Workday System Analyst - Financials & PSA

Elliott Davis pairs forward-thinking tax, assurance and consulting services with industry-leading workplace culture. Our nine offices — located in the fastest growing cities in the US — are built on a foundation of inclusivity, collaboration, and collective growth. We work daily to provide exceptional service to our people, customers, and our communities. Audit and assurance services are provided by Elliott Davis, LLC (doing business in NC and D.C. as Elliott Davis, PLLC), a licensed CPA firm.

Position Overview

As a Workday System Analyst – Financials & PSA, you will play a key role in driving operational efficiency by partnering closely with Finance and Firm Service Line Groups. You will serve as the subject matter expert for Workday Financial Management and Professional Services Automation (PSA), supporting system optimization, automation, and reliable day‑to‑day operations.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary Workday subject matter expert, providing hands-on support for day-to-day operations and project initiatives within Workday Financial Management and PSA, including business process configuration, integrations support, EIBs, testing, and production issue resolution.

• Act as the first point of contact for Workday Finance and PSA related issues, proactively monitoring and maintaining the Workday Production environment.

• Configure and maintain Workday solutions across Finance, PSA, and Time Tracking, ensuring alignment with business requirements and best practices.

• Lead the testing and evaluation of new Workday features and functionality, including unit testing, regression testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), and pre-launch validation, while contributing to semi-annual Workday release planning and execution.

• Build and maintain advanced Workday Financial reports (Matrix and Composite) to deliver accurate, actionable insights to key stakeholders.

• Configure, maintain, and optimize Finance and PSA business processes, custom objects, and condition rules, while ensuring compliance with security requirements.

• Monitor, triage, and resolve Workday financial-related support tickets in a timely manner to maintain operational excellence and high system reliability.

• Other duties as assigned

Desired Qualifications:

• Workday PRO certification or additional experience supporting other Workday Products.

• Experience working within a shared Workday HCM environment.

• Experience with Workday Adaptive Planning.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Business, Finance, Accounting, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience.

• Minimum of 2–4 years of hands-on experience supporting Workday financials & PSA, including configuration and administration.

• Strong proficiency with Workday reporting tools, including Report Writer, Composite Reports, Dashboards, and Worksheets.

• Strong understanding of business process design, system configuration, and implementation best practices.

• Demonstrated ability to work independently as a self-starter, with strong intellectual curiosity and a proactive, solutions-oriented mindset.

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, with the ability to translate business needs into effective system solutions.

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•    flexible work schedules
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•    first-class health and wellness benefits, including wellness coaching and mental health counseling
•    one-on-one professional coaching
•    Leadership and career development programs
•    access to Beyond:  a one-of-a kind program with experiences that help you expand your life, personally and professionally

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ADA REQUIREMENTS
The physical and cognitive/mental requirements and the work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Requirements
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is:
•    Regularly required to remain in a stationary position; use hands repetitively to operate standard office equipment; and to talk or hear, both in person and by telephone
•    Required to have specific vision abilities which include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus

Cognitive/Mental Requirements
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to:
•    Use written and oral communication skills. 
•    Read and interpret data, information, and documents. 
•    Observe and interpret situations. 
•    Work under deadlines with frequent interruptions; and
•    Interact with internal and external customers and others in the course of work.