Analyst, Workday - Finance

Saks
  • New York
    6 days ago

    Job Description

    Job Description:

    WHO WE ARE:



    Visit exemplarluxurygroup.com for more information, and follow Exemplar Luxury Group on LinkedIn.


    YOU WILL BE: 

    Reporting directly to the Finance Squad Lead, the Workday Financial Analyst translates business and accounting requirements into scalable system solutions across our Workday Financial Management platform following our recent go-live. In this 3–5 year level role, you will provide broad functional support across the entire Finance suite designing functional updates, maintaining configurations, executing data loads, and supporting biannual release testing to ensure platform reliability.


    WHAT YOU WILL DO:

    • Requirement Gathering & Solution Design: Partner directly with Finance and Accounting stakeholders to capture operational requirements, user stories, and accounting logic, translating business challenges into clean functional designs and Workday configurations.
    • Full-Suite Financials Configuration: Configure, test, and maintain business processes, validation rules, condition rules, and custom notifications across the end-to-end Workday Financials environment (General Ledger, Worktags, AR, Banking, Procurement, and Expenses).
    • Financial Operations & EIB Management: Create, validate, and execute Enterprise Interface Builders (EIBs) for mass accounting adjustments, customer invoices, asset additions, and periodic data maintenance initiatives.
    • Biannual Release Testing & Quality Assurance: Drive release readiness by evaluating new financial features, building scenario-based test scripts, and executing regression testing during Workday's R1 and R2 biannual updates.
    • Agile Triage & System Maintenance: Investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve functional production tickets across financial modules, identifying root causes, configuring sustainable fixes, and supporting month-end close operations.

    WHAT YOU WILL BRING: 

    • Experience: 3–5 years of hands-on functional Workday Financials configuration and administration experience.
    • Broad Financials SME:
      • Demonstrated track record configuring and supporting Workday Core Financials / GL, custom Worktags, and Business Process (BP) framework architecture.
      • Hands-on functional configuration experience across multiple Finance modules (e.g., Accounts Receivable, Banking & Settlement, Procurement, Expenses, or Asset Management).
      • Solid proficiency in creating, validating, and executing inbound/outbound EIBs with strong financial data accuracy discipline.
      • Experience utilizing calculated fields to support accounting logic and conditional BP routing.
    • Domain & Process Knowledge: Solid understanding of general accounting principles (GAAP/IFRS), financial period closes, and standard business-to-financial transaction workflows.
    • Agile & Soft Skills: Strong analytical problem-solving skills with experience operating in an agile team/squad environment and collaborating effectively with Finance business partners.
    • Certifications (Optional): Workday Financials

    YOUR LIFE AND  CAREER AT EXEMPLAR LUXURY GROUP:

    • Opportunity to work in a dynamic fast paced environment at a company experiencing growth and transformation 
    • Exposure to rewarding career advancement opportunities across the largest multi-brand luxury retailer from retail to distribution, to digital or corporate 
    • Comprehensive benefits package for all eligible full-time employees (including medical, vision and dental)
    • An amazing employee discount

     

    Benefits: We offer the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, disability insurance, and a variety of additional voluntary benefits (such as critical illness, hospital and accident insurance). 


    Thank you for your interest with Exemplar Luxury Group. We look forward to reviewing your application.


    Exemplar Luxury Group is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with Exemplar Luxury Group and would like to request special assistance or an accommodation, please contact

    candidatesupport@exemplarluxury.com?subject=Reasonable%20Accommodation%20Request

    .


    Salary Range $92,000 - $120,000*

    Compensation for this role varies by geographic location. The listed range reflects multiple markets, including higher-cost areas. Actual starting pay will be determined based on work location, experience, and other job-related factors.


    Numbers & Facts

    LocationNew York

    Skills

    • Accountingunmatched
    • Accounting Closeunmatched
    • Accounts Receivableunmatched
    • Administrative Skillsunmatched
    • Agile Programming Methodologiesunmatched
    • Analysis Skillsunmatched
    • Asset Managementunmatched
    • Banking Servicesunmatched
    • Billingunmatched
    • Business Processesunmatched
    • Data Qualityunmatched
    • Financeunmatched
    • Financial Administrationunmatched
    • Financial Analysisunmatched
    • Financial Managementunmatched
    • Financial Operationsunmatched
    • Financial Transactionsunmatched
    • General Ledger Accountingunmatched
    • Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)unmatched
    • Identify Issuesunmatched
    • International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)unmatched
    • LinkedInunmatched
    • Operations Managementunmatched
    • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
    • Process Validationunmatched
    • Purchasing/Procurementunmatched
    • Quality Assuranceunmatched
    • Regression Testingunmatched
    • Requirements Managementunmatched
    • Retailunmatched
    • Root Cause Analysisunmatched
    • Systems Maintenanceunmatched
    • Systems Scalabilityunmatched
    • Team Playerunmatched
    • Technical/Engineering Designunmatched
    • Test Scenariounmatched
    • Test Scriptsunmatched
    • Testingunmatched

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