Workday Finance Analyst — Drive Upgrades, Equity Eligible

Unity; New York (NY); On-site; USD 92,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Unity is seeking a Workday Finance Business Analyst to own day-to-day Workday Financials configuration, support, and continuous improvement within the Enterprise Systems team. You will partner with Finance to translate requirements into functional design and drive semi-annual release activities.

You will also support ongoing operations, dashboarding, and process improvements while maintaining thorough documentation and alignment with company priorities.

Qualifications

• 3-5+ years of hands-on Workday Financials configuration and support experience in a business/functional analyst role
• Deep working knowledge of one or more Workday Financial Management modules and ability to configure processes, validation rules, and security
• Ability to support day-to-day finance operations while contributing to project work and strategic initiatives
• Strong stakeholder management across Finance and IT and clear communication to all levels
• Experience gathering requirements, performing gap analysis, and writing functional design documents
• Solid understanding of GAAP, month-end close, AP/AR workflows, and expense management related to Workday setup
• Highly organized with the ability to juggle multiple requests in a fast-paced environment
• Collaborative approach with Finance business partners to solve problems

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary Workday Financials administrator and day-to-day support contact for Finance, triaging requests
• Diagnose and resolve Workday Financials configuration issues across modules (FA, AP, AR, Expenses, Procurement, Banking & Settlement)
• Partner with Finance to document requirements and translate them into Workday configurations
• Support and deliver enhancements, new features, and process improvements from requirements through testing and change management
• Participate in Workday release cycles, review notes, assess impact, coordinate UAT, and manage deployment
• Maintain accurate system documentation including guides, flows, and training materials
• Collaborate with Enterprise Systems on cross-functional initiatives involving Workday HCM, Adaptive Planning, Integrations
• Support strategic priorities like process automation and reporting improvements with Finance leadership
• Bridge Finance and IT, ensuring changes have controls, testing rigor, and minimal disruption
• Manage tickets and project tasks with proactive status updates to stakeholders
• Ensure alignment with SOX/compliance considerations when applicable

Job description

Unity is seeking a Workday Finance Business Analyst to own day-to-day Workday Financials configuration, support, and continuous improvement within the Enterprise Systems team. You will partner with Finance to translate requirements into functional design and drive semi-annual release activities.

You will also support ongoing operations, dashboarding, and process improvements while maintaining thorough documentation and alignment with company priorities.