Job Title: Workday Financials Configurator (Payroll Accounting, Financials, Payroll)

Location: 100% Remote

Background

The Digital Transformation section of the Division of Financial Management (DFM) seeks the services of a Contractor to serve as a configurator as part of the RAPID (Rapid Agile Product Innovation & Development) team providing support of Workday Financials. This person will provide configuration support of Workday Financials, with a focus on payroll accounting and financial reconciliation of payroll transactions. The RAPID Workday Financials team is comprised of cross-functional configurations, integration/reporting technologists, and business-line representatives from DFM, and PSO (People, Strategy, & Operations) and TS (Technology Services) within the Division of Management. This position sits within DFM. The RAPID teams follow a four-week sprint cycle and follow a Scrum Agile methodology.

The Contractor Shall

Follow Board DFM, HR, and IT confidentiality and standards as directed.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Accounting, Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or related IT discipline; or equivalent experience.
At least 4 years of enterprise resource planning (ERP), Workday Financials implementation, and/or support experience as a configurator. Experience leading implementations specific to Workday Financials a plus.
Workday certified in Financials and/or Payroll a plus.
Detailed understanding of ERP system concepts.
Knowledge and execution of Workday project management methodologies. Business analysis and requirements gathering abilities.
Experience working on Agile teams and with Scrum methodologies.
Strong knowledge of DevOps tools and processes, preference of experience with ServiceNow Agile module.
Strong analytical, research, and conceptual-thinking skills to visualize solutions to a wide variety of Financials needs.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality.
Ability to navigate organizational culture and flexibility on the application of best practices.
Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills.
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

The responsibilities shall include, but is not limited to, the following:

Serve as a subject matter expert on Workday Financial functional areas including Core Financials, Payroll Accounting, Procurement, Customers, Projects, Assets, Planning
Design, build, test, deploy, and support systems and processes, while adhering to compliance requirements and best practices in change management
Collaborate with technical and business subject matter experts to analyze process improvement opportunities, reduce process cycle times, and recommend changes to bring the Board in line with industry best practices.
Document process changes, develop training materials, and conduct user training. Ensure all documentation is complete, current, and stored appropriately.
Support review, prioritization, and testing of Workday feature releases before the changes are deployed in production.
Troubleshoot, research, and address system issues and process challenges
Other duties as assigned.

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