[Hiring] Workday Financial System Administrator @Ipas

Role Description

This position is remote-based. Salary for US-based candidates is $120,000.00. Position may work remotely from any of the following US states: AZ, CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, MD, MA, MI, NJ, NY, NC, PA, SC, TX, VA, WA. Additionally, the position may work remotely from any of the following countries outside of the US: Bangladesh, Bolivia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Kenya, Malawi, Mexico, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Nigeria, South Africa, and Zambia.

The Workday Finance System Administrator (Sys Admin) provides routine support for the following Workday functional areas:

• Procurement and Suppliers
• Expense Management
• Banking and Settlement
• Financial Accounting (General Ledger and Reporting)
• Business Assets
• Projects
• Budgeting and Financial Planning

This role will directly manage and maintain the Workday system and perform administrative functions including:

• Security maintenance
• Business process configuration
• Tenant configuration
• Data loads
• Integrations
• Upgrades

The Workday System Administrator understands and is familiar with the processes performed by functional Finance business areas. The role coordinates and seeks alignment across business units to maximize efficiency and productivity, and identifies and addresses areas for process improvement and operational efficiencies.

The Workday System Administrator is a skilled communicator, a strong documenter of processes and decisions, and is able to clearly and effectively provide updates on the status of ongoing projects, issues, and upcoming needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field.
• 5 or more years relevant experience.
• At least 3 years Workday ERP experience, with expertise in FDM and exposure to HRIS.
• Experience managing contractors and vendors.
• Expertise in the design, implementation, and deployment of user-centric systems, with a focus on usability.
• Proven record of clear communication (oral and written) with diverse audiences and a record of producing clear documentation.

Requirements

• Workday ERP certifications in Financials, and/or Report Writing.
• Experience with Adaptive Planning and Workday Grants and Awards.
• Rich skills and experience with Microsoft solutions especially Excel, PowerPoint.
• Experience with global systems deployment.
• Experience with Six Sigma, Agile, and/or other methodologies.
• Expertise in collaborative technologies including Microsoft solutions (SharePoint, OneDrive, Planner, etc.) and/or other project management tools.
• Strong understanding of systems development life cycle (SDLC) and ITIL framework and principles.
• International non-profit/NGO experience.

Benefits

• Ipas is strongly committed to providing a work environment that is free from all forms of harassment, discrimination, and inequity.
• We recruit, employ, train, promote, and compensate our personnel without regard to race, age, sex, religion, national origin, color, creed, ancestry, citizenship, caste, ethnicity, regional identity, tribal identity, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, gender identity, transgender status, sexual orientation, or any other personal characteristic protected by law or outlined by Ipas policy.