Sr Financial Analyst - Workday Financials - REMOTE

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Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago provides superior pediatric care in a setting that offers the latest benefits and innovations in medical technology, research and family-friendly design. As the largest pediatric provider in the region with a 140-year legacy of excellence, kids and their families are at the center of all we do. Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago is ranked in all 10 specialties by the U.S. News & World Report. Location 680 Lake Shore Drive Job Description The Financial Systems Management Workday Sr Analyst (NOT HCM) will primarily support the Finance organization's reporting needs across all sub-workstreams including, but not limited to, general accounting, accounts payable, budgeting, grants, gifts, and payroll cost allocations. This position will play a significant role in developing, designing, standardizing, and maintaining the Finance related custom reports repository and related dashboards. Custom report development will include the development and modification of advanced, matrix, and composite reports while ensuring adequate data integrity and proper governance. The Financial Systems Management Workday Sr Analyst will also support the overall administration and governance of the Finance related business processes, security and related tasks to those aforementioned areas. Job Duties: M onitor, train, and implement future enhancements around the Payroll Cost Allocation (PCA) and Payroll Accounting Adjustment (PAA) processes Collaborate across business and technical teams, with a focus on delivering transformational reports, in support of the Finance organization's business goals and initiatives. Design, develop, configure, and test simple to complex Workday reports (advanced, matrix, composite) and dashboards utilizing Workday Report Writer access, as well as other organizational tools and available technologies. Evolve to deliver against changing business needs and future Workday Reporting available functionalities. Provide cross-functional understanding of financial data and its intersections and inter-dependencies across the overall Workday platform/ecosystem. Provide technical guidance and ultimately become the subject matter expert around reports and dashboards to business and technical teams across the Finance organization. Collaborate with technology and security teams to define and create calculated fields, edit security domain policies and other Workday objects to achieve the transformational reporting needs of the Finance organization. Review Workday system upgrades and releases to determine overall impact on existing processes. Conduct regression testing and make recommendations for future enhancements/functionality with an eye to improve the overall platform and user experience. Provide support to the overall Financial System Management team in identifying root cause issues of Finance related incidents and carrying out process improvements and break fixes while adhering to the organization's internal control policies. Engage with Workday Community to understand technology capabilities and recommend solutions that address business needs. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, Accounting, or Finance required. 5+ years of experience in the support and administration of Workday Financials (Required) 3+ years of experience in Workday Report Writing including complex calculated fields. A thorough understanding of the security dependencies related to Workday modules/data sources/data filters is also critical. 3+ years working knowledge of payroll, general ledger, budgeting, and financial accounting concepts. 2+ years relevant work experience in healthcare/research accounting preferred. Working knowledge of personal computers and Microsoft Windows OS and applications. Strong organization skills. Ability to demonstrate a strong commitment to customer relationships by taking ownership of issues and ensuring effective outcomes. Excellent facilitation and project management skills. Ability to manage assigned projects to specified budget and timeline with minimal supervision. Must be able to prioritize, organize and assess work in order to meet aggressive deadlines and cope in fast-paced environment. Ability to identify root cause problems, conceptualize resolutions, and implement change. Ability to interpret and apply complex policies and procedures, develop innovative approaches and adapt to changes in policies and technologies. Ability to create detailed work plans, timelines, and other appropriate project management documentation, that clearly illustrates resource needs/gaps and project status. Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills, analytical skills, ability to meet deadlines, and to manage projects across programs. Demonstrated ability to proactively solve problems. Education Bachelor's Degree (Required) Pay Range $93,600.00-$154,440.00 Salary