Senior Specialist, Workday Finance

About Us Dream Big. Go Beyond. Be Unstoppable. Kyriba is a global fintech leader empowering CFOs and finance teams with cloud‑based treasury, payments, risk management and working capital solutions. We serve 3,000+ customers worldwide, managing $15 trillion in payments annually and helping businesses optimise liquidity performance across the enterprise. We’re on a mission to become the most sought‑after cloud technology company globally. We think big, innovate relentlessly, and challenge the status quo every day. If you are a problem‑solver who’s ready to push boundaries and achieve more than you thought possible—you’ll find an exceptional career within an extraordinary business. Role Summary Location: US East Coast. Kyriba is embarking on a green‑field implementation of Workday Financials. As the Workday Finance Lead, you will serve as the internal functional leader through deployment, partnering closely with our implementation partner to deliver a global rollout. After the go‑live (target 2027), you will own the functional roadmap and ongoing optimisation of Finance, Expenses, and Procurement in Workday across all Kyriba legal entities, driving automation, controls, and real‑time insight. What You’ll Do Project phase (Implementation) – Functional leadership: Serve as Kyriba’s primary functional voice across Workday Core Financials, Procurement, and Expenses; represent business requirements, validate partner designs, and steward global design decisions and localisation patterns. Global design: Partner with the implementation team on FDM/Chart of Accounts, fiscal calendars, multi‑entity, and multi‑currency; review and approve inter‑company, consolidation, and tax design recommendations with Controllership. Data and legacy migration: Co‑own data readiness and integrity; define acceptance criteria and reconciliation rules, lead mapping reviews, and sign off on conversion outcomes as part of legacy decommissioning. Compliance and localisation: Coordinate with Tax and local Finance to ensure proposed designs meet e‑invoicing mandates and statutory requirements. Process consulting: Lead Kyriba‑side workshops with Finance COEs for P2P, O2C, and R2R; synthesize requirements, prioritise trade‑offs, and provide decision records to guide the implementation partner’s scalable design. Testing and quality: Define test strategy and scenarios; oversee SIT/UAT execution and defect triage with the partner; manage cutover readiness criteria and hyper‑care success measures on behalf of Finance. Product ownership (2027+) – Roadmap and value delivery: Own the Workday Financials roadmap aligned to CFO priorities; manage backlog, quarterly releases, and value realisation. Solution optimisation: Design and maintain complex configurations (cost centres, inter‑company billing, allocations, revenue recognition/allocation as applicable); configure, test, validate, and deploy business process updates. Release management: Evaluate and adopt Workday feature releases; run impact assessments, regression testing, and stakeholder communications. Innovation and AI: Champion Workday’s innovation roadmap; evaluate AI/ML features for reconciliation, anomaly detection, and forecasting in line with Kyriba Finance objectives. Analytics: Enable reporting and dashboards using Workday Report Writer/Composite, Prism Analytics, and Adaptive Planning to provide real‑time, multi‑dimensional insight. Governance, security, and data: Own finance master data stewardship (values, validation rules, exception reporting); role‑based security, and audit evidence processes with IT Security and Internal Audit. Partnerships and mentorship: Serve as escalation point for Finance Systems and Finance Ops; coach team members and drive continuous learning. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Workday expertise – Deep functional knowledge of Core Financials (GL, AP, AR), Expenses, and Procurement; hands‑on configuration and reporting experience. Finance operations – Solid understanding of US GAAP/IFRS concepts, inter‑company, consolidations, multi‑entity/multi‑currency, tax/VAT, and statutory reporting. Global mindset – Comfortable balancing global standards with local requirements across multiple jurisdictions. Communication and influence – Skilled at framing options, trade‑offs, and recommendations to senior Finance leaders and cross‑functional stakeholders. Delivery excellence – Strong prioritisation, risk management, and execution discipline in fast‑paced, ambiguous environments. Qualifications Experience – Significant Workday Financials experience as a functional lead/product owner or senior consultant, including at least one full‑life‑cycle implementation. Certifications – Workday certification(s) in Financials/Expenses/Procurement or Workday Pro highly preferred. Integrations and tools – Familiarity with Workday EIB/Studio/Cloud Connect; experience with Adaptive Planning, NetSuite, and/or MuleSoft (or similar iPaaS) is a strong plus. Nice to have – Exposure to Prism Analytics, role‑based security/SoD design, and audit/SOX processes. Technical Environment Workday Financials (Core, Procurement, Expenses), Prism, Adaptive Planning, MuleSoft. Integrations with banking, payroll, tax/VAT, and data/BI platforms; collaboration via Jira/Confluence. Salary & Benefits At Kyriba we value pay transparency and fairness. For new hires, the annual base salary range for this role is $112,800.00 – $155,100.00 based on a full‑time schedule. Salary can progress beyond this range through sustained performance and demonstrated success in the role. In addition to base pay, this position may be eligible for variable compensation (e.g., performance bonus or commission‑based plan) and a long‑term incentive. The final package will be determined by factors such as skills, experience and qualifications. Kyriba also offers a comprehensive range of health, welfare and wellbeing benefits designed to support both your professional and personal life. Equal Employment Opportunity Kyriba is a proud equal opportunity employer committed to providing employment opportunity regardless of sex, race, creed, colour, gender, religion, marital status, domestic partner status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, pregnancy, military or veteran status, citizenship, and genetic information. See EEO Law. We aim to make our recruitment process accessible to everyone. 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