FPA Job Board

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) is currently seeking an experienced Senior Finance Systems Analyst with expertise in financial systems and Workday to join our Financial Planning & Analysis and Finance Systems team.  The Senior Finance Systems Analyst will play a crucial role in analyzing and optimizing the Institution’s financial systems and processes.  This position works closely with WHOI’s Finance & Accounting and Information Systems teams, as well as other internal and external resources. This is a full-time, exempt position, and is eligible for benefits. This position can be performed remotely, with the ability to travel to the office on occasion when needed. 

• Analyze and optimize WHOI’s financial systems and processes, specifically leveraging your expertise in Workday
• Work closely with multiple internal stakeholders including the Finance & Accounting team, WHOI Information systems, and other internal & external resource partners to implement best practices and comprehensive financial processes & system solutions
• Key point of contact (Subject Matter Expert - SME), playing critical role in our Workday Financial Systems implementation project via close collaboration and partnership with business process owners in A/P, A/R, PO/Inventory, Cash Management, General Ledger/Financial Statement Reporting, Financial Planning & Analysis, and Fixed Assets/Property to assist, guide and facilitate:
• Identification of thoughtful improvements that achieve measurable outcomes with end users
• Requirements gathering and translation of these business requirements between business owners, WHOI Information Services, and other internal & external resources
• Ensuring requirements are well-defined, complete and align with business objectives
• Workflow and task analysis, including an in-depth analysis of existing financial processes and systems and identification of areas for improvement and optimization
• Critical evaluation of information gathered, reconciling conflicts and assisting in guiding direction to future state of departmental needs and system solutions
• Development of system design to best support business process owners and end users
• Coordination of system and end user testing and troubleshooting with business owners
• Integration of financial systems with other business applications and tools
• Development of end user training, user guides, and documentation
• Deliver ongoing support to Finance & Accounting Business Owners for implementation, development, administration and maintenance of WHOI’s financial systems, ensuring optimum functionality
• Develop dashboards and metrics to assist business owners in monitoring system performance and identifying trends or issues
• Assist Finance & Accounting team in providing useful system output, reports and data analytics
• Coordinate all enhancements, upgrades, testing and end user training
• Continuously identify and work with Finance & Accounting business owners to implement system and workflow improvement opportunities that align with Institutional goals, including implementation of any external audit and/or risk assessment recommendations
• Continuously foster opportunities for increased productivity and system user experiences for the Finance & Accounting team

Non-Essential Functions

Additional duties as deemed necessary by supervisor.