Business Analyst – Workday Financials

Ensign Services; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Sick/vacation plans

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

Ensign Services, Inc. is seeking a skilled Business Analyst for Workday Financials to optimize and maintain the system supporting financial operations. You will collaborate with Finance, Payroll, and IT to document needs, test changes, and ensure data integrity.

You will translate complex requirements into clear procedures, assist in UAT, and help develop SOPs and process diagrams while working with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in Finance Operations or Business Analysis with stakeholder collaboration.
• Strong understanding of Accounting/Finance processes.
• Proficient in Excel (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP) for data validation.
• Experience with Workday, ADP or SAP and process mapping tools.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to explain policy changes.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Finance and Payroll to document business needs and translate to functional specs.
• Create test cases and test suites to validate configurations for quality.
• Assist in User Acceptance Testing (UAT), parallel testing, and regression testing.
• Draft functional specs, user stories, and flow diagrams for technical teams.
• Audit Finance data to ensure integrity and troubleshoot discrepancies.
• Analyze Finance processes to identify efficiencies and optimize Workday workflows.
• Serve as SME to troubleshoot issues with AP, Accounting/Finance and IT partners.
• Develop and maintain SOPs and job aids for end-users.

Skills

Finance ops

Business analysis

Stakeholder collaboration

Excel proficient

Policy translation

Documentation

UAT testing

Education

High School degree

Tools

Excel

Workday

ADP

SAP

Lucidchart

Visio

Job description

Business Analyst – Workday Financials

Position Type: Full Time, exempt employee.

Salary Range: $75,000 – $100,000 annually; DOE.

Location: This position based onsite at our Service Center in San Juan Capistrano, CA.

About the Company

Ensign Services, Inc. (“ESI”) is a subsidiary of The Ensign Group, Inc., which is a national leader in the operation of skilled nursing, senior living, rehabilitation, home health, hospice, and other healthcare services. ESI is known as the “Service Center” and provides the facilities and leaders it serves with “back-office” support in areas such as accounting, construction, compliance, human resources, information technology, learning and development, legal and risk management and recruiting.
We seek individuals who thrive in a dynamic environment, embrace continuous learning, and are passionate about making a meaningful impact. ESI offers a collaborative culture where talented professionals have the opportunity to contribute, grow, and build rewarding careers while supporting those who care for our patients every day.
We take our core values of Celebration , Accountability , Passion for Learning , Love One Another , Intelligent Risk Taking , Customer Second , and Ownership (“CAPLICO”) seriously. We want an individual in this role who will demonstrate these values through actions and words.

About the Opportunity

We are seeking a skilled and experienced Business Analyst – Workday Financials to join our team. As a key member of our Finance-based business support department, you will play a pivotal role in optimizing and maintaining our Workday Financials system to support our financial operations and strategic objectives.

Specific Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Partner with Finance and Payroll stakeholders to document business needs and translate them into functional specifications for technical teams. Monitor system support (help desk) tickets, document new requests, triage and document issues and communicate with end users timely.
• Create test case scenarios and develop test suites to validate configuration changes to ensure quality is maintained and configuration changes meet the business requirements.
• Help facilitate User Acceptance Testing (UAT), parallel testing, and regression testing for Workday releases.
• Assist in the creation of detailed functional specifications, user stories, and process flow diagrams to guide technical teams, without performing the technical configuration yourself.
• Conduct audits of Finance data to ensure integrity, troubleshooting discrepancies.
• Analyze current Finance processes, identify efficiencies, and recommend changes to workflows within Workday to improve user experience.
• Serve as the subject matter expert (SME) to troubleshoot issues, working with AP, Accounting/Finance and IT partners.
• Develop and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and job aids to support end-users.
• Reports to Manager Business Systems, Finance.

Position Requirements:

• High School degree minimum or some college experience and/or equivalent related experience.
• 3+ years in Finance Operations or Business Analysis with a heavy emphasis on business process analysis and stakeholder collaboration.
• Strong understanding of Accounting/Finance processes.
• Proficient in Excel (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP) for data validation.
• Ability to translate complex policy and business requirements into clear, actionable business procedures.
• Proficiency in enterprise Financial systems (e.g., Workday, ADP, SAP) and process mapping tools (e.g., Lucidchart, Visio).
• Exceptional technical and business writing skills with the ability to explain “the why” behind policy/procedure changes to non-technical stakeholders.
• Collaborative team player who works well with others across functions.

Desired Skills:

• Workday Experience: Functional experience with Workday Financials and/or Procurement.
• Six Sigma or Lean certification for process improvement.
• Strong Analytical skills.
• Strong initiative and ability to manage multiple projects.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, above average Excel skills with Excel tools to analyze large data.
• Ability to complete projects timely and accurately.
• Must be detail oriented with strong organizational and analytical skills.

Additional Information:

• Pre‑employment criminal background screening required.

What We Offer

We are committed to providing a competitive benefits and compensation package which includes medical/dental/vision coverage, company-provided life insurance, 401(k) with company match, and sick/vacation plans. We also believe in supporting our employee’s professional growth and development through our Learning Management System as well as training sessions and seminars. Take a look at these benefits (and more!) at www.ensignbenefits.com
Ensign Services, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. If you need assistance or accommodation during the application process, please contact us at 888-659-3616.
Job ID 1664