Adaptive Planning Administrator – Technical Lead

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Egypt, +1 more country.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of the configuration and continuous enhancement of Workday Adaptive Planning models.

• Oversee modeled and cube sheets while creating advanced formulas.

• Manage Data Agent processes, integrations, data flows, refresh schedules, and dependencies effectively.

• Maintain data mapping tables, transformations, and reconciliation controls to ensure accuracy.

• Monitor, triage, and address data load exceptions promptly.

• Maintain alternative reporting hierarchies for diverse reporting needs.

• Design, develop, and support dashboards, hubs, and reporting solutions utilizing HTML Reporting and OfficeConnect.

• Administer role-based security, access provisioning, periodic reviews, and ensure governance compliance.

• Collaborate with IT and EDW teams on schema modifications, performance tuning, data lineage, interfaces, dependencies, and SLAs.

• Support forecast, budget, and commitment cycles, including version management, locks, workflow configuration, calendar orchestration, assumptions, and source-data loading.

• Execute financial data tie-outs with the consolidation system and address mapping and timing discrepancies.

• Create and maintain playbooks, SOPs, data dictionaries, and cutover/runbook documentation.

• Lead user enablement via training, office hours, and ongoing support; deliver Tier 2/3 issue resolution.

• Propel platform scalability, performance optimization, and broaden enterprise adoption.

• Facilitate standardized reporting, dashboards, and governed self-service for non-finance personnel.

• Convert planning and reporting requirements into scalable system architectures.

• Assist with audit and compliance obligations, change management, access controls, and documentation readiness.

• Report directly to the Director of FP&A Systems & Business Intelligence.

• Ensure timely completion of close and forecasting cycles, process automation, user satisfaction, and compliance with audit/security standards.

⛳️ Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in Adaptive Planning Configuration & Administration.

• Proven ability and experience overseeing a production environment.

• Workday Adaptive Planning certifications (Essentials, Integrations, etc.) are preferred.

• Practical experience managing integrations, automation, and reporting processes.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Information Systems is required.

• Strong grasp of general accounting principles, financial consolidation, and planning methodologies.

• Experience with Workday Adaptive Planning Data Agent, including secure connectivity, scheduled integrations, source-to-target mappings, and troubleshooting failed data loads.

• Familiarity with Adaptive integration patterns, such as JDBC connections to EDW/ERP systems, secure file transfers, REST APIs, and automated data pipelines.

• Solid working knowledge of SQL and relational data models.

• Experience in designing and maintaining Adaptive modeled sheets, cube sheets, dimensions, levels, attributes, assumptions, versions, and alternative reporting hierarchies.

• Advanced experience in Adaptive formula development, including lookups, allocations, driver-based calculations, multi-dimensional logic, and scalable model design.

• Ability to establish report governance standards effectively.

• Knowledge of SOX compliance and audit requirements is essential.

• Capability to manage technical projects and coordinate between Finance and IT teams.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible remote work arrangement.

• Comprehensive employee support through training, office hours, and continuous assistance.