Senior Analyst, Technology - Technology – Workday Finance

FINRA; Rockville (MD); Hybrid; USD 112,300 - 202,500; Full time

Job summary

FINRA is seeking a Senior Workday Analyst located in Rockville, Maryland. This role requires deep expertise across all Workday Financial modules and aims to support and optimize the financial systems. Responsibilities include serving as the subject-matter expert for Workday Financials and leading configuration and deployment of enhancements.

The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor's degree in Finance or related fields and have at least five years of experience, including knowledge of GAAP and Workday configuration. A hybrid work environment is offered, including in-person requirements.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years of experience writing complex SQL queries.
• Experience working in a research/modeling environment leveraging R and/or Python.
• Knowledge of GAAP/IFRS and Workday configuration.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the subject-matter expert for Workday Financials.
• Gather and document business requirements; translate into Workday configurations.
• Lead configuration, testing, and deployment of Workday Finance enhancements.

Skills

Workday Financials expertise

SQL querying

Data visualization tools

R and Python

Business process mapping

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Mathematics, or related field

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Cognos Analytics

Job description

We are seeking a Senior Workday Analyst with deep expertise across all Workday Finance modules to support, optimize, and evolve our financial systems. This role partners closely with Finance, Accounting, Procurement, and IT teams to translate business requirements into scalable Workday configurations and drive continuous improvement across the platform.

Essential Job Functions

• Serve as the subject‑matter expert for Workday Financials, including Core Financials, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Procurement, Expenses, Banking & Settlement, and Business Assets.
• Gather, analyze, and document business requirements; translate them into functional designs and Workday configurations.
• Lead configuration, testing, and deployment of Workday Finance enhancements, bi‑annual releases, and new module implementations.
• Design and maintain Workday financial reports, calculated fields, dashboards, and composite reports.
• Troubleshoot production issues, perform root‑cause analysis, and deliver timely resolutions.
• Develop and maintain integrations (EIBs, Core Connectors, Workday Studio) between Workday and upstream/downstream systems – a strong plus.
• Support month‑end, quarter‑end, and year‑end close processes within Workday.
• Create and maintain security roles, business process configurations, and approval workflows.
• Drive data quality and governance across financial master data (chart of accounts, suppliers, customers, spend categories).
• Mentor junior analysts and serve as a resource for cross‑functional teams adopting Workday Finance capabilities.
• Module depth: Demonstrated expertise across multiple Workday Finance areas – Core Financials, Accounts Payable & Supplier Management, Accounts Receivable & Customer Management, Procurement & Sourcing, Expenses, Business Assets, Banking & Settlement, Projects.
• Workday Adaptive Planning: Experience configuring or supporting Workday Adaptive Planning for budgeting, forecasting, and financial modeling – a strong plus.
• Implementation experience: Participation in at least one full‑lifecycle Workday Finance implementation or large‑scale tenant migration.
• Accounting knowledge: Working knowledge of GAAP/IFRS and how accounting standards translate into Workday configuration.
• Tenant management: Experience managing multiple Workday tenants (production, sandbox, implementation) and coordinating release cycles.
• Change management: Familiarity with organizational change‑management methodologies related to system rollouts.

Other Responsibilities

• Other responsibilities/projects as assigned.

Education & Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Mathematics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or equivalent with a minimum of five (5) years of experience writing complex SQL queries, working with relational databases; a Master’s degree is desirable.
• Experience working with analysts in a research/modeling environment that leverages R and/or Python.
• Extensive experience with visualization and business analytic tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Cognos Analytics, VBA, Dataiku, Domino, etc.
• Experience with business process mapping and requirement gathering/documentation skills.
• Experience building analytics solutions for infrastructure, operations and/or application delivery teams – desirable.
• Ability to work as an individual contributor and collaborator in a fast‑paced proof‑of‑concept development environment.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to explain technical concepts to a variety of audiences.
• R, Python and PowerBI are preferred.

Work Conditions

• Hybrid work environment with defined in‑person presence requirements.
• Extended hours outside normal business hours may be required.
• Use of corporate PC (provided by FINRA).
• Exciting, hands‑on, challenging position and success‑oriented work environment.

Salary ranges for the positions are:

• CO/FL/TX: Minimum Salary $97,700, Maximum Salary $176,100
• IL/PA: Minimum Salary $107,500, Maximum Salary $194,100
• MA/MD/VA/Washington, DC: Minimum Salary $112,300 – $202,500
• NY/NJ: Minimum Salary $112,300 – $211,400

FINRA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to any legally protected category, including race, color, age, national origin, ethnicity, religion, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, sex, or any other status or classification protected by state or local law.