Workday Finance Systems Lead — Data Model & Analytics

United States Digital Space LLC

Washington

Hybrid

USD 205,000 - 270,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking an experienced Senior Business Systems Analyst to join our Finance Systems team. You will own the design and configuration of the Financial Data Model, Chart of Accounts, and Worktags for reliable financial reporting.

You will develop Prism Analytics and Accounting Center solutions, gather requirements, and build executive reporting and dashboards. You will work with finance stakeholders, engineering, and our implementation partner to ensure successful

Qualifications

8+ years of experience in finance systems, ERP implementation, or business systems analysis roles, with at least 5 years of hands-on Workday Financials experience.
Deep expertise in Workday Financial Data Model (FDM), including Chart of Accounts design, Worktags configuration, dimensional hierarchies, and Accounting Books setup.
Strong experience with Workday Prism Analytics, including data modeling, source integration, calculated fields, and report development.
Skilled at translating complex business requirements into technical solutions, bridging finance stakeholders and technical implementation teams.
Experience with full ERP implementation lifecycles, including requirements gathering, configuration, testing, data migration, cutover planning, and hypercare.
Knowledge of financial accounting processes including General Ledger, multi-entity consolidation, intercompany accounting, and management reporting.

Responsibilities

Serve as internal functional lead for Workday Financials, partnering with partners to drive configuration decisions, validate designs, and ensure business requirements are met. Partner with consultants for Phase X / net new implementations.
Own the design and configuration of Chart of Accounts, Worktags, dimensional hierarchies, and Accounting Books that will serve as the source of truth for all financial reporting, ensuring support for both GAAP and Management reporting requirements
Develop and maintain Prism/Accounting Center solutions from source analysis and ingestion design through build and testing,, including integration with external data sources like BigQuery and Pigment
Gather business requirements from Finance, Accounting, and FP&A stakeholders, translating them into hands-on development of executive reporting, dashboards, and analytics solutions
Participate in implementation workshops, challenge requirements, and translate business needs into buildable designs and testable acceptance criteria; manage defects and data quality issues throughout the project lifecycle for all implementations impacting Workday Record to Report (R2R)
Collaborate with Integrations, Security, and Financials configuration teams to align master data, journals, controls, and performance service level agreements; partner with Data Infrastructure and BizTech teams on system integrations
Work closely with engineering teams and business stakeholders to drive ongoing expansion and adoption of the Workday platform (e.g. bi-annual releases), identifying opportunities for process improvement and automation.