The Lead Workday Configuration Analyst is responsible for owning the configuration, administration, and ongoing optimization of Workday Financials and related modules. This role ensures the platform aligns with organizational financial programs and strategic initiatives. Acting as a subject matter expert (SME) in Finance business processes, Workday functionality, security, and integrations, the Lead Analyst drives system enhancements, configuration work, and provides expert guidance to optimize workflows and improve system performance.
Responsibilities:
- Serve as a senior, non-management technical lead, providing guidance and expertise on Workday configurations.
- Own configuration across Workday Financials (and related Workday modules), including maintenance, updates, validation, and deployment.
- Lead and participate in scheduled system upgrades, including building test plans, executing regression/patch testing, validating integrations, and prototyping new functionality.
- Support change management activities, including creating user documentation, training materials, and configuration notes.
- Partner with Finance, Payroll, SCM, and other teams to gather and validate business requirements; recommend Workday solutions that improve efficiency and accuracy.
- Analyze existing workflows and business processes to identify opportunities for simplification and automation.
- Lead configuration efforts for system enhancements, ensuring delivery is timely, well-documented, and meets security and QA standards.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with business stakeholders, project managers, security teams, and integration engineers to design effective end-to-end solutions.
- Participate in roadmap planning for Workday features, releases, and new capability adoption.
- Create detailed configuration and functional specifications that reflect business processes, integrations, security roles, and reporting requirements.
- Proactively monitor system performance, audit configuration impacts, and ensure high reliability and scalability of the platform.
- Provide configuration mentoring, support, and training in small group settings.
- Resolve complex issues or defects with minimal oversight, ensuring root-cause fixes and long-term stability.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
