Workday Financial Systems Specialist (Hybrid)

Nelnet; Lincoln (NE); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

HSA & FSA

401K/student loan repayment

Tuition reimbursement

Wellness program

Employee stock purchase program

Paid time off

Job summary

Nelnet is seeking a Workday Financial Systems Analyst in Lincoln, Nebraska, with a hybrid work option. The role collaborates with the Workday Financial Systems Manager, Workstream leads, and Business Segment leaders to implement new features and maintain the Workday data model.

The ideal candidate has a bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance information systems and 1–3 years of experience, with familiarity in Agile practices. Visa sponsorship is not offered for this position.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in accounting and finance information system management.
• 1-3 years of experience preferred.
• Experience of Workday preferred.
• Knowledge of Agile methodology or experience working in an Agile way.
• Pay Range for this role is - $80,000 - $90,000

Responsibilities

• Contribute to product development by delivering new features to enhance the Workday Financials system.
• Research existing functionality as well as new features in depth to understand impact to current and future processes.
• Gather requirements & coordinate testing for multi-segment feature releases.
• Confer with finance and accounting end-users to research and resolve issues or questions.
• Administer Workday Financials data model and workflows.
• Identify trends and problems and coordinate with Product Owner to add to backlog as needed.
• Collaborate with Workstream leads to ensure business processes and system configuration are aligned to internal controls.
• Ensure change management procedures are followed effectively.
• Troubleshoot finance and accounting user issues in a timely manner.
• Provide training and support for users.
• Liaison for integrations to internal and 3rd party systems

Skills

Independent self-starter

Effective time management

Decision making

Adaptable to change

Attention to detail

Learn new technologies

Organization & prioritization

Team collaboration

Project planning & testing

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in accounting and finance information system management

Tools

Workday

Job description

Nelnet is seeking a Workday Financial Systems Analyst in Lincoln, Nebraska, with a hybrid work option. The role collaborates with the Workday Financial Systems Manager, Workstream leads, and Business Segment leaders to implement new features and maintain the Workday data model.

The ideal candidate has a bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance information systems and 1–3 years of experience, with familiarity in Agile practices. Visa sponsorship is not offered for this position.