Workday Finance Configuration Lead

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General Atlantic

New York - Park Avenue

On-site

Posted March 13, 2026

Job Description

About General Atlantic

General Atlantic is a leading global investor with more than four and a half decades of experience providing capital and strategic support for over 830 companies throughout its history. Established in 1980, General Atlantic continues to be a dedicated partner to visionary founders and investors seeking to build dynamic businesses and create long term value. Guided by the conviction that entrepreneurs can be incredible agents of transformational change, the firm combines a collaborative global approach, sector specific expertise, a long-term investment horizon, and a deep understanding of growth drivers to partner with and scale innovative businesses around the world. The firm leverages its patient capital, operational expertise, and global platform to support a diversified investment platform spanning Growth Equity, Credit, Climate, and Sustainable Infrastructure strategies. General Atlantic manages approximately $123 billion in assets under management, inclusive of all strategies, as of December 31, 2025, with more than 900 professionals in 20 countries across five regions. For more information on General Atlantic, please visit: www.generalatlantic.com.

Position Summary

General Atlantic is looking to hire a Senior Associate, Workday Finance Configuration Lead in our New York Office. This role will be responsible for designing, configuring, implementing, and supporting the firm’s Workday Financials platform, with a primary focus on management company accounting, financial data model management, accounts payable automation, supplier invoice and data management, financial allocations, and consolidations.

In this hands-on role, the Lead will drive the technical configuration and functional design of Workday Financials while partnering closely with Finance leadership and operational teams to build scalable and efficient financial processes. The role requires expertise in Workday Financials configuration, Accounting Center, PRISM analytics, reporting, and financial data architecture, combined with strong functional knowledge of accounting operations.

Our current Workday footprint includes Workday’s Core Financials modules, PRISM Analytics, and Extend. This role will collaborate with a variety of stakeholders, including our Finance, Accounting, Tax, IT, Product Management, Infrastructure/Security, and interfacing application teams.

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end finance configuration design and delivery across Workday Financials, including technical design, configuration, validation, and deployment across modules supporting general ledger, supplier accounts, expense processing, allocations, and financial consolidations
Design and configure management company accounting structures, including chart of accounts design, ledger structures, and reporting hierarchies
Configure and optimize supplier management and financial processing workflows, including supplier onboarding, invoice processing, approvals, and payment integrations
Develop and manage allocation frameworks and consolidation processes to support multi-entity financial reporting and internal cost allocations
Leverage Workday Accounting Center to integrate, transform, and map external financial data into Workday’s accounting structures
Utilize Workday PRISM Analytics to ingest, model, and analyze financial datasets for enhanced reporting, operational insights, and financial transparency
While participating as a hands-on configuration lead, manage a team of employees and consultants responsible for supporting Finance and enhancing the technology enabling their business objectives
Establish and oversee governance processes for finance-related system development, including prioritization, testing protocols, release management, and operational support models
Partner with Finance leadership to design scalable financial processes and reporting frameworks that support evolving business needs
Prepare for and lead activities around Workday releases, including impact analysis, regression testing, and adoption of new Financials features
Build, test, and deploy business processes, calculated fields, condition rules, and financial data transformations supporting financial operations
Lead the team to develop financ