Associate - Technology (Workday Financials)

PJT Partners, Inc.

$95K — $120K *
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, Finance or a related field.
  • 3-4 years of hands-on experience with Workday Financials modules such as Accounts Payable and General Ledger.
  • Experience configuring Workday business processes, including approval routing and conditional logic.
  • Knowledge of Workday security, including domain and business process security policies.
  • Proficient in Workday Report Writer, including calculated and advanced reports.
  • Experience providing production support in a live Workday environment, including incident triage.
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate with multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

  • Provide daily production support for Workday Financials, resolving configuration and data issues.
  • Support projects related to Workday Financials, aligning with business goals and timelines.
  • Manage updates, testing, and deployment across Workday Financials modules.
  • Facilitate the rollout of the Financials platform within finance and accounting teams.
  • Design and maintain business process configurations for Financials workstreams.
  • Maintain security policies and manage access reviews and compliance requests.
  • Create custom reports and dashboards, translating reporting needs into designs.

Benefits

  • Participation in a discretionary bonus program.
  • Opportunities for professional development and continued learning.
  • Access to the latest tools and technologies in a dynamic work environment.
Full Job Description
Responsibilities

The PJT Partners Technology team is responsible for creating and continuously improving a robust and secure technology foundation that supports the firm's business activities.

We are seeking a Workday professional to join our dynamic team and support our Workday Financials platform. This individual will provide hands-on configuration and production support across core Workday Financials modules, partnering closely with Finance stakeholders to maintain and enhance the firm's Workday ecosystem.

Additional responsibilities include:

  • Provide day-to-day production support for Workday Financials, triaging, diagnosing and resolving configuration or data issues;
  • Support Workday Financials-related projects from planning through execution, ensuring alignment with business goals and timelines;
  • Manage configuration, testing and deployment of updates across Workday Financials modules such as Financial Accounting, Procurement, Accounts Payable, Expenses and Projects, including business process configuration and security administration;
  • Support Financials platform roll-out within various business verticals, including finance, accounting and procurement teams;
  • Design, build and maintain business process configuration across Financials workstreams, including approval chains, conditional routing and notifications;
  • Configure and maintain domain and business process security policies, supporting security group assignments, access reviews and audit and compliance requests;
  • Build and maintain custom reports, calculated fields and dashboards using Workday Report Writer, partnering with Finance to translate reporting requirements into scalable designs;
  • Partner with Finance, Accounting and other cross-functional teams to understand business needs and support the design of effective Workday Financials solutions;
  • Support integration efforts between Workday Financials and other enterprise systems (e.g. banking platforms, expense management tools, procurement vendors), helping ensure smooth data flow and operational continuity;
  • Support Workday release readiness activities, including reviewing new features ahead of Workday's semi-annual updates, testing impacted areas and coordinating changes with Finance stakeholders;
  • Stay current on Workday's evolving AI and automation capabilities, and help identify opportunities to apply them to Financials processes and reporting;
  • Help monitor day-to-day user experience and platform performance for Workday Financials, flagging issues and supporting resolution, and escalating and coordinating with Workday support or third-party consultants as needed.


Qualifications

PJT Partners seeks to hire individuals who are highly motivated, intelligent and have demonstrated excellence in prior endeavors. In addition, qualified candidates will possess the following:

  • Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, Finance or a Business-related degree;
  • 3-4 years of experience with Workday Financials, with hands-on configuration exposure to Accounts Payable, Contracts to Cash, General Ledger and Expense;
  • Demonstrated experience configuring Workday business processes, including approval routing and conditional logic;
  • Working knowledge of Workday security, including domain security policies, business process security policies and security group configuration;
  • Strong Workday Report Writer skills, including calculated fields and advanced/matrix reports;
  • Experience providing production support in a live Workday tenant, including incident triage and root cause analysis;
  • Strong written, verbal and communication skills with the demonstrated ability to collaborate with multiple stakeholders;
  • Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex issues;
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities.

Expected annualized base salary of $95,000 to $120,000.

This range represents the low and high ends of the expected annualized base salary for this position. The specific base salary received by any employee will be informed by a number of factors, including but not limited to, role level and scope, location, candidate’s relevant qualifications, skills and experience.

Base salary is one component of PJT Partners’ compensation structure. In addition to base salary, PJT Partners’ compensation structure may include additional rewards, incentives and benefits, including but not limited to, a discretionary bonus component.

*In order to be considered, please ensure your resume/CV is submitted in PDF format.

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