Workday Finance Architect

Richmond, VA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 06-11-2025

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Title: Workday Finance Architect

Location: Richmond VA

Contract

Job Description:

In this role The Workday Financials Architect leads AMS operations for Workday Financial Management ensuring smooth system performance accurate financial processing and scalable enhancements. The role manages AMS support across FDM Accounting Procurement Banking and Projects.

Responsibilities

Oversee AMS incident problem change management and Project enhancements for all Workday Financial modules.
Lead configuration reviews and stabilization for Core Financials Accounts Payable Receivable Banking Procurement and Project Accounting.
Analyze month-end and year-end close issues and identify process optimization opportunities.
Support integrations with banks suppliers and external financial systems.
Collaborate with Finance IT and external auditors to maintain compliance and control.
Assess and prioritize enhancement requests; lead functional and regression testing.
Review new Workday releases and drive feature enablement across financial modules.
Partner with Technical Architect on integration and reporting dependencies.
Provide oversight for data quality reconciliation and period-close automation.
Maintain configuration inventory financial data dictionary and key process maps.
Participate in Change Control and CAB for AMS releases.
Review SLA metrics backlog trends and control adherence.
Conduct periodic audits to ensure financial data consistency across Workday and third-party systems.

Qualifications :

Qualifications we seek in you!

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelors degree in accounting Finance or Information Systems.
Workday Financials certification mandatory.
8 years Workday Financials experience; 4 years in AMS or Finance system support.
Strong analytical communication and leadership skills.
Having proven skill set in the role of Project Management with 10 years of experience.
Proven experience acting as a translator between business and technical teams with a strong understanding of both HR processes and Workday configuration.
Experience in leading or supporting HRIT projects end-to-end including requirements gathering testing and deployment.
Excellent interpersonal presentation and stakeholder management skills with a consultative mindset and ability to influence without authority.
Deep familiarity with Workday tools and functionality; experience with JIRA ServiceNow or similar platforms is a plus.
Ability to drive digital transformation and automation in Finance processes.
Strong project management and leadership skills.
Expertise in data analytics workforce insights and reporting tools.
Excellent stakeholder management and collaboration abilities.

Preferred Qualifications/ Skills

Expertise in Core Financials FDM Banking Procurement Assets and Projects.
Understanding of Chart of Accounts journal processing and reconciliation.
Familiarity with localization for US Mexico and India accounting standards.
Strong understanding of Workday Security Financial reporting and Integrations.

Additional Information :

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Remote Work :

Employment Type :

Contract

Job Title: Workday Finance ArchitectLocation: Richmond VAContract Job Description:In this role The Workday Financials Architect leads AMS operations for Workday Financial Management ensuring smooth system performance accurate financial processing and scalable enhancements. The role manages AMS suppo...