Senior Financial Systems Analyst
What you will be doing:
This position serves as a senior individual contributor responsible for the administration, configuration, enhancement, and production support of Workday Financials and related finance technology solutions. The role partners with Finance and Accounting stakeholders to translate business needs into scalable system solutions, strengthen controls, improve reporting, and increase process efficiency.
Reporting to the Director of Financial Systems, this role provides hands-on functional and technical leadership across financial accounting, financial reporting, accounts receivable, revenue, supplier accounts, procurement, business assets, expenses, cash and banking, and financial planning and analysis. Responsibilities include Workday business process and security administration, reporting, integration support, release impact assessment, ServiceNow request management, audit support, and end-user guidance.
The position independently leads complex troubleshooting, root cause analysis, testing, documentation, and continuous improvement efforts; coordinates cross-functional work with Finance, Accounting, IT, internal and external auditors, and third-party partners; and supports special projects and the financial systems roadmap. This role has no direct reports but is expected to provide subject-matter expertise, influence decisions, and mentor less-experienced team members through day-to-day collaboration.
Key Responsibilities
Responsibility #1 – 40%
Workday Financials Administration, Configuration, and Delivery:
- Administer, configure, test, and support Workday Financials business processes and finance modules across financial accounting and reporting, accounts receivable, revenue, cash and banking, supplier accounts and procurement, expenses, business assets, and financial planning and analysis.
- Translate complex Finance and Accounting requirements into scalable system designs, configuration changes, reports, integrations, testing plans, documentation, and production-ready solutions.
- Lead assigned enhancements and projects from discovery through deployment, including requirements, design, testing coordination, stakeholder communication, training, and post-production support.
- Support Adaptive Planning and other finance systems used by FP&A, Accounting, and Finance leadership, including data flows and downstream dependencies.
Responsibility #2 – 60%
- Manage Workday Financials security administration, role assignments, access requests, and related controls to maintain appropriate segregation of duties and control integrity.
- Perform quarterly security and controls reviews, support internal and external audit requests, maintain documentation, and provide evidence for control compliance.
- Own and resolve ServiceNow requests related to Workday access, business process routing, reporting, integrations, configuration, master data, and system exceptions in accordance with service expectations.
- Review Workday releases and vendor updates, assess impacts, recommend adoption decisions, and coordinate testing and communications.
- Lead complex issue investigation and root cause analysis for business process failures, reporting discrepancies, integration errors, security issues, master data changes, and downstream financial impacts.
- Identify recurring support trends and improvement opportunities; implement sustainable fixes that reduce manual effort, strengthen data quality, and improve the user experience.
- Contribute to the financial systems roadmap and special projects, maintain clear documentation, provide end-user guidance, and mentor less-experienced team members through knowledge sharing and review of work products.
Required Qualifications
Work Experience:
Years of Applicable Experience - 4 or more years
Education:
Bachelors (Required)
Preferred Qualifications
Skills:
- Advanced knowledge of Workday Financials administration, business processes, security, reporting, integrations, and configuration concepts; experience with Adaptive Planning or related finance planning platforms is preferred.
- Strong understanding of Finance and Accounting processes, internal controls, segregation of duties, financial data, and system dependencies.
- Ability to translate complex business needs into scalable system designs, clear requirements, testing strategies, documentation, and sustainable support processes.
- Demonstrated analytical, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, project delivery, stakeholder management, and change communication skills.
- Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, exercise sound judgment, influence without direct authority, and communicate effectively with technical and nontechnical audiences.
Experience:
- 5 or more years of applicable experience in financial systems, ERP administration, accounting systems, financial reporting, or technology-enabled Finance functions.
- Hands-on experience supporting Workday Financials or a comparable cloud ERP, including business process configuration, security administration, reporting, integration support, release management, and production issue resolution.
- Experience leading complex enhancements or projects through requirements, design, testing, deployment, stakeholder communication, training, and post-production support.
- Experience supporting internal or external audits, controls evidence, access reviews, and remediation activities.
- Experience serving as a subject-matter expert or mentor in a team environment; formal people-management experience is not required,
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Business, or a related discipline preferred; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
Additional Job Requirements:
Remain in a stationary position for prolonged periods of time
Be adaptive and change priorities quickly; meet deadlines
Attention to detail
Operate computer programs and software
Ability to communicate effectively with audiences in person and in electronic formats.
Day-to-day contact with others (co-workers and/or the public)
Making independent decisions
Ability to work in a collaborative business environment in close quarters with peers and varying interruptions
Working Conditions: Remote
Travel Requirements: Travel 1-20% within the US
Physical Demands: Sedentary: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves remaining stationary most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if movement is required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.
Premier’s compensation philosophy is to ensure that compensation is reasonable, equitable, and competitive in order to attract and retain talented and highly skilled employees. Premier’s internal salary range for this role is $72,000 - $120,000. Final salary is dependent upon several market factors including, but not limited to, departmental budgets, internal equity, education, unique skills/experience, and geographic location. Premier utilizes a wide-range salary structure to allow base salary flexibility within our ranges.
Qualified full-time and part-time employees also receive access to the following benefits:
Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
401k retirement program
Paid time off
Participation in Premier’s employee incentive plans
Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities
