Finance Office – Workday Financials Specialist

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York; New York (NY); On-site; USD 105,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Archdiocese of New York is seeking a Workday Financials Specialist to configure, implement, and optimize the Workday Financial Management platform.

The role partners with Finance, IT, and business stakeholders to deliver scalable financial processes, reports, and dashboards from initial build through post-production support. The position is located at 488 Madison Ave, New York, NY, and requires 3+ years Workday experience and 5+ years in finance systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field required.
• 5+ years supporting finance systems or ERP platforms.
• 3+ years Workday Financials experience.
• Experience in at least one full lifecycle Workday Financials implementation.
• Strong knowledge of R2R, P2P, and budgeting/forecasting.

Responsibilities

• Lead or participate in Workday Financials build, enhancements, and optimization.
• Configure business processes, security roles, validations, workflows, and approvals.
• Design and maintain Workday reports, dashboards, scorecards, and calculated fields.
• Support data conversion, reconciliations, and system interfaces during implementations and upgrades.
• Collaborate with consultants and stakeholders across finance, IT, and leadership.

Skills

Finance systems experience

Workday expertise

Stakeholder engagement

Training & change enablement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance/IS/Business Administration

Tools

Workday Financials

EIBs/Integrations

Security administration

Job description

Archdiocese of New York
Workday Financials Specialist

Overview

The Workday Financials Specialist serves as a subject matter expert (SME) responsible for the configuration, implementation, enhancement, support, and optimization of the Workday Financial Management platform. This role partners closely with Finance, Accounting, Budgeting, IT, and business stakeholders to improve financial processes, maintain system integrity, and deliver scalable solutions that support organizational objectives.

The Specialist will lead or participate in the initial Workday Financials build, business process redesign initiatives, system integrations, reporting and analytics development, testing efforts, and ongoing application support. The ideal candidate combines strong functional financial knowledge with Workday expertise and a consultative approach to solving business challenges.

Work Location:
488 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10022

Key Responsibilities

Workday Financials Administration and Configuration

• Serve as subject matter expert in key Workday Financial Management modules, including:
  • General Ledger
  • Accounts Payable
  • Accounts Receivable
  • Expenses
  • Banking and Cash Management
  • Assets
  • Grants and Projects
  • Budgeting and Forecasting
• Lead Workday Financial Management initial implementation, system delivery, future enhancements, and optimization initiatives.
• Facilitate requirements gathering sessions, process workshops, and stakeholder interviews to configure business processes, security roles, validations, workflows, and approvals.
• Evaluate trade-offs between out-of-the-box Workday functionality, configuration workarounds, and process changes to make clear recommendations to stakeholders.
• Support end-to-end project activities, including planning, design, build, testing, deployment, and post-production stabilization.
• Collaborate with consultants and develop strong working relationships with organizational leaders at multiple levels to ensure successful delivery.
• Design and maintain Workday reports, dashboards, scorecards, and calculated fields.
• Ensure data governance standards and reporting accuracy are maintained.
• Support data conversion, reconciliations, and system interfaces during implementations and upgrades.

Training and Stakeholder Engagement

• Assess stakeholder readiness and perform change impact analysis to identify risks
• Develop user guides, training materials, and process documentation.
• Conduct end-user and administrator training sessions.
• Communicate system changes, enhancement opportunities, and project updates to stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience supporting finance systems, ERP platforms, or enterprise financial applications.
• 3+ years of hands-on Workday Financials experience.
• Experience participating in at least one full lifecycle Workday Financials implementation.
• Strong knowledge of financial management processes, including:
  • Record-to-Report
  • Procure-to-Pay
  • Budgeting and Financial Planning
• Experience gathering business requirements, configuring solutions, testing, and supporting production environments.
• Adept at learning stakeholder processes, creating internal partnerships, fostering collaboration and recommending process improvement strategies.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively with cross-functional teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Workday Financials Certification(s).
• Experience with Workday reporting, EIBs, integrations, and security administration.
• Direct experience in Not For Profit, Public Sector or Higher Education is highly preferred, with a strong understanding of fund accounting, compliance, and reporting requirements
• Experience with Infor Lawson or Blackbaud Financial Edge

Compensation range for this position is: $105,000 - $125,000 annually.

This position is considered exempt and not eligible for overtime.