Director, Finance Systems & Workday Architecture

Summa Health; Cleveland (OH); Hybrid; USD 100,413 - 150,626; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Retirement Savings Plan

Paid Time Off

Flexible Spending Accounts

Employee Assistance Program

Life Insurance

Job summary

Summa Health is seeking a Director to lead Finance ERP technology, translating the leadership vision into a world-class Workday Financials architecture. You will collaborate across Finance, IT and the business to accelerate modernization and ensure a scalable, compliant financial platform.

The role requires a decade in healthcare finance leadership, deep Workday experience, and a proven ability to align ERP design with strategic priorities while guiding data migration, configurations, and change

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or Business related field.
• Ten (10) years of progressive finance leadership in a healthcare or complex multi-entity organization with experience in accounting, close processes and financial reporting.
• Three (3) years of hands-on experience designing or administering Workday Financial Management preferred
• Familiarity with Workday Financials concepts (FDM, accounting rules, business process frameworks) preferred
• Healthcare finance background: grants management, fund accounting, or cost reporting familiarity preferred
• Experience with Strata or other financial planning tools preferred
• Proven ability to align ERP system architecture with Finance strategic business priorities
• Strong executive presence; comfortable making and defending design decisions in cross-functional sessions
• Ability to coordinate a team of SMEs while remaining accountable for workstream-level decisions
• Population Specific Competency: Ability to effectively interact with patients/customers with the understanding of their needs for self-respect and dignity

Responsibilities

• Manage Finance ERP technology and tools and work with Finance Leadership to design the future architecture and drive the Finance Technology modernization roadmap.
• Translate Finance Leadership’s vision for a future into a world-class technology end-state architecture within Workday.
• Collaborate with Finance, IT and broader business to understand needs and identify opportunities to accelerate our path to a world-class finance function.
• Drive the process to identify Summa Health's financial requirements, coordinate decisions, and go-live sign-off for the Workday Financials implementation.
• Serve as the central bridge between corporate finance, IT, and external system integrators to translate business requirements into a scalable Workday architecture.
• Lead financial data migration, business process configurations, and change management to ensure a successful go-live.

Skills

Finance leadership

Workday Financials

ERP architecture

Cross-functional leadership

Healthcare finance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or Business related field

Tools

Workday

Strata

Job description

Summa Health is seeking a Director to lead Finance ERP technology, translating the leadership vision into a world-class Workday Financials architecture. You will collaborate across Finance, IT and the business to accelerate modernization and ensure a scalable, compliant financial platform.

The role requires a decade in healthcare finance leadership, deep Workday experience, and a proven ability to align ERP design with strategic priorities while guiding data migration, configurations, and change