Workday Adaptive Planning Engineer

Unisys; Rockville (MD); Teletrabalho; USD 120 000 - 150 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Unisys is seeking a Workday Adaptive Planning Engineer to design, build, and maintain financial planning and forecasting solutions on Workday Adaptive Planning. You will partner with FP&A, Accounting, and the Finance Systems team to translate requirements into scalable models and ensure data accuracy across planning cycles.

The role focuses 60–70% on engineering and 30–40% on configuration, requiring 3+ years of hands-on Adaptive Planning experience.

Qualificações

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 3+ years of hands‑on experience configuring and maintaining Workday Adaptive Planning (model design, sheets, dimensions, formulas, and allocations).
• Workday Adaptive Planning Pro Certification would be preferred but not mandatory
• Solid understanding of financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes.
• Experience integrating Adaptive Planning with Workday Financials or other systems, including loading and reconciling actuals.
• Working knowledge of the Workday Financials data model (ledger accounts, worktags, company/cost center structures) and how it maps into planning models.
• Experience with Office Connect and Adaptive Matrix reporting/dashboarding.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, with the ability to trace data issues to root cause across systems.
• Ability to translate finance stakeholder requirements into technical solutions and communicate tradeoffs clearly.
• Experience supporting planning models through peak cycles (budget season, forecast refreshes, month‑end).

Responsabilidades

• Collaboration, both in-person and virtually, in furtherance of our mission of investor protection and market integrity.
• Design, configure, and maintain Workday Adaptive Planning models, sheets, and dimensions to support budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning.
• Build and maintain the data flow between Workday Financials and Adaptive Planning, ensuring actuals load accurately and on a reliable schedule.
• Develop and optimize formulas, calculated accounts, allocations, and modeled sheets while keeping models performant and maintainable.
• Own the accuracy, refresh cadence, and reconciliation of planning data; proactively identify and resolve data discrepancies between source systems and Adaptive.
• Partner with FP&A to translate planning requirements into model design, presenting options and tradeoffs rather than one-off fixes.
• Configure and maintain security, user access, and workflow within Adaptive Planning.
• Assess and test the impact of Workday and Adaptive semi-annual releases; maintain a regression testing approach for planning models and integrations.
• Build dashboards and reports that give finance stakeholders visibility into plan vs. actuals and forecast accuracy.
• Document model design, data flows, and configuration to support team continuity and knowledge transfer.
• Provide production support for planning cycles, including month-end and budget-season peak periods.

Conhecimentos

Workday Adaptive Planning

Adaptive functions

Formação académica

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, or related field

Workday Adaptive Planning Pro Certification

Ferramentas

Office Connect

Adaptive Matrix

Workday EIBs

Core Connectors

Workday Studio

Workday Extend

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Job Title: Workday Adaptive Planning Engineer

Location: Remote

Looking for someone with real experience in adaptive functions, not just Workday.

This person will be involved in 30-40% of configuration and 60-70% of Engineering.

Must have’s

• 3-5 years of Workday Adaptive experience (adaptive functions)

Major Purpose

We are seeking a Workday Adaptive Planning Engineer to design, build, and maintain financial planning and forecasting solutions on Workday Adaptive Planning. This role partners closely with Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Accounting, and the broader Finance Systems team to translate planning and budgeting requirements into scalable, well-governed Adaptive Planning models. The engineer owns the technical health of the Adaptive Planning environment, including model design, data integrations with Workday Financials, and the accuracy and timeliness of planning data used across the organization.

Essential Job Functions

• Collaboration, both in-person and virtually, in furtherance of our mission of investor protection and market integrity.
• Design, configure, and maintain Workday Adaptive Planning models, sheets, and dimensions to support budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning.
• Build and maintain the data flow between Workday Financials and Adaptive Planning, ensuring actuals load accurately and on a reliable schedule.
• Develop and optimize formulas, calculated accounts, allocations, and modeled sheets while keeping models performant and maintainable.
• Own the accuracy, refresh cadence, and reconciliation of planning data; proactively identify and resolve data discrepancies between source systems and Adaptive.
• Partner with FP&A to translate planning requirements into model design, presenting options and tradeoffs rather than one-off fixes.
• Configure and maintain security, user access, and workflow within Adaptive Planning.
• Assess and test the impact of Workday and Adaptive semi-annual releases; maintain a regression testing approach for planning models and integrations.
• Build dashboards and reports that give finance stakeholders visibility into plan vs. actuals and forecast accuracy.
• Document model design, data flows, and configuration to support team continuity and knowledge transfer.
• Provide production support for planning cycles, including month-end and budget-season peak periods.

Education/Experience

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Experience: 3+ years of hands‑on experience configuring and maintaining Workday Adaptive Planning (model design, sheets, dimensions, formulas, and allocations).
• Certifications: Workday Adaptive Planning Pro Certification would be preferred but not mandatory
• Planning Knowledge: Solid understanding of financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes.
• Integrations: Experience integrating Adaptive Planning with Workday Financials or other systems, including loading and reconciling actuals.
• Data Model: Working knowledge of the Workday Financials data model (ledger accounts, worktags, company/cost center structures) and how it maps into planning models.
• Reporting: Experience with Office Connect and Adaptive Matrix reporting/dashboarding.
• Problem‑Solving: Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, with the ability to trace data issues to root cause across systems.
• Communication: Ability to translate finance stakeholder requirements into technical solutions and communicate tradeoffs clearly.
• Cycle Support: Experience supporting planning models through peak cycles (budget season, forecast refreshes, month‑end).

Preferred

• Workday Finance Pro Certification and/or equivalent Workday Finance experience (specifically in FDM and Projects)
• Experience with Adaptive CCL (Custom Cloud Loader).
• Experience with Workday integrations (EIBs, Core Connectors) supporting planning data.
• Prior experience in a regulated or financial‑services environment.
• Exposure to data governance and controls for financial planning data.
• Experience with Workday Studio or Workday Extend.

Work Conditions

• Remote work environment, with defined in‑person presence requirements.