Workday Technology Lead

Position Summary

Focus Financial Partners 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
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