Senior Workday Finance Lead - Accounting & Planning

Senior Workday Finance Lead - Accounting & Planning

Remote

Job Description :

Key Responsibilities (Strategy & Configuration):

- Record to Report (R2R): Own the Financial Data Model (FDM).

- Configure Business Processes for Journals, Fixed Assets, and Allocations.

- Design the period-close checklist to shorten close cycles.

- Adaptive Planning: Maintain the integration between Workday Core Fin and Adaptive.

- Manage versions, sheets, and level structures for annual budgeting and forecasting.

- Tax & Treasury: Configure Bank Account Management, Settlement Rules, and Ad-hoc Bank Transactions.

- Manage withholding tax rules and sales tax adapter integrations.

- Reporting: Design Composite Reports for external financial statements (Balance Sheet, P&L, Cash Flow).

- L2 Support & Operational Activities (Daily Run)

- Period Close Support: Troubleshoot "red" errors preventing period close ( resolving unposted journals, fixing accounting date mismatches).

- Bank Reconciliation: Investigate and fix bank statement lines that fail to auto-reconcile with system transactions.

- Adaptive User Support: Troubleshoot access issues for budget managers and fix broken formulas in Adaptive sheets.

- Asset Management: Correct asset depreciation errors or rollback incorrect asset disposals.

- FDM Governance: Review and approve requests for new Cost Centers or Ledger Accounts, ensuring they map correctly to Adaptive.

Qualifications:

- Mandatory Certification: Workday Pro/Implementer in Core Financials or Adaptive Planning.

- Experience: 5+ years in Finance Systems, with deep knowledge of GAAP/IFRS accounting principles.

- Background: CPA or background in Accounting is highly preferred