Functional Solution Architect (Workday)

About the Role

We are hiring a Workday Financial Functional Solution Architect (tech lead) to own functional design and configuration of Workday Financial modules and partner closely with finance stakeholders to deliver end-to-end financial processes. This role is fully remote and focused on hands-on functional Workday Financials work—gathering requirements, configuring business processes, supporting testing and deployment, and providing post-go-live support—without responsibility for integrations or technical development.

Responsibilities

• Lead functional configuration of Workday Financial modules.
• Gather, analyze, and translate finance stakeholder requirements into Workday designs.
• Design and implement end-to-end financial business processes in Workday.
• Build and maintain Workday business process configurations and functional design documentation.
• Develop and validate Workday reports (Basic & Advanced) to meet finance reporting needs.
• Plan and support UAT, testing, and production deployment activities.
• Provide post-go-live support, troubleshooting, and system enhancements.
• Partner with finance teams to identify process improvements and ensure compliance with financial policies and reporting standards.
• Communicate status, risks, and recommendations to project leadership and finance stakeholders.

Requirements

• Strong hands-on experience with Workday Financials.
• Demonstrated experience configuring business processes and functional designs in Workday Financial modules.
• Functional expertise in one or more of: Banking and Settlement, Budgets, Business Asset Accounting, Business Asset Tracking, Cash Management, Common Financial Management, Financial Accounting, Miscellaneous Payments, Organizations and Roles, Supplier Accounts, Suppliers.
• Solid knowledge of finance operations and accounting principles (GAAP/IFRS).
• Experience creating and working with Workday Basic & Advanced reports.
• Proven ability to work closely with business users and stakeholders and translate requirements into system solutions.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience supporting UAT, testing, and production deployments and providing post-go-live support.

Nice to Have

• Workday Financials functional certification.
• Experience in end-to-end Workday implementation or support projects.
• Exposure to multi-entity and multi-currency financial environments.