Sr. Technologist, Workday Finance Functional Analyst

Employee Role, Hybrid, Dallas, TX

RedStream Technology is searching for a Workday Finance Functional Analyst to join our client’s team. Our client is a leader in the automotive industry. The Workday Finance Systems Analyst is a functional role within the Workday Center of Excellence (COE), responsible for the day-to-day configuration, maintenance, and optimization of the organization’s Workday Financials platform. This role supports enterprise-wide Workday Financials environment across all operational entities. This individual supports operations across financial management, spend management, financial planning, and analytics and reporting.

Working closely with Accounting, Finance, FP&A, Procurement, and other financial stakeholders, the Analyst ensures the platform is accurately configured, end users are supported, and continuous improvements are delivered in alignment with organizational priorities.

Executes Workday configuration and enhancements within established governance, design standards, and product roadmap priorities defined by the Director and Technology Product Management. Ensures all changes maintain system integrity, compliance, and alignment to enterprise finance processes. Operates within a product-based delivery model and participates in design reviews, raises risks, and ensures configurations align to approved standards.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

Configure and maintain the Workday Financial Management suite, including General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Fixed Assets, Projects, and Banking.
Design, implement, and maintain business process frameworks, approval workflows, account posting rules, custom validations, and financial controls within Workday.
Configure and maintain Workday Spend Management, including procure-to-pay processes, strategic sourcing setups, supplier accounts, requisitions, purchase orders, change orders, expense reports, and contract management.
Own supplier onboarding configuration and payment terms management in partnership with procurement and AP.
Support configuration and ongoing maintenance of the Workday Adaptive Planning environment, including Financial Planning, Workforce Planning, Operational Planning, and Close and Consolidation.
Collaborate with the Workday Reporting & Analytics team to provide requirements for development.
Serve as a first-line support resource for end-user issues related to financial transactions, business process errors, and Workday navigation across all supported modules.
Lead user acceptance testing (UAT) for configuration changes, enhancements, and Workday semi-annual release updates affecting finance modules, documenting results and flagging issues.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

3–6 years of experience in financial systems, ERP administration, or a finance operations role; direct Workday Financials experience strongly preferred.
Hands-on experience configuring or supporting Workday Financial Management and/or Workday Adaptive Planning.
Foundational understanding of financial processes including the full accounting cycle, procure-to-pay, FP&A, and financial reporting.
Strong analytical and critical thinking skills with high attention to detail and accuracy.
Excellent communication skills with a customer-service orientation and the ability to work effectively across Finance, Accounting, and Procurement teams.
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related field.

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSURES, AND LANGUAGE SKILLS (If needed):

Workday Pro Certification in Financial Management (required).
Workday Pro Platform Administrator Certification (highly preferred).
Workday Pro Certification in Adaptive Planning (preferred).

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