirements:
- Proven Workday Financials experience with strong expertise in reporting, integrations, and module management.
- Strong understanding of Finance, Accounting, FP&A, Treasury, Procurement, and HR business processes.
- Hands-on experience with system configuration, data conversion, testing, and end-user support.
- Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and operate as a consultative partner.
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Effective communication and training skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
- Commitment to maintaining data confidentiality and security.
- Experience with Ascend (OCR for AP) and Adaptive (FP&A) implementations or enhancements (preferred).
- Experience developing complex Workday reports and advanced integrations (preferred).
- Experience implementing enterprise-level Sourcing/Contract Lifecycle Management applications (preferred).
Recruitment Transparency Notice
Eliassen Group values transparency in our recruitment practices. Please be advised that Eliassen Group utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) tools as part of its initial application screening and hiring process. You may receive email and SMS notifications from the Eliassen Virtual Recruiting Team (, ) inviting you to complete a brief voice screening as part of your application process. These tools assist our hiring teams in different ways, including but not limited to, assistance in reviewing application materials to help identify candidates whose qualifications most closely match the requirements of the position. All AI-assisted evaluations and responses are reviewed by human recruiters before any hiring decisions are made. The use of AI in our process is intended to support fairness, efficiency, and consistency, and Eliassen Group takes measures to prevent bias or discrimination in connection with its hiring practices. By proceeding, you acknowledge, agree, and consent to Eliassen Group's use of these tools, including AI tools, as part of the application and hiring process.
Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.
W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.
If anyone reaches out to you about an open position connected with Eliassen Group, please ensure that you are working directly with us by confirming the following:
When you work with Eliassen Group, all email communication will come from an Eliassen.com address, never Gmail, Yahoo, etc.
Eliassen Group will never ask you for personal information (home address, bank account, or check routing number) until you have worked with someone clearly associated with Eliassen Group.
If you have any indication of fraudulent activity, please contact .
About Eliassen Group:
Eliassen Group is a strategic consulting firm that helps organizations reach further and achieve more through our technology, business advisory, and life sciences solutions. For nearly 40 years, we have combined exceptional people, deep domain expertise, and intelligent capabilities to expand our clients' capacity and accelerate meaningful outcomes. We are driven by a purpose to positively impact the lives of our employees, clients, consultants, and the communities we serve.
Eliassen is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and all employment decisions are based on merit, performance, and business needs. Eliassen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender identity or expression, sexual preference or orientation, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), marital status, creed, religion, physical or mental disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, age, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, prohibited criminal record inquiries of applicants and employees, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local laws.
Don't miss out on our referral program! If we hire a candidate that you refer us to then you can be eligible for a $1,000 referral check!
Salary : $45 - $55