Summary

The Workday Senior Finance Analyst is responsible for leading and driving technology initiatives ensuring that Arete's Finance team is leveraging the most up-to-date functionality within the Workday ecosystem. This role serves as Subject Matter Expert (SME) to the Finance Leadership and must be a self-starter, detail oriented and possess the capability to work independently with limited supervision and meet deadlines.

Roles & Responsibilities

Serves as the IT liaison supporting the Finance areas in Workday
Collaborates with global stakeholders to understand business needs and translate them into Workday system requirements
Performs Workday administrative functions which may include security maintenance, business process configuration, tenant configuration, and support for integrations
Ensures adherence to Workday best practices, including data governance, security, and compliance
Acts as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) with focus on process improvement along with industry knowledge, and applications in the Workday areas of Financial Management, Procurement, Account Payable, Cash & Settlement, Expenses, Payroll, Time Entry, 3rd Party Pay Connector and other financial systems optimization
Collaborates across the business to understand requirements, configuration, and testing of Workday solutions for varying business problems including business process updates, custom validations, condition rules and calculated fields to optimize the use of Workday
Assists with the creation and editing of all different types of Workday custom reports (composite, matrix, advanced, simple, etc.), dashboards, worksheets, and discovery boards
Evaluates current policies continuously and recommend process improvements
Demonstrates expertise in implementation of Workday applications, preferably, Revenue Management, Time Entry, Procurement and Adaptive Planning
Leads the maintenance of the Workday platform as technical expert applying best practices.
Identifies, troubleshoots, and resolves issues related to Workday Financials functionality in a timely manner with minimal oversight
Responds quickly to complex situations that arise, resolve technical system issues, while also making recommendations for improvements along the way
Coordinates testing, deployment, and maintenance of system updates and enhancements
Develops user procedures, guidelines, and documentation to support training, knowledge transfer and change management
Develops and maintains reports, dashboards, and documentation to support business operations and decision-making
Works autonomously, seeking assistance for difficult or complex issues, with a focus on individual tasks
Works under little or no supervision; may receive general guidance on new assignments
Employs established procedures and methods to solve issues, while also utilizing creative problem-solving when necessary
Diagnoses, documents and resolves complex procurement issues from a functional, administrative and operational perspective
Reviews business processes and advise business on system services available within the Workday application
Performs business analysis and composes clear, comprehensive functional requirements
Monitors Workday Community for updates and quickly research issues or questions
May perform other duties as assigned by management

Skills & Knowledge

Strong understanding of Accounting & Finance processes, Consolidation, translation of books in foreign currency, and general accounting operations and compliance in Workday
Workday certification or applicable training in Workday Finance modules or other relative application
Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with a proven record of accomplishment of effectively interfacing, training, and presenting information to multiple levels of an organization
Strong experience in Workday integrations, including web services, EIBs, and connectors
Ability to multitask and communicate effectively with individuals of all backgrounds
Proficient in Workday security and role-based permissions management
Proven experience as a Workday Finance Administrator or similar role

Job Requirements

Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or similar field with 2-5 years experience
3 - 4 years of accounting or finance experience, preferred

DISCLAIMER

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required personnel so classified.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

While performing the responsibilities of this position, the work environment characteristics listed below are representative of the environment the employee will encounter: Usual office working conditions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT

Salary and benefits shall be paid consistent with Arete salary and benefit policy.

DECLARATION

The Arete Incident Response Human Resources Department retains the sole right and discretion to make changes to this job description. Any employee making changes unauthorized by the Human Resources Department will be subject to disciplinary action up to and including termination.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer and celebrate our employees differences, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or Veteran status. Different makes us better.

Arete Incident Response is an outstanding (and growing) company with a very dedicated, fun team. We offer competitive salaries, fully paid benefits including Medical/Dental, Life/Disability Insurance, 401(k) and the opportunity to work with some of the latest and greatest in the fast-growing cyber security industry.

When you join Arete…

You'll be doing work that matters alongside other talented people, transforming the way people, businesses, and things connect with each other. Of course, we will offer you great pay and benefits, but we're about more than that. Arete is a place where you can craft your own path to greatness. Whether you think in code, words, pictures or numbers, find your future at Arete, where experience matters.

Equal Employment Opportunity

We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer- and celebrate our employees differences, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or Veteran status. Different makes us better.