Workday Adaptive Planning Analyst - BSA

Overview

Interstate Waste Services is the most progressive and innovative provider of solid waste and recycling services in the country! We primarily service Northern New Jersey, Southern New York State, New York City, Connecticut, with a state-of-the-art rail served landfill located in Ohio. We cater to a diverse range of residential, industrial and commercial customers. Our mission has always been to provide our customers with the highest quality waste, recycling and environmental services, while keeping focus on employees, customer and environmental safety. 

What makes our company culture unique is we have mastered the ability to balance the standards of a large corporate company while maintaining our small business family style culture. 

Essential Job Summary:

IWS is seeking a Business System Analyst (BSA) – Workday Adaptive Planning to play a pivotal role in the entirety of the FP&A process. Our organization is in the midst of a transformative initiative involving the implementation and stabilization of Workday, now entering its fourth year. This is both a regulatory-driven endeavor and a cornerstone of our long-term operational strategy. While the Workday environment has been successfully completed, our current focus has shifted to the following priorities: 1) Stabilization and optimization of Workday Adaptive, 2) Addressing and resolving security concerns, and 3) Finalizing integrations and configurations as needed.  As a Business Systems Analyst, you will play a pivotal role in supporting these critical efforts and ensuring alignment between business and technical requirements.

Essential Job Functions: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other minor duties may be assigned.

• Collaborate closely with business and technical stakeholders to gather, analyze, and document requirements, translating business needs into actionable technical specifications.
• Develop and document comprehensive test plans, ensuring the delivery of robust and reliable solutions.
• Work directly with cross-functional teams to resolve security concerns, optimize system performance, and address outstanding configuration needs.
• Act as a key communicator, bridging the gap between technical and non-technical stakeholders, including regular updates to executive leadership.
• Support the organization’s in-house talent strategy by delivering insights and fostering a seamless transition from external partnerships.
• Serve as the primary administrator for Adaptive Planning, including configuration, maintenance, data loads, integrations, user set up and optimization.
• Build and maintain custom matrix reports, office connect reports and dashboards with the ability to create custom calculated fields.
• Develop and implement auditing procedures to ensure data accuracy and integrity.
• Establish a framework for resolving configuration issues, providing advanced support for complex issues, identifying root cause, and implementing technical solutions to address issues.
• Develop and maintain documentation for Workday processes and configuration
• Oversee Workday’s biannual feature releases, assesses new functionality, and coordinates testing and deployment with key stakeholders.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Requirements and Qualifications:

• • Bachler Degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
  • Proven experience as a Business Analyst (BA) or Business Systems Analyst (BSA), with tangible examples of successfully translating business requirements into technical deliverables.
  • Demonstrated expertise in developing and documenting test plans, with specific examples of problem-solving and delivery in high-pressure environments.
  • Recent, hands-on experience Administering Workday Adaptive Planning.
  • Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to adapt messaging for technical teams, business users, and C-suite executives.
  • A proactive approach to identifying opportunities for improvement, paired with the ability to execute solutions effectively.
  • Strategic thinker with a strong focus on business results.
  • Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities.
  • High level of integrity, professionalism, and attention to detail.
  • Proactive, solutions-oriented mindset with the ability to drive change and improvements.
  • Understanding of finance and FP&A, budget and forecasting processes
  • 2 years of performing the role of a business analyst or system administrator for a FP&A solution

Additional Information

This job description is intended to be an accurate representation of the general functions of the job, rather than exhaustive list of duties, responsibilities, or experience. Other duties may be assigned, requested, or required. Aspects of the job may be altered without notice.

Interstate Waste Services provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

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Salary : $80,000 - $100,000