[Hiring] Senior Finance Business Analyst @University of Arkansas System

Role Description

This position serves as the Workday Sr. Finance Business Analyst on the Finance/Procurement Workday Support Services team. Reporting to the Financials Core Lead, this position will support various areas within Workday Finance based on project needs and priorities.

• Complete hands-on functional and technical project activities.
• Provide guidance to campus resources for the areas assigned to enhance.
• Demonstrate and explain key product features.
• Document requirements and design.
• Provide knowledge transfer to the campuses and peers.
• Configure the corresponding functionality.
• Assist in testing and support the roll-out.
• Recommend solutions to System requirements.
• Manage the design of cross-application solutions.
• Escalate issues/risks.

Qualifications

• The educational equivalent of a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution of higher education.
• At least three years of experience working within the area of finance.
• Experience leading cross-functional projects and complex initiatives.
• Must be able to work collaboratively and travel to campuses as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or higher in Accounting, Finance, or Business (preferred).
• Proficient in multiple financial areas such as procurement, budgets, accounts receivable, accounts payable, etc. (preferred).
• Significant experience assessing, revising, implementing, and supporting business processes related to finance (preferred).
• Experience with change management related to large enterprise system deployments (preferred).

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Strong technical aptitude.
• Ability to adapt and learn quickly as priorities change.
• Knowledge of the process being transformed and an understanding of how the process/system integrates with other processes and initiatives.
• Strong presentation, oral, and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational and task management skills.
• Solid analytical skills.
• Effective management and team skills.
• Ability to make decisions at the project team level and properly escalate those decisions that cannot be resolved on a timely basis.
• Ability to structure work efficiently.
• Ability to provide direction and use interpersonal influences to gain goal alignments with results versus activity-oriented outcomes.

Salary Information

$80,000

Required Documents to Apply

• Cover Letter/Letter of Application
• Resume

Optional Documents

• Proof of Veteran Status

Additional Information

Recruitment Contact Information:

• Amy Ludwig
• Director of Workday Finance
• [email protected]

All application materials must be uploaded to the University of Arkansas System Career Site: Career Site

Please do not send to listed recruitment contact.

Pre-employment Screening Requirements

• Criminal Background Check
• Motor Vehicle Reports Check
• Sex Offender Registry

Constant Physical Activity

• Hearing
• Manipulate items with fingers, including keyboarding
• Sitting
• Talking

Frequent Physical Activity

• Repetitive Motion

Occasional Physical Activity

• Driving

Benefits

• Eligible