Business Analyst – Workday Financials

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

Job summary

Ensign Services is seeking a skilled Business Analyst for Workday Financials to optimize and maintain our Workday environment supporting financial operations.

The role collaborates with Finance, Payroll, and IT partners to gather requirements, document specifications, create test plans, and lead UAT activities. A strong Excel skill set and knowledge of Workday/ERP systems are essential for success.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent; relevant experience accepted.
• 3+ years in finance operations or business analysis with stakeholder collaboration.
• Strong understanding of accounting/finance processes.
• Proficient in Excel for data validation (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP).
• Experience with enterprise financial systems (Workday, ADP, SAP) and mapping tools.

Responsibilities

• Document business needs and translate into functional specs; monitor help desk tickets.
• Create test cases and test suites for configuration changes.
• Facilitate UAT, parallel and regression testing for Workday releases.
• Develop functional specifications, user stories, and process flows.
• Audit Finance data for integrity and troubleshoot discrepancies.
• Analyze current Finance processes and recommend Workday workflow improvements.
• Serve as SME to troubleshoot with AP, Accounting/Finance and IT.
• Develop and maintain SOPs and job aids for end-users.
• Report to Manager, Business Systems, Finance.

Skills

Finance analysis

Stakeholder collaboration

Excel

Workday knowledge

Documentation writing

Education

High school diploma

Tools

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 the 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

• 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.

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.

What We Offer

• medical/dental/vision coverage
• company‑provided life insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• 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