Brown University · 5 hours ago
Finance Systems Analyst
Brown University Health
Full-time
Hybrid
Entry Level
$75K/yr - $123K/yr
1+ years expBrown University Health is seeking a Finance Systems Analyst to provide day-to-day support and maintenance across multiple administration business functions. The role involves collaborating with stakeholders to optimize business processes, supporting implementations and upgrades, and providing system documentation and reporting solutions.
EducationHigher EducationUniversities
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
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree or equivalent work 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
Possess a functional understanding of data and analytics
Preferred
Strong understanding of finance and/or payroll processes preferred
Experience with root cause analysis and process improvement methodologies, preferred
Company
Brown University
Brown University is an Ivy League research university that provides undergraduate and graduate programs. It is a sub-organization of Brown University Health.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$860.76MKey Investors
RI Life Science HubNASADepartment of Energy & Environment
2025-07-28Debt Financing· $500M
2025-04-11Debt Financing· $300M
2024-08-08Grant· $0.01M
Leadership Team
Sylvia R. Carey-Butler
VP for institutional equity and diversity
Diane Lipscombe
Professor of Neuroscience
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