Senior Workday Functional Analyst (Finance)

Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company; Hershey (PA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free admission to Hersheypark

Employee discounts

Job summary

Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company is seeking a high-ownership Senior Workday Functional Analyst to bridge Finance goals and technical realities. You’ll guide from initial deployment to full system maturity, focusing on Workday Financials, Procurement, and related finance processes in a collaborative, Agile environment.

You will partner with the Workday administrator, process owners, super users, and partners to translate complex financial strategies into scalable configurations.

Qualifications

• 18 years of age or older.
• 5+ years of hands-on Workday Financials experience with direct configuration ownership.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Act as a dedicated daily partner to Finance, IT, and other stakeholders, translating requirements into technical specifications.
• Serve as the functional product owner for Workday Financials and manage a long-term roadmap.
• Lead functional coordination for biannual Workday releases, including impact analysis and testing.
• Drive functional configuration activities and pursue standard Workday functionality over custom solutions.
• Oversee end-to-end testing lifecycle, including UAT and regression testing.
• Provide post go-live training and change management to Finance users.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Workday Financials

Process mapping

Project management

Stakeholder collaboration

Agile environment

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field

Tools

Workday Accounting Center

Workday Pro certification (preferred)

Job description

Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company (HE&R) is an award-winning entertainment & hospitality organization with properties including: Hersheypark, The Hotel Hershey, Hershey Lodge, Giant Center, Restaurants, and more. Our team members share a common goal of upholding the legacy of our founder, Milton S. Hershey, while striving to live by our company's Core Values: Devoted to the Legacy, Selfless Spirit of Service, Team Focused, and Respectful of Others. Hershey Entertainment & Resorts is committed to cultivating diversity, equity, and inclusion in our workforce, marketplace, and community, and is proud to help fulfill the dream of our founder by providing value to Milton Hershey School.

We are seeking a high-ownership Senior Workday Functional Analyst to serve as a key member of our ERP team. You will be the strategic bridge between our financial goals and technical reality, guiding us from initial deployment to full system maturity. In this role, you will focus heavily on defining and understanding requirements, mapping future-state processes, and serving as the primary liaison between the Finance organization and the Workday technical team.

We are looking for a professional who combines strong functional expertise in corporate finance or accounting with deep knowledge of Workday across Core Financials, Procurement, and Adaptive Planning. You will ensure our business processes run seamlessly, support critical financial periods, and translate complex financial strategies into scalable system configurations.

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.

As a Full-Time Team Member, you will enjoy sweet perks like FREE admission to Hersheypark, discounts, and more as soon as you receive your Employee ID! Your total compensation consists not only of the wage that you are paid, but also includes Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage beginning the first day of the next month after you begin working, 401K Contribution, paid time off, and so much more!

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.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Deep proficiency in Core Financials: GL, AP, AR, Treasury, Fixed Assets, Banking and Settlement.
• Strong Procurement module experience: requisitioning, PO management, 3-way match, supplier portal, and spend authority configuration.
• Prior Budgeting & Planning experience or a demonstrated, active commitment to mastering the platform.
• Experience supporting ERP business process configuration, security domain management, and data loads.
• Experience supporting post-go-live ERP environments through at least one bi-annual release cycle, including regression testing coordination and feature adoption decisions.
• Proven experience working with external implementation partners: ability to manage the SI relationship, challenge recommendations, and protect HE&R’s interests in design decisions.
• Highly self-motivated and results-driven, comfortable working independently on complex projects but thriving in a collaborative, Agile environment.
• Expert-level skills in process mapping and project management tools.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to articulate complex technical concepts to finance teams.
• Experience with Workday Accounting Center.
• Experience with Workday implementation or transformations.
• Experience with integrations and enterprise application ecosystems.
• Proficient in working with details on a daily basis for prolonged periods of time
• Must have the ability to safeguard confidential information.

Job Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to:

• Sitting: constant (>67%)
• Reaching Forward: occasional (<33%)
• This job requires the visual ability to perform detailed work at close distances (computer screens, accounting ledgers, using measurement devices).
• This job regularly requires verbal communication of detailed information to others either by phone or in person.
• Substantial movements of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers (Repetitive motion).

Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Hershey Entertainment and Resorts is an Equal Opportunity Employer.