Senior Workday Functional Analyst

Motion Recruitment; Allentown (Lehigh County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Motion Recruitment is seeking a Senior Workday Functional Analyst to lead Workday Financials configurations and partner with Finance, IT, and business stakeholders. The role focuses on requirements translation, roadmap management, and biannual release coordination.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in Workday Financials and proven experience in at least one full Workday implementation, with strong testing and change management capabilities.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on Workday Financials experience with direct configuration ownership.
• Participation in at least one full-lifecycle Workday implementation is required.
• Experience coordinating biannual Workday releases and applying updates.

Responsibilities

• Act as daily partner to Finance, IT, and business stakeholders, translating requirements into technical specs.
• Serve as functional product owner for Workday Financials and manage enhancement requests and roadmaps.
• Lead functional coordination for Workday releases, including impact analysis and regression testing.
• Drive configuration activities and continuous improvement prioritizing standard Workday functionality.
• Oversee end-to-end testing lifecycle including UAT and regression testing.
• Provide post go-live support, training, and change management to Finance users.

Skills

Workday Financials

Functional analysis

Release management

Stakeholder collaboration

UAT & testing

Change management

Workday configuration

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

Workday

Job description

SENIOR WORKDAY FUNCTIONAL ANALYST

The role will initially focus on Workday Financials, Procurement, and related Finance processes, with the potential to expand into broader Workday and Enterprise Applications capabilities as the organization's application portfolio evolves. This position will partner closely with the Workday Application Administrator/Platform Lead, business process owners, super users, and implementation/support partners.

Job Duties

• Strategic Partnership: Act as a dedicated daily partner to Finance, IT, and other business stakeholders, translating financial policies, controls, and operational requirements into technical specifications.*


• Requirements and Future-State Design: Serve as the functional product owner for Workday Financials; manage intake, evaluate enhancement requests based on strategic value and risk, and maintain a long-term roadmap for system improvements.*


• Release Management: Lead functional coordination for biannual Workday releases, including impact analysis, regression testing, and feature adoption planning.*


• Process Optimization: Drive functional configuration activities and continuous improvement initiatives, prioritizing standard Workday functionality over custom solutions.*


• Testing & Quality Assurance: Oversee the end-to-end testing lifecycle, including User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and regression testing, ensuring system changes meet financial and operational controls.*


• Empowerment & Support: Provide post go-live support, training, and change management to Finance users to drive platform adoption and user proficiency.*


• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

5+ years of hands-on Workday Financials experience with direct configuration ownership. Must have participated in at least one full-lifecycle Workday implementation.

• This position does not offer visa sponsorship.