Senior Financial Systems Advisor – Workday & Data Governance

CNA Insurance; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 54,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

CNA Insurance is seeking a Financial Systems Governance professional to drive efficient operations through innovative use of financial technology, focusing on Workday, Cadency, and Adaptive configurations. You will partner with IT and finance teams to govern financial systems and maintain data integrity.

The role emphasizes analytics, problem solving, and collaboration, with a focus on security, reporting, and process improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in related fields.
• Typically 3–5 years of experience in accounting or supporting financial systems and data.
• Project management experience is a plus.
• Computing skills include Workday, Alteryx, Tableau Prep, MS Office, SQL, Co-pilot.

Responsibilities

• Analyzes, documents requirements for and deploys enhancements and configuration changes for automated reconciliations, account certifications, Adaptive integrations, security, and reports.
• Collaborates with management, technical staff and SMEs to understand business needs, troubleshoot issues, and develop cost-effective resolutions for data anomalies.
• Ensures data integrity by developing and executing necessary data flow controls.
• Verifies accuracy of new/changed configurations; tests changes; follows SOX documentation procedures.
• Uses data to identify issues and propose process and data improvements; performs root cause analysis.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication

Teamwork

Multitasking

Independent work

Learning agility

Adaptability

AI readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Information Technology or equivalent

CPA helpful but not required

Tools

Workday

Adaptive

Cadency

Alteryx

Tableau Prep

MS Office

SQL

Co-pilot

Job description

CNA Insurance is seeking a Financial Systems Governance professional to drive efficient operations through innovative use of financial technology, focusing on Workday, Cadency, and Adaptive configurations. You will partner with IT and finance teams to govern financial systems and maintain data integrity.

The role emphasizes analytics, problem solving, and collaboration, with a focus on security, reporting, and process improvement.