Strategic Architect, Research Accounting Systems

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Brookline (MA); On-site; USD 171,000 - 188,000; Full time

Job summary

Located in Boston, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute seeks a Research Accounting Systems Strategist to design, implement and optimize Workday and related integrations for the Research and Research Finance Office.

The role collaborates with Research Administration, Finance, HRIS and Budget to enhance accounting systems and reporting capabilities, ensuring rigorous testing and documentation while advancing process improvements across the research enterprise.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Business Administration or related field.
• 5 years’ experience in research accounting, finance or accounting systems design.
• Experience in financial system support in research, higher education or non-profit environment
• Experience with project management, change management and business process improvement.
• Experience in Workday and ERP system design.

Responsibilities

• Play a critical role in the continuous design, implementation and optimization of Workday’s research administration and accounting functionality.
• Assist in the testing, implementation and upgrade of financial and research administration systems (Workday, InfoEd, OnCore, Minuet/Inteum, Fund Driver).
• Maintain documentation of processes, user guides and standard operating procedures; train end users on Workday and other system best practices.
• Collaborate with Finance, IS, HRIS, SCM and Research departments, system vendors and consultants to identify and implement system enhancements.
• Generate and distribute scheduled and ad hoc financial reports for internal stakeholders; support audit and compliance efforts with system data.

Skills

Workday

ERP system design

Data reporting

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance/IS or related field

Tools

Workday

InfoEd

OnCore

Minuet/Inteum

Fund Driver

Job description

Located in Boston, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute seeks a Research Accounting Systems Strategist to design, implement and optimize Workday and related integrations for the Research and Research Finance Office.

The role collaborates with Research Administration, Finance, HRIS and Budget to enhance accounting systems and reporting capabilities, ensuring rigorous testing and documentation while advancing process improvements across the research enterprise.