Our client is seeking an experienced and strategic Workday Platform Manager to lead the design, deployment, and ongoing optimization of our Workday Core Financials environment. This role will play a critical part in advancing our financial systems strategy—maximizing the power of Workday to enable accounting, financial operations, budgeting, reporting, and cross-functional business processes at scale.

You will serve as a consultative partner to Finance, Technology, and Operations stakeholders, driving Workday governance, managing enhancements, and ensuring a best-in-class Workday platform that supports our growth, financial rigor, and operational excellence. If you're excited by the opportunity to modernize financial systems and influence how a firm runs its business through technology, we’d love to speak with you.

This role is located in New Hyde Park, NY; St. Louis, MO.

Primary Responsibilities

• Serve as the strategic Workday FinTech Lead—partnering closely with Finance, and Technology to ensure the system meets current and future financial management needs
• Work with Finance leadership to translate operational, reporting, and compliance requirements into scalable Workday solutions
• Drive Workday governance, roadmap planning, and resource coordination with an emphasis on financial capabilities and business outcomes
• Oversee feature releases, semi-annual updates, module implementations, and system changes; ensure readiness across finance, accounting, procurement, and reporting teams
• Evaluate and recommend enhancements across Workday Financials (e.g., Accounting, Financial Reporting, Projects, Procurement, Expenses) to improve efficiency, data integrity, and auditability
• Lead and mentor Workday support resources, balancing daily financial operations support with larger strategic initiatives
• Configure, test, and deploy functionality within Workday—especially within Core Financials—and ensure integrations and data flows support downstream business processes
• Maintain comprehensive documentation for financial workflows, security roles, integration points, and data governance
• Champion continuous improvement and user adoption of Workday across finance functions through education, documentation, and best practices

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related discipline—or equivalent professional experience
• Strong experience with Workday Financials (or formal Workday finance training) is highly preferred; understanding of Workday HCM is a plus
• 8+ years of experience in financial systems management, ERP administration, or enterprise application support
• Deep functional understanding of financial workflows, accounting structures, period close, reporting, and data governance within Workday or similar ERPs
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders, translate financial requirements into system capabilities, and deliver scalable solutions
• Experience in fast-paced, multi-entity, or decentralized environments is a plus

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