Finance Director – Workday ERP Transformation

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Illinois, +3 more states.

📋 Description

• Act as the principal finance architect for the transition to Workday Financial Management, outlining target-state, transition-state, and post-deployment architecture.

• Oversee comprehensive solution design within the Workday Financials platform.

• Convert finance strategies, business requirements, accounting policies, internal controls, and reporting needs into scalable configurations and architectural decisions in Workday.

• Evaluate the current environment and identify the disposition of capabilities.

• Manage the strategy for finance data conversion, encompassing profiling, cleansing, mapping, transformation, reconciliation, historical data retention, cutover, and post-migration validation.

• Provide architectural guidance for integrations and enterprise platforms.

• Set finance design principles, documentation standards, governance forums, decision rights, and controls.

• Facilitate design reviews and address intricate ERP issues relating to standardization, localization, security, segregation of duties, data quality, performance, scalability, auditability, and regulatory compliance.

• Direct system integration testing, user acceptance testing, finance reconciliation, conversion validation, cutover planning, deployment readiness, hypercare, and stabilization efforts.

• Collaborate with implementation vendors and internal teams to oversee scope, dependencies, risks, issues, milestones, and architectural deliverables.

• Formulate the post-implementation operating model, enhancement roadmap, release governance, support processes, and continuous improvement plan.

• Partner across Finance, Accounting, Technology, Data, Procurement, Human Capital, Operations, Internal Audit, and implementation teams.

• Articulate architecture decisions, risks, trade-offs, and recommendations to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Anticipate cross-functional ERP implications and facilitate prompt issue resolution.

• Promote collaboration and accountability across various functions.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, Business, or a related discipline.

• 12+ years of progressive experience in finance, ERP, finance transformation, or enterprise systems, including leadership in complex implementations.

• Extensive expertise in Workday architecture, configuration, business processes, security, reporting, integrations, and deployment methodologies.

• Proven experience as a Workday Financials architect or lead solution designer for large-scale implementations or transformations.

• Required background in Workday ERP with a solid understanding of Workday finance processes, data structures, configurations, integrations, reporting, controls, and dependencies on legacy systems.

• Workday Financial Management certifications or equivalent advanced implementation credentials are a must.

• Demonstrated experience transitioning from Peoplesoft or other complex legacy ERPs to Workday, encompassing architecture, data conversion, integration, testing, cutover, and stabilization activities.

• Comprehensive understanding of ERP issues across accounting, financial reporting, planning, revenue, billing, procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, projects, expenses, assets, banking, tax, payroll, master data, security, and controls.

• Strong knowledge of finance operating models, U.S. GAAP, internal controls, segregation of duties, audit requirements, and data governance.

• Experience leading cross-functional design workshops, architecture reviews, issue resolution processes, and executive decision-making.

• Outstanding analytical, program leadership, stakeholder management, written communication, and presentation abilities.

• Familiarity with Workday Accounting Center, Adaptive Planning, Prism Analytics, Extend, Studio, Enterprise Interface Builder, web services, or related integration capabilities.

• Experience in a large, global, publicly traded, professional services, or other complex multi-entity organization.

• Proven track record in leading ERP operating-model redesigns, finance process transformations, change management, adoption, and benefits realization.

• Finance or accounting certifications such as CPA, CMA, or MBA are advantageous.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance.

• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays.

• Position may qualify for a discretionary variable incentive bonus.

• Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance.

• 401(k) Retirement Plan.

• Basic Life & Supplemental Life Insurance.

• Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts.

• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability coverage.

• Student Loan PayDown assistance.

• Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities.

• Skills Development & Certification opportunities.

• Employee Referral Program.

• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach initiatives.

• Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program.

• Mobility Stipend.

• Flexible benefits package.

• Up to 25% travel required.