Sr. Finance System Analyst/Senior Workday Functional Analys

Position Title: Sr. Finance System Analyst/Senior Workday Functional Analys

Department: Enterprise Business Solutions

This position may be performed remotely from the following locations within the United States of America: Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas.

The Sr. Finance Systems Analyst plays a critical role in supporting and enhancing OU Health Finance systems through design, development, testing, implementation, maintenance, security, reporting, analytics, integrations, and training. This subject matter expert leads cross-functional initiatives, ensures data integrity, develops reporting solutions, drives process efficiencies, and supports long-term Finance system strategy. Uses project management knowledge and skills to help the team deliver expected outcomes on time.

Essential Responsibilities

• Serves as subject matter expert for Workday Financials and related Finance systems and business processes.


• Develops strong consultative partnerships with Finance and operational business functions.


• Mentors, guides, and coaches other analysts and team members.


• Develops project charters, business requirements, and implementation plans to support system enhancements and optimization initiatives.


• Leads the implementation, maintenance, and optimization of Finance technology solutions, including enhancements, releases, interfaces, and integrations.


• Collaborates with vendors and stakeholders to facilitate system upgrades, enhancements, and integrations.


• Develops, schedules, and maintains complex reports, dashboards, and analytics in Workday, Power BI, Prism, and Adaptive Planning.


• Develops and executes data integrity audits and resolves deficiencies, variances, and system issues.


• Creates and maintains standards, procedures, and best practices for the Finance ERP across business units.


• Conducts proactive research and identifies opportunities to improve business processes through technology.


• Oversees system enhancements, releases, interfaces, and integrations to ensure secure and efficient operation.


• Creates and maintains standards, procedures, and best practices for the ERP system across all business units.


• Leads special projects and other duties as assigned.

General Responsibilities

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's Degree required. Master's degree preferred.


• Experience: At least 5 years of relevant experience required.

License(s)/Certification(s)/Registration(s) Required

• Workday Pro certification is required.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Expert knowledge of finance and accounting business processes.


• Expert understanding of Workday Financials and related finance technologies.


• Expert working knowledge of MS Office Suite; must demonstrate strong Excel skills.


• Advanced skills in reporting and analytics tools, including Power BI, Prism, and Adaptive Planning.


• Expert understanding of financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and operational performance metrics.


• Strong ability to lead enterprise implementations and integrations.


• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills, including written and verbal communication with the ability to influence leaders at all organizational levels.


• Ability to prioritize workload and provide timely follow-up and resolution.


• Expert ability to apply logic and reason to investigate system issues to root cause, assess downstream impacts, and support regression testing.


• Ability to learn, effectively use and teach others new technologies.


• Ability to solve highly complex business and technical problems.


• Ability to coach and mentor other team members.


• Expert ability to drive and implement change while promoting an environment of support.

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OU Health is an equal opportunity employer. We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including PTO, 401(k), medical and dental plans, and many more. We know that a total benefits and compensation package, designed to meet your specific needs both inside and outside of the work environment, create peace of mind for you and your family.