Korn Ferry is partnering with our client on their search for an AVP, Financial Systems (Workday Financials).
Company Overview:
- A global real estate finance and technology firm providing accounting, analytics, and advisory solutions to institutional and financial services clients across the U.S. and abroad
- The organization has a highly skilled and modernized accounting and finance department that has been strategically rebuilt to emphasize process excellence, efficiency, and collaboration
- The company operates on a five-day close with advanced systems and technology, maintaining a best-in-class accounting function
- Leadership promotes a culture of continuous improvement, flexibility, and professional growth, offering employees a fast-paced, dynamic, and team-oriented work environment with direct exposure to senior leadership
Role Summary:
- Title: AVP, Financial Systems (Workday Financials)
- Reports To: Senior Workday Financial Systems Leader
- Location: Houston, TX – Hybrid (2 days in office: Tuesday and Wednesday; 3 days remote). Can also be fully remote
- Overview: The AVP, Financial Systems will play a critical role in transforming and optimizing the company’s financial systems infrastructure, with a strong focus on Workday Financials and related tools (Adaptive, Prism, Extend). This individual will partner closely with Finance Transformation, Accounting, FP&A, and IT teams to design, build, and support scalable solutions that improve reporting speed, data quality, and analytical capabilities. The role is ideal for a hands-on Workday expert who can step in immediately, support a global finance organization, and help drive automation, efficiency, and modern system capabilities
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and support the Workday ecosystem, including Workday Financials, Adaptive, Prism, Extend, and related tools
- Partner with Finance, Accounting, FP&A, and IT stakeholders to gather requirements and deliver scalable system solutions
- Build and maintain complex financial reports, dashboards, and custom applications
- Identify opportunities to leverage AI and automation to improve efficiency and reduce manual processes
- Support system integrations and ensure data accuracy across platforms and source systems
- Develop and maintain documentation for system design, reporting rules, and business requirements
- Establish metrics to evaluate system performance, user productivity, and process efficiency
- Collaborate on finance transformation initiatives to improve reporting cycle times and enable better business insights
- Ensure alignment with IT governance, policies, and global system standards
- Support user training and adoption of tools across the finance organization
- Assist with issue identification, remediation, and continuous improvement of system capabilities
Ideal Candidate Profile:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field
- 5-6+ years of relevant experience, with strong exposure to financial systems and Workday Financials
- Deep technical expertise in Workday (business processes, calculated fields, reporting, security, validations)
- Experience with Workday Prism and/or Adaptive is strongly preferred
- Strong understanding of finance processes (R2R, P2P, O2C, FP&A, Tax, Controllership)
- Experience supporting global organizations and working with distributed teams (US, Europe, India)
- Ability to operate as a plug-and-play contributor in a lean team environment
- Strong communication and collaboration skills across finance and IT stakeholders
- Experience with system integrations, automation, and process improvement initiatives
- Organized, detail-oriented, and capable of managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Strategic mindset with the ability to translate business needs into technical solutions
Compensation & Benefits:
- Base Salary: $125k-$150k (based on skills and experience)
- Bonus: 12% target annual target
- Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), PTO, and professional development opportunities
- Culture: Lean, high-impact team environment focused on innovation, finance transformation, and building a modern, scalable financial systems platform
Selling Points
- Critical hire on a lean, high-impact team with direct visibility to senior leadership and Finance Transformation initiatives
- Opportunity to take ownership of the Workday Financial ecosystem and help shape the future state of finance systems
- Hands-on role where you can immediately contribute as a subject matter expert and drive meaningful system improvements
- Exposure to a global finance organization and cross-functional stakeholders across Accounting, FP&A, IT, and Operations
- Chance to work with advanced Workday tools (Financials, Adaptive, Prism, Extend) and modernize reporting and analytics capabilities
- Strong focus on automation, AI enablement, and reducing manual processes to improve efficiency and cycle times
- Ability to influence system architecture, integrations, and reporting strategy in a transformation-driven environment
- Backed by external support (Kainos) while still maintaining ownership and autonomy internally
- Ideal for a Workday expert who wants to step into a plug-and-play role and have immediate impact on a growing platform
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