VP, Enterprise Systems, Workday

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the Workday subject matter expert across Finance and HR including Finance Modules (Financial Accounting, Banking & Settlement, Customer Accounts, Supplier Accounts, Business Assets, Projects (Capital Projects), Procurement, Accounting Center, Prism) and HCM modules (e.g., Core HCM, Talent, Advanced Compensation, Absence, Benefits, Payroll, Time Tracking, and People Analytics).
• Define the architecture and roadmap for Workday Financials and HR modules, including Core Financials, Procurement, Payables, Receivables, Projects, and Financial Reporting and Planning.
• Translate complex financial and business requirements into scalable, integrated Workday solutions.
• Ensure alignment of Workday architecture with enterprise financial and HR strategies and regulatory standards.
• Design the overall architecture and roadmap for Workday aligned with Finance and HR business objectives.
• Collaborate with Finance, Accounting, Procurement, HR, Ops, Legal, FinTech, and IT stakeholders to deliver cohesive Finance and HR technical solutions.
• Architect integrations between Workday and external systems (treasury, HR/Benefits providers, FP&A, tax engines, etc.) using Workday tools like Studio, EIB, and Cloud Connect.
• Establish and enforce data governance and quality standards for financial data within Workday.
• Provide thought leadership, training, and mentorship to functional and technical teams.
• Lead the architectural design of Workday solutions, including new module rollouts, enhancements, and integrations.
• Develop and maintain architectural standards, best practices, and governance procedures.
• Translate business requirements into scalable Workday configurations and technical solutions.
• Oversee end-to-end Workday implementation projects or major updates.
• Identify and recommend automation and optimization opportunities across HR processes.
• Conduct impact analysis and regression testing for Workday updates/releases.
• Ensure solutions meet data privacy, SOX, and regulatory compliance standards relevant to the financial services industry.
• Define role-based security models in Workday, ensuring data integrity and confidentiality.
• Work with external vendors, consultants, and Workday partners to manage project deliverables.
• Manage business process flows, model‐driven apps, and training.
• Execute day‐to‐day tasks, maintain high‐performing system.
• Provide platform support and develop user capability.
• Document processes and development requirements.
• Collaborate with developers, integrators, and business partners on system enhancements/upgrades and ensure architecture implications are fully understood and planned for.
• Work collaboratively with team members to troubleshoot and resolve Operations/ERP issues.
• Update and coordinate system configuration changes to enable new processes.
• Manage system updates: collaborate in planning, coordinate system downtime and backup.
• Provide technical support to end users, diagnosing and resolving problems - Document system configuration and changes.
• Required Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience with Workday, including at least 3 years in a lead or architect role within Workday Financials and/or HCM.
• Deep understanding of accounting, procurement, and financial operations processes.
• Proven experience designing and implementing Workday architecture at a large or mid-sized organization.
• Workday certification in Financials and related modules (FDM, Procurement, Projects, Planning).
• Experience in financial services firms, such as banks, fintechs, or insurance.
• Experience with global financial compliance and multi-entity, multi-currency configurations.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Knowledge of industry financial regulations and risk management practices.
• Experience with Workday Studio, EIB, or Report Writer is a plus.
• Familiarity with compliance standards such as SOC, SOX, GDPR, and FFIEC guidelines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Project management experience with Agile or Waterfall methodologies.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, regulated environment.
• Experience building relationships with internal customers and stakeholders.
• Prior work experience as a Business Analyst or Systems Analyst capturing, analyzing, and translating business requirements, specifications, processes, and business cases.
• Creative thinking with the ability to multi-task - Commitment to ongoing professional development.
• Assist with user documentation and troubleshooting of technical issues with the platform.
• Been involved in supporting a user training program - to enable other colleagues to support and learn how best to use the system.
• Knowledge of how to manage and maintain user permissions, security roles and security teams.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to be able to work comfortably with both technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
• Ability to respond in a flexible and adaptive manner to support business requirements, when ad hoc requests are made.
• Knowledge of reporting architecture and Power BI would be an added advantage.
• Preferred skills such as Visio and Excel, and basic SQL knowledge are a plus.
• Workday certifications are a plus.
• Preferred Qualifications:
• Proven track record of Workday Financials implementations in a financial services environment.
• Expertise with Finance Regulatory and Management reporting through Workday.
• Expertise in Workday Financial Data Model (FDM), security, and reporting.
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• Salary Range: $180,000.00 - $220,000.00
• Cross River is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Cross River does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.
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