Data Analyst – Workday Core Applications (Finance)

Your work days are brighter here.

At Workday, it all began with a conversation over breakfast. When our founders met at a sunny California diner, they came up with an idea to revolutionize the enterprise software market. And when we began to rise, one thing that really set us apart was our culture. A culture which was driven by our value of putting our people first. And ever since, the happiness, development, and contribution of every Workmate is central to who we are. Our Workmates believe a healthy employee-centric, collaborative culture is the essential mix of ingredients for success in business. That’s why we look after our people, communities and the planet while still being profitable. Feel encouraged to shine, however that manifests: you don’t need to hide who you are. You can feel the energy and the passion, it’s what makes us unique. Inspired to make a brighter work day for all and transform with us to the next stage of our growth journey? Bring your brightest version of you and have a brighter work day here.

About the Team

The Workday on Workday team is expanding to Dublin. We are looking for an experienced data analyst to be the first to join the team. You will partner with the wider group of WoW data analysts who love food and having fun! Our team works cross functionally with multiple business partners, and support each other as we problem solve the data needs within Workday’s Core Applications (HR, Fin, PSA). As a data analyst, you will work with some of the most innovative and intelligent business system analysts with a vast knowledge of the tools within Workday so that you can make the experience in Workday the best it can be.

This is a rare opportunity to be the first data analyst to join the EMEA team. Do you see yourself as a self-starter who is excited about taking on challenging projects? Are you a team player willing to be part of defining our team processes as we grow? Do you enjoy building relationships with business partners so together you can make their Workday experience the best it can be? Most importantly, do you know how to have fun? If so we would love to have you join our team.

About the Role

Workday is looking for a Data Analyst, focused on reporting, with a passion for learning, helping business partners, report design and data analysis. This role will work first hand with our Accounting organization to enhance their processes with Automation and Data Science to achieve their goal of a Zero Day Close. The ideal candidate brings a thorough understanding of data modeling, reporting frameworks and has the ability to drive processes improvement strategies, and solution with the extensibility of Workday’s reporting tools. Good communication skills (written and verbal) and an ability to partner with our business counterparts to help influence reporting are a must.
    
Responsibilities:
●    Collaborate with internal partners to: identify, define, and clarify business requirements; translating needs into efficient reports and configurations that conform to standard methodologies and provide data driven insights.
●    Utilize datasets across Workday and other applications to investigate key business trends, performance, issues, behaviors, and metrics
●    Build organization-wide relationships to move initiatives forward and position ideas to enhance the likelihood of success.
●    Develop technical expertise in various Workday technologies, including but not limited to, the reporting and analytics framework and security framework.
●    Demonstrate business knowledge and expertise to uncover process gaps and work multi-functionally to formulate plans to improve support models.
●    Participate in the organizational change and launch support processes.
●    Facilitate review sessions with functional owners, domain specialists and end-user representatives.
●    Coordinate and perform system testing to ensure requirements are met. Work closely with the project team during user acceptance testing (UAT); including tracking issues through to resolution and securing end user acceptance signoff.
●    Contribute to documentation, QA, and organization of our analytics tooling.

About You

Basic Qualifications:

• 3+ years of professional experience in a data analyst role
• 3+ years working within a Financial system
• 1+ years of professional experience in a Data Scientist role
• Understanding of relational data concepts
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to maintain discretion and confidentiality with sensitive information.

Other Qualifications:

• Familiarity with Workday FIN, Workday reporting, and/or Workday Prism, a plus
• Experienced in SQL and proficient in Python or R
• Excellent problem solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Demonstrable understanding of business requirements gathering (e.g., identifying and mapping business needs to application capabilities).
• Ability to communicate data into significant items for various audiences, including but not limited to, functional end-users and executive partners.
• Enjoy communicating and collaborating, and establishing positive relationships with all levels of an organization
• Ability to identify process gaps and provide improvements
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills.
• Capable of working in an agile environment

Our Approach to Flexible Work
 

With Flex Work, we’re 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 you’ll 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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