About this role
## Position Title:
Sr. Finance System Analyst/Senior Workday Functional Analys
## Department:
Enterprise Business Solutions
Job Description:
This position may be performed remotely from the following locations within the United States of America: Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas.
Please only apply if you live and work full-time in one of the states listed above or plan to relocate to one of these states before starting your employment with OU Health. State locations and specifics are subject to change as our hiring requirements shift.
The Sr. Finance Systems Analyst plays a critical role in supporting and enhancing OU Health Finance systems through design, development, testing, implementation, maintenance, security, reporting, analytics, integrations, and training. This subject matter expert leads cross-functional initiatives, ensures data integrity, develops reporting solutions, drives process efficiencies, and supports long-term Finance system strategy. Uses project management knowledge and skills to help the team deliver expected outcomes on time.
Essential Responsibilities
Responsibilities listed in this section are core to the position. Inability to perform these responsibilities, with or without an accommodation, may result in disqualification from the position.
- Serves as subject matter expert for Workday Financials and related Finance systems and business processes.
- Develops strong consultative partnerships with Finance and operational business functions.
- Mentors, guides, and coaches other analysts and team members.
- Develops project charters, business requirements, and implementation plans to support system enhancements and optimization initiatives.
- Leads the implementation, maintenance, and optimization of Finance technology solutions, including enhancements, releases, interfaces, and integrations.
- Collaborates with vendors and stakeholders to facilitate system upgrades, enhancements, and integrations.
- Develops, schedules, and maintains complex reports, dashboards, and analytics in Workday, Power BI, Prism, and Adaptive Planning.
- Develops and executes data integrity audits and resolves deficiencies, variances, and system issues.
- Creates and maintains standards, procedures, and best practices for the Finance ERP across business units.
- Conducts proactive research and identifies opportunities to improve business processes through technology.
- Oversees system enhancements, releases, interfaces, and integrations to ensure secure and efficient operation.
- Creates and maintains standards, procedures, and best practices for the ERP system across all business units.
- Leads special projects and other duties as assigned.
General Responsibilities
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
Education: Bachelor's Degree required. Master’s degree preferred.
Experience: At least 5 years of relevant experience required.
License(s)/Certification(s)/Registration(s) Required:
- Workday Pro certification is required.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Expert knowledge of finance and accounting business processes.
- Expert understanding of Workday Financials and related finance technologies.
- Expert working knowledge of MS Office Suite; must demonstrate strong Excel skills.
- Advanced skills in reporting and analytics tools, including Power BI, Prism, and Adaptive Planning.
- Expert understanding of financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and operational performance metrics.
- Strong ability to lead enterprise implementations and integrations.
- Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills, including written and verbal communication with the ability to influence leaders at all organizational levels.
- Ability to prioritize workload and provide timely follow-up and resolution.
- Expert ability to apply logic and reason to investigate system issues to root cause, assess downstream impacts, and support regression testing.
- Ability to learn, effectively use and teach others new technologies.
- Ability to solve highly complex business and technical problems.
- Ability to coach and mentor other team members.
- Expert ability to drive and implement change while promoting an environment of support.