Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Korn Ferry is partnering with a global real estate finance and technology firm to find an AVP, Financial Systems with Workday Financials experience. The role focuses on transforming and optimizing the financial systems infrastructure, collaborating with various teams to enhance reporting speed, data quality, and analytical capabilities.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and support the Workday ecosystem, including Workday Financials, Adaptive, Prism, Extend, and related tools
- Partner with Finance, Accounting, FP&A, and IT stakeholders to gather requirements and deliver scalable system solutions
- Build and maintain complex financial reports, dashboards, and custom applications
- Identify opportunities to leverage AI and automation to improve efficiency and reduce manual processes
- Support system integrations and ensure data accuracy across platforms and source systems
- Develop and maintain documentation for system design, reporting rules, and business requirements
- Establish metrics to evaluate system performance, user productivity, and process efficiency
- Collaborate on finance transformation initiatives to improve reporting cycle times and enable better business insights
- Ensure alignment with IT governance, policies, and global system standards
- Support user training and adoption of tools across the finance organization
- Assist with issue identification, remediation, and continuous improvement of system capabilities
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field
- 5-6+ years of relevant experience, with strong exposure to financial systems and Workday Financials
- Deep technical expertise in Workday (business processes, calculated fields, reporting, security, validations)
- Strong understanding of finance processes (R2R, P2P, O2C, FP&A, Tax, Controllership)
- Experience supporting global organizations and working with distributed teams (US, Europe, India)
- Ability to operate as a plug-and-play contributor in a lean team environment
- Strong communication and collaboration skills across finance and IT stakeholders
- Experience with system integrations, automation, and process improvement initiatives
- Organized, detail-oriented, and capable of managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Strategic mindset with the ability to translate business needs into technical solutions
- Experience with Workday Prism and/or Adaptive is strongly preferred
Benefits
- Bonus: 12% target annual target
- Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), PTO, and professional development opportunities
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