Workday Functional Architect

Salt has partnered with a leader in Victorian tertiary education, seeking a highly skilled Workday Functional Architect to support and enhance the Workday Finance and Adaptive Planning applications.

This role is ideal for a detail-oriented professional with expertise in finance systems, business process analysis, and technical problem-solving. In this role, you will be a subject matter expert in Workday financial applications and integration, primarily working across Workday Adaptive Planning.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide subject matter expertise, maintain configurations, and support integrations, business processes, and master data across applications.
• Work closely with business process owners to translate functional requirements into technical solutions while ensuring alignment with organisational strategies.
• Manage UAT, security testing, and integration cases, ensuring compliance with data security policies and stakeholder approvals.
• Develop job aids, training materials, and reports to enhance user knowledge and streamline Workday Finance processes.
• Support bi-annual Workday releases, drive process improvements, provide out-of-hours support when needed, and stay updated on new functionalities.

Key Requirements:

• Extensive experience in supporting Workday applications, translating business requirements into effective functional designs, and ensuring seamless integration with financial processes.
• Strong experience in Workday Adaptive Planning.
• Strong conceptual thinking, numerical skills, and the ability to analyze complex data to drive informed decisions and resolve issues efficiently.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to create clear technical documentation and collaborate with stakeholders.
• In-depth understanding of finance operations, Workday Finance functionality, the Workday Foundational Data Model, and its integration with other systems.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in IT Systems, or a related field.
• 5+ years of relevant work experience in finance functional support or systems consulting.
• Hands-on experience as a Workday functional consultant or configurator.

Benefits:

• Competitive base + 17% superannuation
• Hybrid working model (WFH X 2-3 days in CBD office location)
• Training and development opportunities
• Highly collaborative team environment

We are actively interviewing for this position, please apply or share your CV to zburgess@welovesalt.com

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Salt acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands across Australia as the continuing custodians of country and culture. We pay our respects to all First Nations Australians and their Elders past and present.