Sr Financial Analyst

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Were obsessed with making hard work pay off for our people our customers and the world around us. As a Fortune 500 company and a leading AI platform for managing people money and agents were shaping the future of work so teams can reach their potential and focus on what matters most. The minute you join youll feel it. Not just in the products we build but in how we show up for each other. Our culture is rooted in integrity empathy and shared enthusiasm. Were in this together tackling big challenges with bold ideas and genuine care. We look for curious minds and courageous collaborators who bring sun-drenched optimism and drive. Whether youre building smarter solutions supporting customers or creating a space where everyone belongs youll do meaningful work with Workmates whove got your return well give you the trust to take risks the tools to grow the skills to develop and the support of a company invested in you for the long haul. So if you want to inspire a brighter work day for everyone including yourself youve found a match in Workday and we hope to be a match for you too.

About the Team

About the Role

Workday is looking for an experienced professional to join the team as a Senior Financial Variable Compensation Analyst. You will be a part of a growing Sales Finance IT team as we support both the Sales and Customer Experience (CX) compensation side of Workdays business. Were looking for someone with strong business partnering skills who is a self-starter a great communicator and who enjoys collaborating with people with a diverse set of talents in a dynamic fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities:

Act as a hands-on subject matter expert in the effective design and solutioning of logic that is to be applied within our Xactly platform.

Responsible for troubleshooting and resolving existing items and providing a level of effort to resolve future enhancements.

Responsible for supporting all change management related duties to development work being deployed across environments.

Recognizes patterns across commission-related inquiries to drive enhancement and updates in Xactly to improve data accuracy and user experience.

Design configure and test system changes identified by both the sales design and compensation team.

Utilize advanced excel skills to model code that will drive project results.

Demonstrates the ability to learn about tools and systems to build on existing knowledge.

Highly detail driven with an emphasis on completeness and accuracy.

Develop and maintain existing reports used to advise business partners in Sales Strategy and Finance.

Identify and escalate system and process gaps that require additional review or management support.

Ability to see the bigger picture and solution for the root cause.

Perform other ad hoc tasks as needed.

About You

Required Qualifications:

• 5 years of experience in variable compensation administration.
• Demonstrated ability to retrieve and manipulate large and complex data sets from internal systems.
• 3 years experience using Salesforce.
• 2 years experience using Snowflake.
• 2 years experience SQL or Python scripting.
• Experience performing all elements within the SDLC life cycle.

Other Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Accounting Finance or other Business-related field preferred.
• Previous experience with ICM tools Xactly (Incent Connect and Analytics) and Varicent (Composer Presenter Adaptive Scheduler Saved Imports).
• Software and/or internet industry experience is a plus.
• Xactly and Varicent commission system experience is desired.
• Ability to manage processes globally managing multiple projects simultaneously while adhering to strict deadlines.
• Advanced Excel skills (proficient in building models and tools).
• Strong communication and customer satisfaction skills ability to drive initiatives and projects with management.
• Ability to adapt to the rapid business and organizational changes that accompany a high-growth environment.

Our Approach to Flexible Work

With Flex Work were combining the best of both worlds: in-person time and remote. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections maintain a strong community and do their best work. We know that flexibility can take shape in many ways so rather than a number of required days in-office each week we simply spend at least half (50%) of our time each quarter in the office or in the field with our customers prospects and partners (depending on role). This means youll have the freedom to create a flexible schedule that caters to your business team and personal needs while being intentional to make the most of time spent together. Those in our remote home office roles also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for important moments that matter.

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