Senior Workday Functional Analyst

Motion Recruitment; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Sur place; USD 110 000 - 150 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Motion Recruitment is seeking a Senior Workday Functional Analyst in Philadelphia to drive Workday Financials configurations and lead the functional product owner role. The candidate will partner with Finance, IT, and stakeholders to design and implement system improvements.

Initial focus on Workday Financials and Procurement, with potential expansion to broader Workday and Enterprise Applications, aligning with the organization’s evolving portfolio.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on Workday Financials experience with direct configuration ownership.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field.
• Workday Pro certification in Financial Management, Procurement, or Adaptive Planning preferred but not required.
• This position does not offer visa sponsorship.

Responsabilités

• Act as a dedicated daily partner to Finance, IT, and other business stakeholders to translate financial policies, controls, and requirements into technical specifications.
• Serve as the functional product owner for Workday Financials; manage intake, evaluate enhancements, and maintain a long-term roadmap for system improvements.
• Lead functional coordination for biannual Workday releases, including impact analysis, regression testing, and feature adoption planning.
• Drive functional configuration activities and continuous improvement initiatives, prioritizing standard Workday functionality over custom solutions.
• Oversee end-to-end testing lifecycle, including UAT and regression testing, ensuring changes meet financial and operational controls.
• Provide post go-live training and change management to Finance users to drive adoption and proficiency.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Connaissances

Strategic partnership

Functional product owner

Roadmap management

Process optimization

Testing

User training

Formation

Bachelor's degree

Outils

Workday Financials

Description du poste

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 (Duties marked with an asterisk are essential functions of this job):

• 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:

• 18 years of age or older
• 5+ years of hands-on Workday Financials experience with direct configuration ownership. Must have participated in at least one full-lifecycle Workday implementation.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Workday Pro certification in Financial Management, Procurement, or Adaptive Planning preferred but not required.
• This position does not offer visa sponsorship.