Key skills
Workday FinancialsBusiness AnalysisFinance OperationsProcess OptimizationWorkday ReportingAutomation ToolsCommunication SkillsProblem-Solving SkillsAnalyticsBITableauPower BIERPWorkdayStakeholder ManagementBudgetingChange ManagementCommunication
About this role
Yochana is seeking a Business Analyst specializing in Workday Financials. The role involves acting as a liaison between business users and IT, supporting the Workday Finance application, and conducting business process analysis to improve financial workflows and reporting.
Responsibilities:
- Act as the primary liaison between business users, finance teams, and IT to understand issues, analyze root causes, and provide sustainable solutions
- Support the Workday Finance application by understanding its key modules such as Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Procurement, Expenses, and Financial Accounting
- Conduct business process analysis to identify improvement opportunities in financial workflows, reporting, and controls
- Collaborate with stakeholders to define and document business requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria
- Evaluate current Workday finance usage and recommend enhancements or automation to improve efficiency and data accuracy
- Partner with technical teams to design and validate Workday configuration changes or integrations with third-party systems
- Proactively identify process gaps, redundancies, and manual interventions that can be automated using Workday capabilities or related tools (e.g., Workday Extend, Prism, or integration solutions)
- Support UAT, change management, and post-deployment validation for finance-related changes
- Monitor key system and process KPIs to ensure continuous improvement and alignment with business goals
- Stay updated on Workday Financials roadmap and best practices to advise the business on modernization opportunities
Requirements:
- 8+ years of overall experience, with at least 2–3 years working with Workday Financials (configuration, support, or business analysis)
- Proven experience in finance operations or ERP finance processes (e.g., GL, AP, AR, procurement, budgeting, or reporting)
- Strong background in business analysis, process mapping, requirements gathering, and stakeholder management
- Experience identifying and implementing automation or process optimization opportunities (e.g., RPA, workflow automation, or analytics-driven improvements)
- Familiarity with Workday reporting, integration concepts, and financial data structures
- Excellent communication and documentation skills; ability to translate business needs into actionable requirements
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with a proactive and consultative approach
- Workday Financials certification or training (desirable but not mandatory)
- Experience working in shared services or global finance transformation environments
- Knowledge of automation tools or analytics platforms (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, Alteryx)