Flywire

Workday Administrator

Flywire • $95K — $120K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Finance, HR, or a related field.
  • 5+ years of experience in Workday administration, with a strong focus on HCM modules.
  • Strong leadership and communication skills to convey technical concepts in an understandable manner.
  • Solid track record managing complex Workday environments including integrations and reporting.
  • Data-driven decision-maker with experience in automation.
  • Strong organizational skills and experience in Agile environments.

Responsibilities

  • Execute the roadmap for Workday HCM, including ongoing administration and troubleshooting.
  • Serve as primary technical liaison for HR, advising on system capabilities and automation.
  • Oversee day-to-day configuration and performance of the Workday platform, ensuring business process operation.
  • Ensure compliance with security, availability, and privacy policies.
  • Design and maintain various reports to provide actionable insights for leadership.
  • Develop and maintain vendor integrations between Workday and third-party providers.
  • Champion major Workday initiatives, including new feature adoption.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work in a dynamic FinTech environment with advancements in technology.
  • Collaboration with cross-functional teams, enhancing professional development.
  • Engagement with a diverse group of Flymates throughout the hiring process.
  • Support for continuous improvement and innovation in system functionalities.
Full Job Description
Job Description

The Opportunity:

We, at Flywire, are looking for an experienced Workday Administrator, ideally with a background in FinTech. You will be responsible for the overall health, configuration, and optimization of our Workday ecosystem, primarily across Human Capital Management (HCM) modules with occasional exposure to Financial Management modules. As the Workday subject matter expert, you will be integral in the integrating Workday applications and ensuring that the value of the system is maximized.

Acting as a bridge between HR, Finance, and Engineering, this role ensures that our enterprise systems are seamlessly integrated, secure, and aligned with evolving business needs. You will be partnering closely with cross-functional leaders to provide technical expertise, lead system enhancements, and ensure that every employee and stakeholder can interact with Workday efficiently and securely. The ideal candidate has strong technical knowledge across Workday HCM, integrations, reporting, security, and business process configuration. Experience with Workday Financials, PRISM, and Accounting Center is considered a plus.

Following the implementation, you will be responsible for administering the Workday systems, providing functional support, updating the system to meet our needs, monitoring end user usage and performing daily administration tasks.

Key Responsibilities:
  • System Configuration and Optimization: Execute the roadmap for Workday HCM, including the post-implementation and ongoing administration of the Workday platform. Troubleshoot Workday configuration and reporting issues to identify and fix root causes. Participate in the development and delivery of new Workday features and functionality.
  • Cross-Functional Partnership: Serve as the primary technical liaison for the HR team, advising on system capabilities and automation opportunities to drive operational efficiency. Partner with Finance and Engineering teams on broader enterprise system initiatives as needed.
  • Operational Management: Oversee the day-to-day configuration and performance of the Workday platform, including security groups and tenant maintenance. Monitor Workday releases, assess impacts, and partner in testing updates to ensure continued data integrity and business process operation.
  • Governance and Compliance: Responsible for ensuring that all security, availability, confidentiality and privacy policies and controls are adhered to. Provide assistance to develop and maintain Workday standard operating procedures.
  • Reporting and Analytics: Design, create, maintain and support a variety of reports and queries - both standard and custom - to provide actionable insights for leadership. Experience with Workday Composite Reporting and cross-functional reporting is a plus.
  • Vendor Integration Management: Develop and maintain vendor integrations between Workday and third-party service providers, optimizing integrations (EIBs, Core Connectors, Studio) for maximum performance.
  • Technology Transformation: Champion and drive major Workday initiatives, such as semi-annual release testing and new feature adoption from concept to successful deployment.
  • Innovation and Improvement: Establish a culture of continuous improvement by actively evaluating new Workday features and emerging technologies to enhance business efficiency.
  • Training and Support: Develop guidelines and documentation. Provide advanced technical support to ensure the successful adoption of system changes and best practices.


Qualifications

Here's what we're looking for:
  • Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Finance, HR, or a related field.
  • 5+ years of experience in Workday administration, with a strong focus on HCM modules. Experience supporting Financial Management modules is a plus.
  • Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical requirements into business-friendly language for various levels of the organization.
  • A solid track record of managing complex Workday environments, including business process configuration, security, reporting, and integrations.
  • Data-driven decision-maker with experience in automation and a strong understanding of the interactions between people, processes, and systems.
  • Excellent organizational skills and experience working in Agile environments, with the ability to pivot quickly when business strategies change.
  • Prior experience implementing or maintaining Workday systems.
  • Ability to model and configure workflows & systems that recognize both complexity and user experience.
  • Knowledge of Workday integration tools (EIB, Workday Studio, Workday Report Writer) and ETL processes and tools.
  • Familiarity with XML and Web Service based integrations.
  • Experience with Agile Methodologies.
  • Strong problem solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience with Workday Financials, PRISM, or Accounting Center.
  • Experience with implementations that span multiple countries.
  • Experience with FinTech.


Additional Information

Submit today and get started!

We are excited to get to know you! Throughout our process you can expect to meet different FlyMates including the Hiring Manager and other Flymates. Your Talent Acquisition Partner will walk you through the steps and be your "go-to" person for questions.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $95,000 - $120,000. Our salary ranges are determined by role, position level, and location. The range displayed on this job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and several other factors, including job-related skills, experience, relevant education and training.

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About Flywire

Flywire is a financial technology company that provides payment solutions for businesses and institutions. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Flywire's platform allows businesses to accept payments from customers around the world, with support for over 240 countries and 150 currencies. The company's solutions are used by a variety of industries, including education, healthcare, travel, and technology. Flywire has raised over $300 million in funding and has been recognized as one of the fastest-growing companies in the United States.
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Size
500 employees
Market Cap
$2.4 billion
Industry
Founded
2009

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