Senior Workday Solution Architect (Financials)

Job Description

Job DescriptionJob Overview
The State Accounting Office (SAO) is seeking a highly experienced Senior Workday Solution Architect (Financials) to lead enterprise-scale ERP transformation initiatives. This role is responsible for solution architecture, integrations, and optimization of Workday Financials across complex, large-scale environments.

The ideal candidate brings deep functional and technical expertise in Workday Financials, strong integration experience, and a proven background supporting public sector, higher education, or not-for-profit organizations. This position plays a critical leadership role in ensuring Workday solutions are scalable, compliant, and aligned with organizational and regulatory requirements.

Key Responsibilities
Workday Financials Architecture & Solution Design

• Architect, design, and deliver scalable Workday Financials solutions across multiple functional modules
• Lead requirements validation, current-state assessment, gap analysis, and end-to-end solution design
• Ensure seamless integration across Workday Financials modules and alignment with business and financial objectives

ERP Migrations & Integrations

• Lead and support ERP migrations from legacy systems, including PeopleSoft to Workday
• Design, build, and optimize integrations using:
  • Workday Studio
  • Enterprise Interface Builder (EIB)
  • REST and SOAP APIs
  • BIRT
  • Prism Analytics
  • Workday Extend
• Partner with implementation teams to ensure data integrity, reconciliation, and minimal disruption during transitions

Financials, Reporting & Compliance

• Design and implement Accounting Center solutions to support cash-basis reporting and advanced financial allocations
• Support and optimize Grants & Projects functionality, including public sector and higher education use cases
• Drive financial reporting, analytics, and process automation initiatives
• Ensure compliance with US GAAP, federal grant regulations, and applicable state financial policies

Leadership & Stakeholder Collaboration

• Provide architectural leadership and best practices across implementation teams
• Serve as a trusted advisor to business, finance, and technical stakeholders
• Support documentation, knowledge transfer, and solution governance efforts

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of ERP implementation experience
• 7+ years of hands-on experience with Workday Financials
• Active Workday Financials certifications, valid through 2025 R1
• Strong expertise in:
  • Workday Integrations
  • Accounting Center
  • Grants & Projects
• Proven experience supporting public sector, higher education, or non-profit organizations
• Excellent communication, documentation, and stakeholder engagement skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting large, complex, enterprise-scale Workday implementations
• Strong understanding of financial governance, compliance, and reporting in regulated environments
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams in fast-paced implementation settings

This is a remote position.