AllianceBernstein
Sr Workday Solutions Analyst - Financials
AllianceBernstein, Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37247
Overview
Who You’ll Work With: Join our Finance Technology Team as our Senior Workday Financials Analyst, a newly established position at AllianceBernstein within our Global Technology & Operations Business Unit. Collaborating alongside a team of analysts, developers, finance business leaders, and teams, you’ll have the chance to make a significant impact as we begin our post-implementation journey with Workday Financials. Responsibilities
Lead and innovate within a global organization following the implementation of Workday HCM and related products. Support the frontend of our global Finance Transformation by going live with Workday Financials, Expenses, Procurement, Account Center, Prism, and Adaptive Planning. Align with functional leads for Financials, Expenses, Procurement, and Prism/Accounting Center to execute planned work. Validate prioritization and categorization of tickets, changes, and enhancements with business/functional leads. Resolve high-priority incidents and act as tier 2 escalation. Maintain a deep understanding of Workday’s data model, corporate system architecture, interfaces, reporting, and data loading procedures. Provide Workday and subject matter expertise to business process owners and colleagues. Stay updated on Workday functionality, training, and best practices. Perform impact assessments for Workday upgrades and cross-application enhancements. Facilitate user acceptance and validation of functionality with the business. Assist with testing integration and security cases; develop QA strategy in partnership with other product leads and solutions analysts. Develop requirements for Workday changes with Functional Leads and Process Owners; manage Workday configurations. Coordinate feature/function cases with Workday and identify areas for process improvement. Create tier 2, advanced Workday reports as needed by business users. Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, finance, accounting or a related field. +4 years of combined experience with Core Financials, Expenses, and Procurement, plus knowledge of accounting principles and practices. Workday certifications or experience supporting other Workday products such as Accounting Center, Prism, Adaptive Planning, Advanced Financial Reporting, or Payroll (preferred). Preferred experience with a shared Workday HCM environment. Demonstrated ability to work with cross-functional teams to gather, analyze, and document requirements. Ability to research, diagnose, and resolve configuration issues individually and with multiple stakeholder teams. Effective communication and collaboration skills with various stakeholders. Ability to stay aligned with functional leads for execution of planned work and to remain up-to-date on Workday functionalities. About AB: We are a leading global investment management firm offering high-quality research and diversified investment services to institutional clients, retail investors, and private-wealth clients in major markets around the globe. With over 4,000 employees across 57 locations operating in 26 countries and jurisdictions, our ambition is to be the most trusted investment firm in the world. We strive to create an inclusive culture that rewards hard work, and we invest in our people to drive success. Our culture of intellectual curiosity and collaboration creates an environment where you can thrive and do your best work. If you’re ready to challenge your limits and empower your career, join us! All are encouraged to apply. AB does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, ancestry, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. AB’s policies and practices seek to ensure that employment opportunities are available to all employees and applicants based solely on job-related criteria. Location: Nashville, Tennessee
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Who You’ll Work With: Join our Finance Technology Team as our Senior Workday Financials Analyst, a newly established position at AllianceBernstein within our Global Technology & Operations Business Unit. Collaborating alongside a team of analysts, developers, finance business leaders, and teams, you’ll have the chance to make a significant impact as we begin our post-implementation journey with Workday Financials. Responsibilities
Lead and innovate within a global organization following the implementation of Workday HCM and related products. Support the frontend of our global Finance Transformation by going live with Workday Financials, Expenses, Procurement, Account Center, Prism, and Adaptive Planning. Align with functional leads for Financials, Expenses, Procurement, and Prism/Accounting Center to execute planned work. Validate prioritization and categorization of tickets, changes, and enhancements with business/functional leads. Resolve high-priority incidents and act as tier 2 escalation. Maintain a deep understanding of Workday’s data model, corporate system architecture, interfaces, reporting, and data loading procedures. Provide Workday and subject matter expertise to business process owners and colleagues. Stay updated on Workday functionality, training, and best practices. Perform impact assessments for Workday upgrades and cross-application enhancements. Facilitate user acceptance and validation of functionality with the business. Assist with testing integration and security cases; develop QA strategy in partnership with other product leads and solutions analysts. Develop requirements for Workday changes with Functional Leads and Process Owners; manage Workday configurations. Coordinate feature/function cases with Workday and identify areas for process improvement. Create tier 2, advanced Workday reports as needed by business users. Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, finance, accounting or a related field. +4 years of combined experience with Core Financials, Expenses, and Procurement, plus knowledge of accounting principles and practices. Workday certifications or experience supporting other Workday products such as Accounting Center, Prism, Adaptive Planning, Advanced Financial Reporting, or Payroll (preferred). Preferred experience with a shared Workday HCM environment. Demonstrated ability to work with cross-functional teams to gather, analyze, and document requirements. Ability to research, diagnose, and resolve configuration issues individually and with multiple stakeholder teams. Effective communication and collaboration skills with various stakeholders. Ability to stay aligned with functional leads for execution of planned work and to remain up-to-date on Workday functionalities. About AB: We are a leading global investment management firm offering high-quality research and diversified investment services to institutional clients, retail investors, and private-wealth clients in major markets around the globe. With over 4,000 employees across 57 locations operating in 26 countries and jurisdictions, our ambition is to be the most trusted investment firm in the world. We strive to create an inclusive culture that rewards hard work, and we invest in our people to drive success. Our culture of intellectual curiosity and collaboration creates an environment where you can thrive and do your best work. If you’re ready to challenge your limits and empower your career, join us! All are encouraged to apply. AB does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, ancestry, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. AB’s policies and practices seek to ensure that employment opportunities are available to all employees and applicants based solely on job-related criteria. Location: Nashville, Tennessee
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