Finance Systems Analyst

SUMMARY:

Reporting to the Manager, Financial Information Systems, The Finance Systems Analyst provides day-to-support and maintenance across multiple administration business functions (e.g., HR, Finance, Supply Chain) and supports cross-functional optimization projects and business-as-usual process improvement initiatives. Additionally, it serves as cross-functional project support and general subject matter expert (SME) for finance, payroll, and foundational data model (FDM) arenas to troubleshoot system issues, providing solutions and identifying improvement opportunities that drive operational efficiency and improved data integrity.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Collaborates with cross-functional stakeholders to develop and support solutions that simplify business processes and align to the Workday ERP roadmap; may support senior analysts when presenting recommendations to leadership and key stakeholders.

Has comprehensive knowledge of finance, payroll, and FDM system capability; stays informed about Workday's latest features by attending hosted webinars and leveraging Workday Community to adequately guide business stakeholders on solutions that aim to optimize operations and educate stakeholders on best practices and advanced functional-technical solutions.

Lead or support implementations, migrations and upgrades specific to finance, payroll, and FDM processes and technologies; works closely with SMEs, team members and stakeholders to execute proposal and project plans.

Translate finance, payroll, and FDM functional and technical requirements into effective system designs and configurations; configure and test finance, payroll, and FDM business processes, condition and/or eligibility rules, including.

May participate in cross-functional workgroups (e.g., integrations, reporting, security) across all Workday domains/functional areas (i.e., SCM, HR, Finance, and Technology); has familiarity with less complex integrations and offers input on the design and modifications of integrations related to finance, payroll, and FDM, including data exchange with Workday and other platforms.

Provide Tier 1 production support; identifies and communicates systems issues to finance and payroll management, proposing alternate solutions; apply problem-solving skills to address system issues promptly and effectively

Create and maintain detailed system documentation for finance, payroll, and FDM processes.

At the direction of the 'Workday Release Manager,' leads bi-annual release for specific functional area(s) in accordance with the overarching testing plan and timeline; reviews release notes for specific areas and makes recommendations for adopting new features; partners with finance and payroll SMEs to develop test scripts, provides testing guidance, researches and resolves issues.

Gathers reporting requirements from non-technical users; advises customers in reporting best practices as well as technical opportunities and challenges; may develop new reports or enhance existing reports; supports finance and payroll reporting and analytics strategies that leads to informed decision-making, continuous improvement and user adoption.

Create Enterprise Builder Integrations (EIBs) to support mass data uploads; validates correct format, data integrity and successful upload.

Typically works within a team or department; escalates complex cases to senior analysts

May support other systems and perform other duties as needed.

EDUCATION:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience

EXPERIENCE:

1 year of related experience required

Must be proficient in Microsoft Excel, SharePoint and MS Teams

Experience with Workday or similar ERP platform required

Strong understanding of finance and/or payroll processes preferred

Experience with root cause analysis and process improvement methodologies, preferred

Possess a functional understanding of data and analytics.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY:

None.

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EEO Statement:

Brown University Health is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining a work environment free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment.

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