Specialist Workday Systems
Specialist Workday Systems
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Job Description
Uncommons Data & IT (D&IT) team is undergoing an exciting transformation to improve our technology operations and the systems supporting our mission. Uncommon Schools is seeking a talented and creative Specialist Workday Systems with experience in Workday HCM and/or financial systems enhancements deployments and ongoing enterprise systems support and maintenance. This role will support the team and collaborate with all levels of the Talent Accounting Finance IT and schoolbased teams. The role is a key member of the IT Workday Team and is expected to contribute to the planning prioritization and of our continued implementation and the future Workday roadmap.
Main Responsibilities:
- Meet collaboratively with team functional leaders and stakeholders to support maintenance and enhancements of the Workday system either in support of Finance/Payroll and/or HCM/Talent systems
- Troubleshoot functional and configuration issues from all levels of the organization using the sandbox testing tenant first to find creation solutions followed by careful and deliberate changes to the production environment. Communicate work results in appropriate directions
- Review ticket queue based on functional expertise to categorize prioritize respond and resolve enduser questions and concerns within the IT service level agreement
- Monitor and respond to functional inquiries using chat email video conference and phone
- Expand personal knowledge base of Workday through inquisitive curiosity trial and error testing research and available online learning
- Document and track information in support of the daytoday operations of Workday
Systems Design/maintenance:
- Assist with maintenance of payroll (both HCM and financial aspects of the system)based on both strategic and daily functional and operational requirements
- Make recommendations around system improvements based on knowledge of Workday capabilities interdependencies and interfacing business processes
- Work closely with Payroll Finance HR and Accounting team leads and stakeholders to identify and implement methods for improving current functional processes; promoting process standardization efficiency and standard methodologies within the bounds of the Workday system and Workday Community best practices
- Present efficiencies through thoughtful options analysis in response to functional requests
- Project Manages and guides scope definition design sessions testing and deployment of operational enhancements either in realm of Finance/Payroll and/or HCM/Talent
- Support the teams in documenting ongoing care and feeding of Workday processes
Data Governance Reporting and Integrations:
- Under the guidance of the IT & Data Governance structure along with Workday Management help to create and implement solutions standards and controls which will encourage and ensure data accuracy and integrity for the future of Uncommons analytics and planning
- In collaboration with the Workday Team and functional stream leads monitor daily weekly monthly and scheduled integrations for completion and errors. Work with teams to resolve errors and ensure uptime on all relevant integrations.
- Partner with IT team on the understanding management and movement of data in support of downstream processes systems and other operations which rely on the Enterprise data
- As a practice always first find existing reports to meet functional requests for data. When a report is not predelivered scope design build and deploy new reports to authorized users.
- Give constant and careful consideration always to the necessary security of data encapsulate in any new report or process always ensure sensitivity privacy and compliance of the data
Qualifications :
Education Requirements:
- Bachelors Degree required
Experience Requirements:
- 3 years of working experience leading complex medium to largescale administrative systems projects with a business and technology focus
- 2 years experience configuring & implementing Workday modules
- 1 years experience in an enterprise system lead role
- Prior experience working in education and/or urban communities
- Expertise in one or more functional areas of Workday support configuration and/or deployments. (HCM Benefit Time and Absence Recruiting Payroll Financial Accounting Banking and Settlement Procurement Commitment Accounting Supplier Accounts Business Assets Revenue Management or Grants Management)
- Experience in loading EIBs and troubleshooting integration with other applications
Travel/Schedule:
- Minimum 3 days a week in our central office located in downtown Manhattan
Additional Information :
Our people are what make us Uncommon. We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits that support the personal health wellness and finances of our staff and their families. Our compensation philosophy values equity & fairness and attracting & retaining top talent.
Compensation
Compensation for this role is between $82500 to $97000
Starting pay is determined using various factors including but not limited to relevant professional experience education certifications and tenure with Uncommon Schools. If you meet all job description requirements you will likely receive an offer of $87300.
Benefits
- 19 days of paid time off
- 3 weeks of paid Winter and Summer orgwide holidays
- Comprehensive Health Dental and Vision insurance plans
- 403(b) retirement savings program employer match
- Paid leave of absence options (parental medical disability etc.
- Mental health and counseling support wellness benefits
- Pretax flexible spending dependent care and health saving accounts
*A detailed list of all benefits is located HERE.
At Uncommon we believe that a supportive and welcoming environment helps our students staff and community thrive. We are dedicated to building a team that brings a wide range of perspectives and experiences reflective of the communities we servewith over 70 of our staff identifying as people of color. Our organization values respect and open dialogue on important topics that shape our school culture.
As an equal opportunity employer Uncommon provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws. We also ensure that individuals with disabilities receive all privileges and benefits associated with employment and are provided reasonable accommodations for the interview process and to perform core job functions. If you would like to request an accommodation please email
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
