Workday Finance Lead

SHR Talent has partnered with a nationally recognized industrial leader within the oil and gas industry out of New Orleans, LA in its search for a strong and qualified candidate for their Workday Finance Lead role. The Workday Finance Lead serves as a liaison between business subject matter experts and IT in gathering and documenting of business requirements and functional specifications. He/She must understand the company’s business processes and collaborate with business partners in identifying existing challenges, opportunities for improvement and streamlining of process for efficiencies. He/She consults with business and IT personnel on feasibility, capabilities, and problem resolution on current and proposed systems. This individual assists with the definition of business requirements into logical, economical, and practical system design and program specifications. He/She coordinates UAT (User Acceptance Testing) with business units to ensure proper validation of any changes to existing functionalities or new features prior to their release into production. He/She will provide hands‑on training for business unit personnel on an as needed basis. This role will lead cross‑functional teams, partner with business stakeholders in finance and IT, manage third‑party vendors, and ensure on‑time, high‑quality delivery of Workday Finance solutions that improve controls, reporting, and operational efficiency. Responsibilities Managing product areas across Accounting, Banking & Settlement, Procurement, Supplier Accounts, Assets, Projects, and Reporting. Managing biannual software updates including impact analysis and regression testing. Gathering and documenting business requirements and functional specifications Retrieving and analyzing data via SQL Analyzing legacy schema and documenting legacy domain Entity Relationship Diagrams Schema Data Modeling Develop Wireframes Develop Test Plans for UAT Develop Training and Supporting Documentation Documenting existing systems from a business usage / domain aspect, technical writing Collaborate with external & internal stakeholder. Business Process documenting with BPMN 2.0 standards Conduct demos, presentations and assist in business development initiatives. Advise customers on the solutions that solve business problems and its successful adoption. Develop reusable templates and processes that ensure delivery excellence. Facilitate user workshop sessions, engage in conversations with technical and QA teams that ensure systems meet business needs. Ensure developed solutions meet business needs. Ensure client satisfaction. Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, or similar. Minimum 3 years of experience with Systems Analysis and requirements gathering experience. 3+ years’ experience as a developer or BA or SA 3+ years of experience working in different phases of software configuration, including application design and implementation experience 3+ years of experience writing system requirements 3+ years Workday Finance 3+ years experience working on SaaS Solutions Excellent knowledge of requirements gathering techniques and ability to run client workshops. Demonstrated ability to translate business requirements to solutions and the ability to work with technical teams to deliver these solutions. Excellent Interpersonal, listening, oral and written communication skills. Excellent analytical skills, as well as accuracy and attention to details. Experience in MS Azure DevOps Solution or similar tools like JIRA, Confluence, any project management tool. Exposure to Workday Strategic Sourcing, and Evisort is a plus Ability to work onsite in New Orleans (at least initially...potential for conversion to a hybrid schedule) #J-18808-Ljbffr SHR Talent