Senior Workday Grants ERP Specialist

Apex Systems; Boston (MA); Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401K with company match

ESPP and HSA

Job summary

Everforth Apex is seeking a Senior Analyst for ERP Applications - Grants to optimize and support the Workday ERP environment. You will research, recommend, and implement best-practice solutions, integrations, and processes to deliver scalable systems.

You will collaborate with stakeholders, vendors, and leadership to align technology with organizational goals while driving automation and workflow optimization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Finance, Accounting, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Seven or more years with ERP systems; at least five specifically in Workday Grants, Finance, and Payroll.
• Deep understanding of grant administration lifecycle, compliance, and reporting; experience with Workday configurations and integrations.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic technology partner for Grant teams to align Workday with enterprise objectives.
• Optimize processes and reporting accuracy per policies and regulatory standards.
• Configure and optimize Workday Grants components (grants, sponsors, awards, budgets, invoicing, reporting).
• Configure Workday Payroll Accounting for accurate cost distribution to grants and cost centers.
• Provide Tier 2/3 production support, root cause analysis and data integrity.
• Identify opportunities to apply machine learning and intelligent workflow automation.
• Oversee enhancement and release lifecycle, including planning, testing, deployment, and adoption.
• Ensure change control and release processes are followed; participate in off-hour rotations.

Skills

Workday Grants

Workday Payroll

Workday Integrations

Workday Reporting

Security Models

Data Integrity

Root Cause Analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in CS/IS/Finance/Accounting

Tools

Workday Studio

Core Connectors

EIBs

Job description

Everforth Apex is seeking a Senior Analyst for ERP Applications - Grants to optimize and support the Workday ERP environment. You will research, recommend, and implement best-practice solutions, integrations, and processes to deliver scalable systems.

You will collaborate with stakeholders, vendors, and leadership to align technology with organizational goals while driving automation and workflow optimization.