Finance Technical Analyst

Columbus State Community College; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 61,200 - 74,800; Full time

Job summary

Columbus State Community College is seeking a Finance/Workday Reporting Analyst to support Workday Financials, Payroll, HR and Student Systems. This salaried role focuses on implementing and maintaining reports, dashboards, and analytics to empower stakeholders with accurate, actionable data.

The position requires an associate degree in finance or a related field and at least two years of financial reporting or accounting experience with ERP systems.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field.
• At least two years of financial reporting and/or accounting experience with ERP systems.
• Combination of education, training, coursework and experience may qualify.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with end users, business sponsors, and functional teams to gather and document requirements, identify solutions that support end-to-end processes.
• Develop and maintain knowledge across Finance business processes and applications that support those processes.
• Develop, maintain and deliver reports, dashboards, and analytics for Workday Financials, Payroll and HR related financial impacts and Student Accounting.
• Supports self-service reporting capabilities and ensures stakeholders have access to meaningful, accurate and actionable data.
• Participate in requirements analysis, solution design, business process configuration, system testing and validation.
• Participate in biannual Workday releases, including test planning, script development, execution, and impact analysis across Finance, Payroll, HR, and Student systems.
• Evaluate system changes and identifies impacts across integrated systems to ensure alignment and minimize disruption.
• Provide ongoing functional support for Workday Financials, Payroll integrations, and Student Systems, serving as a point of contact for system-related inquiries and issues.
• Investigate and resolve system errors, data inconsistencies, and workflow issues through root-cause analysis and collaboration with IT and functional teams.
• Monitor Workday Community and other resources to proactively identify known issues, updates, and best practices impacting Finance and Student systems.
• Support system security, data integrity, and proper system usage through coordination with IT and ERP support teams.
• Identify opportunities to improve system efficiency, reporting capabilities, and user experience across Workday Financials and Student Systems.

Skills

Workday Financials

Reporting & analytics

ERP systems

Education

Associate degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field

Job description

Compensation Type: Salaried

Compensation: $68,000.00

Essential Job Functions

Analytics & Reporting

• Collaborate with end users, business sponsors, and functional teams to gather and document requirements, identify solutions that support end-to-end processes, and enhance business capabilities.
• Develop and maintain knowledge across Finance business processes and applications that support those processes.
• Develop, maintain and deliver reports, dashboards, and analytics for Workday Financial Management, Payroll and HR related financial impacts and Student Accounting. Supports self-service reporting capabilities and ensures stakeholders have access to meaningful, accurate and actionable data.

System Enhancements, Configuration & Testing

• Support continuous improvement of Workday Financials and Student Systems by participating in requirements analysis, solution design, business process configuration, system testing and validation, implementation of enhancements and updates.
• Participate in biannual Workday releases, including test planning, script development, execution, and impact analysis across Finance, Payroll, HR, and Student systems.
• Evaluate system changes and identifies impacts across integrated systems to ensure alignment and minimize disruption.

System Support

• Provide ongoing functional support for Workday Financials, Payroll integrations, and Student Systems, serving as a point of contact for system-related inquiries and issues.
• Investigate and resolve system errors, data inconsistencies, and workflow issues through root-cause analysis and collaboration with IT and functional teams.
• Monitor Workday Community and other resources to proactively identify known issues, updates, and best practices impacting Finance and Student systems.
• Support system security, data integrity, and proper system usage through coordination with IT and ERP support teams.

Cross-Functional Support & Partnerships

• Identifie opportunities to improve system efficiency, reporting capabilities, and user experience across Workday Financials and Student Systems. Participates in governance discussions related to system enhancements, prioritization, and standards.
• Maintain awareness of higher-education trends, regulatory requirements, and Workday functionality enhancements.

Culture of Respect

• Foster and maintain a safe environment of respect and inclusion for faculty, staff, students, and members of the community.

Minimum Education And Experience Required

• Associate degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or another quantitative related field.
• Two (2) years of progressively responsible financial reporting and/or accounting experience. Experience working with enterprise ERP systems supporting finance, payroll or student systems.
• An appropriate combination of education, training, coursework and experience may qualify a candidate.
• CSCC has the right to revise this position description at any time. This position description does not represent in any way a contract of employment.

Full Time/Part Time

Full time

Union (If Applicable)

Scheduled Hours

40