Howard University · 10 hours ago
Workday Financials Senior Analyst, Record to Report
Howard University Service Center
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$132K/yr - $142K/yr
5+ years expHoward University is seeking a highly skilled Workday Financials Senior Analyst – Record-to-Report to support and enhance the University’s Record-to-Report operations. The role focuses on providing advanced functional leadership across Workday Financials and other financial systems, streamlining workflows, increasing automation, and improving the efficiency and accuracy of financial close and reporting processes.
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Responsibilities
Serve as the functional lead for Record-to-Report operations within Workday Financials, supporting period-end close, accounting, reconciliation, and financial reporting processes
Identify, design, and implement opportunities to streamline workflows, enhance automation, and improve efficiency across R2R processes. This includes improve data accuracy (governance) and enhance the end user experience
Lead functional analysis, design, configuration, testing, and delivery of Workday Financials reporting (dashboards and reports), including PRISM analytics strategies to support Finance Administration and institutional business needs
Maintain and optimize accounting configurations, posting rules, validations, and related business processes to ensure accurate financial transactions and reporting
Oversee the Workiva platform, including coordination of integrations with Workday Financials, support of financial statement preparation, and alignment with reporting and close processes
Coordinate and lead system testing activities, including troubleshoot report-related issues, regression testing and user acceptance testing (UAT), to ensure stakeholders reporting requirements are met
Develop report writing standards, best practices, and management of financial report repository
Partner with Accounting, Financial Reporting, Internal Controls, and cross-functional stakeholders to document requirements, develop use cases, and ensure solutions align with accounting and reporting standards
Support post-production road-mapping, continuous improvement initiatives, and timely delivery of system enhancements related to financial close and reporting
Qualification
Required
MBA, MIS, or a bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, computer science or related field from an accredited University, with at least 5 years of relevant professional experience
Workday certification or demonstrated proficiency in Record-to-Report and at least one Workday Financial Management area (Banking and Settlement, Business Assets, or PRISM). Candidates who do not currently hold required certification must obtain or demonstrate proficiency within twelve (12) months of employment
Experience with Workday's reporting tools, such as Report Writer (Advance Report, Composite Report, PRISM)
Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain respectful, collaborative working relationships with staff, faculty, students, and stakeholders
Benefits
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, plus mental health support
PTO, paid holidays, flexible work arrangements
Competitive salary, 403(b) with company match
Ongoing training, tuition reimbursement, and career advancement paths
Wellness programs, commuter benefits, and a vibrant company culture
Company
Howard University
Howard University is a federally chartered, private, coeducational, and nonsectarian university.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$29.9MKey Investors
Gilead SciencesAmerican Academy of Orthopaedic SurgeonsNational Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
2024-02-27Grant
2023-12-01Grant· $0.02M
2023-01-10Grant· $0.15M
Leadership Team
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Sterling Brown Endowed Chair, Department of English
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