Senior Workday Financials Consultant / Analyst
Posted Today by Tachyon Technologies
Negotiable
Undetermined
Remote
Remote or Chicago, Illinois
Summary: The Senior Workday Financials Consultant / Analyst is responsible for providing hands-on configuration and production support for Workday Financials, operating independently across various functional areas. The role involves troubleshooting defects, designing scalable solutions, and translating business requirements into effective system solutions. The consultant will also contribute to platform enhancements and process improvements while balancing production support with project-based work. This position requires a strong understanding of Workday financial processes and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide hands-on configuration and production support across Workday Financials
- Operate independently across multiple functional areas based on business priority
- Troubleshoot defects and resolve production issues efficiently
- Design and deliver scalable, maintainable solutions (not short-term fixes)
- Translate business requirements into effective system solutions
- Contribute to platform enhancements, optimizations, and process improvements
Key Skills:
- 5+ years of hands-on Workday Financials experience
- Strong end-to-end understanding of Workday financial processes
- Proven ability to balance production support with project-based work
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, ambiguous, lean team environment
- Strong problem-solving and systems-thinking mindset
- Demonstrated expertise in: Financial Accounting (highest), Expenses, Business Assets; Banking & Settlement; Procurement (de-emphasized / phasing out)
- Experience with Workday Accounting Center and/or Prism
- Familiarity with Workday integrations and reporting
- Experience supporting cross-functional initiatives
- Exposure to Workday Orchestrations or automation frameworks
- Strong communication skills and ability to work directly with business stakeholders
- VNDLY experience (nice-to-have, not required)
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Chicago
Country: United States
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Key Responsibilities
- Provide handson configuration and production support across Workday Financials
- Operate independently across multiple functional areas based on business priority
- Troubleshoot defects and resolve production issues efficiently
- Design and deliver scalable, maintainable solutions (not shortterm fixes)
- Translate business requirements into effective system solutions
- Contribute to platform enhancements, optimizations, and process improvements
Required Skills & Experience
- 5+ years of handson Workday Financials experience
- Strong endtoend understanding of Workday financial processes
- Proven ability to balance production support with projectbased work
- Ability to thrive in a fastpaced, ambiguous, lean team environment
- Strong problemsolving and systemsthinking mindset
- Demonstrated expertise in:
- Top Priority: Financial Accounting (highest), Expenses, Business Assets
- Secondary: Banking & Settlement
- Lower Priority: Procurement (deemphasized / phasing out)
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Workday Accounting Center and/or Prism
- Familiarity with Workday integrations and reporting
- Experience supporting crossfunctional initiatives
- Exposure to Workday Orchestrations or automation frameworks
- Strong communication skills and ability to work directly with business stakeholders
- VNDLY experience (nicetohave, not required)
What Success Looks Like
- Quickly absorbs workload across multiple Financials domains
- Reduces backlog and improves responsiveness for Finance stakeholders
- Delivers clean, scalable, longterm platform solutions
- Operates as a trusted extension of the core Workday team