The Workday Finance Lead serves as a liaison between business subject matter experts and IT in gathering and documenting of business requirements and functional specifications. He/She must understand the company’s business processes and collaborate with business partners in identifying existing challenges, opportunities for improvement and streamlining of process for efficiencies. He/She consults with business and IT personnel on feasibility, capabilities, and problem resolution on current and proposed systems. This individual assists with the definition of business requirements into logical, economical, and practical system design and program specifications. He/She coordinates UAT (User Acceptance Testing) with business units to ensure proper validation of any changes to existing functionalities or new features prior to their release into production. He/She will provide hands-on training for business unit personnel on an as needed basis.

Location

· Based in New Orleans, LA

Must-Haves

· Strong hands-on Workday Finance experience

Ideal Profile

· True SME in Workday Finance (not just exposure)

· Able to operate like a product owner (prioritization, stakeholder support, problem-solving)

· Comfortable in a post-implementation environment

Work Arrangement

· Ideally local (New Orleans)

· Open to remote for a strong candidate.

o Monthly onsite for first 6 months

o Then quarterly/as needed

Compensation

· $140K–$180K base + discretionary bonus eligible

Additional Notes

· We do not sponsor employees

· Reference checks at final stage

Responsibilities

Managing product areas across Accounting, Banking & Settlement, Procurement, Supplier Accounts, Assets, Projects, and Reporting.
Managing biannual software updates including impact analysis and regression testing.
Gathering and documenting business requirements and functional specifications
Retrieving and analyzing data via SQL
Analyzing legacy schema and documenting legacy domain
Re-Designing legacy schema
Entity Relationship Diagrams
Schema Data Modeling
Develop Wireframes
Develop Test Plans for UAT
Develop Training and Supporting Documentation
Documenting existing systems from a business usage / domain aspect, technical writing
Collaborate with external & internal stakeholder.
Business Process documenting with BPMN 2.0 standards
Conduct demos, presentations and assist in business development initiatives.
Advise customers on the solutions that solve business problems and its successful adoption.
Develop reusable templates and processes that ensure delivery excellence.
Facilitate user workshop sessions, engage in conversations with technical and QA teams that ensure systems meet business needs.
Ensure developed solutions meet business needs.
Ensure client satisfaction.

Education and Experience

Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, or similar.
Minimum 3 years of experience with Systems Analysis and requirements gathering experience.
3+ years’ experience as a developer or BA or SA
3+ years of experience working in different phases of software configuration, including application design and implementation experience
3+ years of experience writing system requirements
3+ years Workday Finance
3+ years experience working on SaaS Solutions
Excellent knowledge of requirements gathering techniques and ability to run client workshops.
Demonstrated ability to translate business requirements to solutions and the ability to work with technical teams to deliver these solutions.
Excellent Interpersonal, listening, oral and written communication skills.
Excellent analytical skills, as well as accuracy and attention to details.
Experience in MS Azure DevOps Solution or similar tools like JIRA, Confluence, any project management tool.
Exposure to Workday Strategic Sourcing, and Evisort is a plus

Skills and Abilities

Ability to work independently to complete all project deliverables on time
Requirements Elicitation
Excellent written and verbal skills required
Ability to collaborate with diverse group of stakeholders; both technical and operations
Analytical thinking with aptitude for understanding business processes, business needs/problems
Fluency in technical concepts and be able to communicate those technical concepts to non-tech savvy business sponsors.
Detailed oriented
Prepare documentation, data flow and/or ERD diagrams required to communicate needs and solution
Displays a high level of initiative, effort and commitment towards completing assignments efficiently.
Active listening
Quality client service techniques
Decision making
Problem solving
Strategic thinking
Deep critical thinking skills
Adept and proactive at problem-solving and conflict resolution
Excellent organization and time management skills.
Verbal Communication (Translates rich and complicated concepts into easily grasped language. Skillfully conducts meetings and draws others into the dialog. Speaks with usual precision, conciseness and impact with key stakeholders.)
Insight to Others (Recognizes the key factors required to successfully sell difficult or unpopular ideas and to implement challenging projects. Reads and understands management agendas and manages people and transition with safety and awareness).
Ability to Influence (Conveys conviction and has a unique talent to build consensus to achieve commitment to action. Identifies how others' needs and interests are served and addressed. Shows unusual poise and finesse. Finds compromises without detracting from essential goals and objectives or avoiding sensitive topics).
Relationship Building (Carries strong credibility with a wide variety of people. Networks broadly . Projects genuine tolerance, empathy, and sensitivity. Is open and non-defensive. Conveys a sincere acceptance of others. Takes an on-going and active interest in strengthening rapport).
Customer Orientation (Blends flawlessly with customer team to fully identify and capture its issues, both short-and long-term. Insures high level of customer satisfaction by constantly adjusting project direction, technical options and probing for new responsibilities to meet customer requirements).
Advising/Consulting (Is clearly sought for knowledge and expertise. Provides outstanding counsel through accurate needs analysis and succinct communication.)

Hours of Work

Typical hours of operation are Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm CST.
This position requires overtime and occasional weekend work as job duties demand.
Occasional travel may be necessary, sometimes with little or no advance notice.

Physical and Environmental Demand

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as laptop computers and smartphones.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
This is largely a sedentary role; however, some filing is required. This would require the ability to lift up to 30 pounds.

This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. The company reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet business and organizational needs as necessary with or without notice.

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