Remote Workday Adaptive Planning Engineer

Eliassen Group; Carson City (NV); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 103,000; Part time

Job summary

Eliassen Group is seeking a Workday Adaptive Planning Engineer to design, build, and maintain budgeting and forecasting solutions. The role partners with FP&A, Accounting, and Finance Systems to translate planning needs into scalable Adaptive Planning models and to own data accuracy and model health.

This contract position offers a W2 engagement with benefits and a rate of $65.00 to $75.00 per hour. Hybrid onsite/remote work arrangements apply, with Rockville, MD as a reference site.

Qualifications

• 3+ years configuring and maintaining Workday Adaptive Planning.
• Solid understanding of financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes.
• Experience integrating Adaptive Planning with Workday Financials or other systems, including actuals loading and reconciliation.
• Working knowledge of Workday Financials data model including ledger accounts, worktags, and company or cost center structures.

Responsibilities

• Design, configure, and maintain Workday Adaptive Planning models, sheets, and dimensions for budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning.
• Build and maintain data flows between Workday Financials and Adaptive Planning to ensure accurate and reliable actuals loading.
• Develop and optimize formulas, calculated accounts, allocations, and modeled sheets with performance and maintainability in mind.
• Own data accuracy, refresh cadence, and reconciliation. Identify and resolve data discrepancies across source systems and Adaptive.
• Partner with FP&A to translate planning requirements into scalable model designs with clear options and tradeoffs.
• Configure and maintain security, user access, and workflow within Adaptive Planning.
• Assess and test impacts of Workday and Adaptive semi-annual releases. Maintain regression testing for models and integrations.
• Build dashboards and reports to provide visibility into plan versus actuals and forecast accuracy.
• Document model design, data flows, and configuration to support continuity and knowledge transfer.
• Provide production support during planning cycles, including month-end and budget season.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Troubleshooting

Effective communication

Stakeholder liaison

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, or related field

Tools

Workday Adaptive Planning

OfficeConnect

Adaptive Matrix reporting

Workday Financials

Workday integrations (EIBs, Core Connectors)

Job description

Eliassen Group is seeking a Workday Adaptive Planning Engineer to design, build, and maintain budgeting and forecasting solutions. The role partners with FP&A, Accounting, and Finance Systems to translate planning needs into scalable Adaptive Planning models and to own data accuracy and model health.

This contract position offers a W2 engagement with benefits and a rate of $65.00 to $75.00 per hour. Hybrid onsite/remote work arrangements apply, with Rockville, MD as a reference site.