Workday Financials Senior Analyst

The role: 

We are seeking a Senior Analyst who will play a key role in managing Workday Financials, supporting the day-to-day and optimizing the system. This is an exciting role for someone to make a direct impact at SoFi by shaping our processes and providing solutions to help optimize our investment in the Workday platform. 

Success in this role hinges on your technical aptitude, quantitative abilities, and business acumen: You are an expert in Workday Financials while also having the ability to step back and understand the business needs. You treat stakeholders as a partnership – you are there at each step of the way and you know that we only succeed if we succeed together.

What you’ll do:

• Support Workday Financial configuration across a combination of the following modules: Supplier accounts, Customers, Projects and Billing, Business Assets, Expenses,  Banking and Settlement, Financial Accounting and Accounting Center 
• Participate in bi-annual Workday release regression testing and security setup for the uptake of new features.
• Stay updated on the Workday roadmap and propose changes and solutions in areas of focus.
• Develop strong collaborative relationships with the Finance, Engineering, People orgs and across the company.
• Perform daily administrative and production support tasks as required
• Be part of a great team, but capable of operating independently - managing relationships, deliverables and expectations with your business partners
• Be personable, approachable and able to connect with each and every person on the team and throughout the business
• Remain detail-oriented while working across a variety of projects

Who are you:

• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively across different functions and effectively influence senior business partners
• Expert in Workday Financials with configuration experience across multiple financial modules, with experience in Customers and Project billing highly preferred
• Experience with Financial modules and Financial Reporting highly preferred
• Strong ability to project manage and to remain detail-oriented while working with numerous stakeholders
• Strong analytical, problem solving and critical thinking skills
• High EQ with ability to influence outcomes and communicate technical content to general audiences
• Knowledge of the banking space a strong plus

Requirements:

• Bachelor degree required, preferably in Mathematics, Computer Science, Statistics or a Business related degree (Masters a plus)
• 5+ years of work experience
• Experience required:
• 2 + years of experience configuring and supporting a combination of the following modules: Workday Financial Reporting, Supplier accounts, Customers, Projects and Billing, Business Assets, Expenses,  Banking and Settlement, Financial Accounting and Accounting Center 
• Experience preferred:
• Workday Pro Certifications
• Jira / Confluence  or other Scrum Management tools
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Spanish fluency a plus
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively across different functions and effectively influence senior business partners