Senior Financial Systems Analyst

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee Workday Financials & Grants Management Solutions.

• Act as the functional lead for Workday Financials and Workday Grants Management, collaborating closely with GCS, Research Administration, and Finance & Accounting within a higher education and research context.

• Assess, design, and enhance WHOI’s Financial and Grants Management systems and processes, utilizing Workday best practices.

• Work in partnership with GCS to ensure that Workday configurations align with sponsor terms, institutional policies, and regulatory standards.

• Facilitate the complete sponsored research lifecycle in Workday, encompassing award setup, budgeting, amendments, cost sharing, F&A, billing, revenue recognition, and closeout.

• Support essential financial management processes across General Ledger/Financial Reporting, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Procurement, Assets, Cash Management, and Financial Planning & Analysis while ensuring compliance with institutional accounting policies and best practices.

• Collaborate with Finance & Accounting leadership and business process owners to design, optimize, and govern Workday Financials configurations and controls.

• Serve as a key functional lead and trusted advisor during Workday implementations, enhancements, and optimization efforts.

• Organize and assist with system testing, user acceptance testing, and issue resolution in collaboration with business and technical teams.

• Support integrations between Workday and other institutional systems and tools.

• Create dashboards and metrics that aid in research administration, financial management, grants oversight, audit readiness, and leadership decision-making.

• Provide ad hoc reporting and analysis to meet operational and strategic demands.

• Offer ongoing functional support to Finance & Accounting, GCS & Research Administration, and the larger WHOI Workday user community.

• Oversee system enhancements, upgrades, documentation, and end-user training.

• Develop clear user guides, training materials, and process documentation tailored for a research environment.

• Proactively identify opportunities to enhance system usability, productivity, and overall user experience.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related discipline.

• A minimum of 7 years of experience in supporting financial systems, with progressively increasing responsibility and scope.

• At least 5 years of hands-on experience with Workday Financial Management, including implementation, configuration, administration, and support.

• Proven experience with Workday Grants Management and the sponsored research business processes.

• Strong background in developing Workday Financials and Grants reports, including custom and composite reporting.

• Experience working in or closely with higher education, research institutions, or other grant-funded organizations.

• Demonstrated ability to gather requirements, conduct gap analysis, and design effective system solutions.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with a keen focus on data quality and integrity.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the capacity to collaborate effectively across diverse stakeholder groups.

🏝️ Benefits

• In addition to base salary, eligible employees also receive a comprehensive benefits package.