Senior Workday ERP Analyst

Job Description:

• Serve as a senior functional administrator and subject matter expert for Workday Adaptive Planning
• Design, configure, and maintain planning models, workforce planning, sheets, cube sheets, dimensions, accounts, versions, scenarios, allocations, dashboards, reports, and OfficeConnect outputs
• Partner with FP&A and Accounting on budgeting, forecasting, revenue planning, workforce planning, and driver-based planning requirements
• Maintain model integrity, data mappings, assumptions, access controls, and integration processes between Workday Financials, payroll data, and Adaptive Planning
• Troubleshoot data loads, mapping issues, calculation logic, model performance, and reporting discrepancies
• Provide senior-level functional support for Workday Payroll processes and their impact on Accounting and Finance
• Analyze payroll requirements, resolve production issues, and deliver approved configuration changes
• Support payroll integrations, inbound and outbound files, data validation, reconciliation controls, and issue resolution
• Develop and execute test strategies for payroll changes, regulatory updates, releases, and year-end activities
• Lead the design and delivery of complex Workday reports for Accounting, Finance, Payroll, and business stakeholders
• Build and maintain Advanced, Matrix, and Composite reports, calculated fields, dashboards, worksheets, and other reporting solutions
• Validate report outputs against the general ledger, subledgers, payroll results, and planning data
• Apply Workday Financials and accounting knowledge to financial close, reconciliations, audit requests, controls, and daily operations
• Configure and support business processes, condition rules, validations, notifications, security, and approval routing
• Support Financial Accounting, Banking and Settlement, Supplier Accounts, Customer Accounts, Procurement, Expenses, Projects, Project Billing, Customer Contracts, Revenue Recognition, and Fixed Assets
• Support data loads and maintenance using EIBs and other approved Workday tools
• Help lead enhancements, capability deployments, business process redesign, requirements workshops, testing strategy, and release readiness
• Develop requirements, solution designs, test plans, support documentation, training materials, and change communications
• Manage assigned work from discovery through stabilization, including scope, risks, dependencies, decisions, status, and stakeholder expectations
• Mentor analysts, lead workshops, monitor Workday releases, and recommend features that improve controls, efficiency, user experience, and scalability

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related field with 4 to 7 years of experience supporting Workday Financials, Adaptive Planning, Workday Payroll, financial reporting
• Workday or Adaptive Planning certifications or Workday Pro accreditation in relevant areas or an equivalent combination of education and experience required
• Demonstrated Workday Financials experience and strong understanding of accounting fundamentals, including journal entries, general ledger activity, subledgers, accruals, reconciliations, financial statements, and period close
• Hands-on experience administering or configuring Workday Adaptive Planning, including models, dimensions, accounts, versions, scenarios, sheets, reports, dashboards, and OfficeConnect
• Experience supporting Workday Payroll processes and payroll accounting
• Advanced Workday reporting experience, including calculated fields and Advanced, Matrix, or Composite reports
• Experience configuring business processes, security, and integrations or data loads in a controlled production environment
• Ability to lead complex initiatives, facilitate requirements sessions, develop testing strategies, and deliver solutions with limited oversight
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, documentation, and stakeholder-management skills
• Experience supporting US and Canadian payroll, multi-company operations, multiple currencies, or complex organizational structures preferred
• Experience with Workday Payroll, Financial Accounting, Banking and Settlement, Projects, Project Billing, Revenue, Procurement, Expenses, or Fixed Assets preferred
• Experience with Prism Analytics, Workday Worksheets, EIBs, web services, or finance and payroll integrations preferred
• Experience in a regulated, life sciences, clinical research, contract research, or professional services environment preferred

Benefits:

• Health/Dental/Vision Insurance Plans
• 401(k)/RRSP with Employer Match
• Paid Vacation and Holidays
• Paid Sick and Bereavement Leave
• Employee Assistance & Telehealth Programs
• Telework when applicable
• Training & Development Programs
• Employee Referral Bonus Program