Sallie Mae · 1 day ago
Financial Systems & Support Manager
Sterling, VA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
5+ years expSallie Mae is dedicated to empowering students throughout their educational journey. The Financial Systems & Support Manager will oversee the Workday Adaptive Planning platform, ensuring effective budgeting, forecasting, and reporting processes across the organization.
Financial ServicesHigher Education
Responsibilities
Administer and maintain the Workday Adaptive Planning system, including model structure, dimensions, versions, and user access
Collaborate with the FP&A team to gather requirements and translate them into scalable planning solutions
Maintain the financial models for budgeting, forecasting, and scenario planning in Adaptive
Create and maintain dashboards, reports, and visualizations to support executive decision-making
Support monthly and annual planning cycles including 3YP
Support variance analysis (budget to actuals) and reporting
Build integrations and maintain integrations from and to Adaptive
Collaborate with the internal Workday support team, other internal teams and IT for regular system maintenance
Work with Adaptive/ Workday customer support team to resolve any application related issues
Perform testing and create required documentation for SOX, disaster recovery and other audit requirements
Provide end-user training, documentation, and ongoing support to ensure effective system usage
Stay current with Workday Adaptive Planning updates and best practices
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, Information Systems, or related field
At least 5+ years of combined experience with Workday Core and Workday Adaptive
Strong understanding of financial planning and analysis (FP&A) processes
Proficiency in Excel, data modeling, and financial reporting
Experience with the core Workday ERP system and data integration tools
Proficient SQL skills
Preferred
Workday Adaptive Planning certification
Knowledge of the Workday Foundational Data Model
Experience with Workday Prism Analytics or other BI tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI)
Advanced SQL or scripting experience for data manipulation and automation
Financial services experience, preferably in consumer lending or student loans
Experience with managing the Adaptive update/upgrade process
Experience operating in a public company or regulated environment
Experience working with internal and external auditors, testing SOX controls and creating the documentation required for audit and risk management
Benefits
Competitive base salaries
Bonus incentives
Generous PTO, Floating Holidays and 12 Federal Holidays observed
Support for financial-well-being and retirement 401k with employer match
Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance and more
Employer paid short-term/long-term disability and basic life insurance
Flexible hybrid working arrangements.
Paid parental leave and adoption reimbursement programs
Free access to on-site staffed fitness centers (in Delaware) and gym subsidy (for locations outside Delaware)
Confidential counseling support (EAP), Health Advocacy services and Wellness program with financial incentives
Tuition Reimbursement and Family Scholarship Programs
Career development and training opportunities
Company
Sallie Mae
Sallie Mae is an American corporation that originates, services, and collects student loans.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown1983-09-30IPO
Leadership Team
Jonathan Witter
Chief Executive Officer
Munish Pahwa
EVP, Chief Risk Officer (CRO)
Recent News
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