Workday Business Systems Analyst Contractor: 3-5 years (Intermediate)

Apolis is seeking a Workday Business Systems Analyst Contractor to support labor capitalization efforts. The role involves partnering with various stakeholders to ensure accurate classification and reporting of labor costs in compliance with internal policies and accounting standards.

Responsibilities:

• Review labor activity, project time entries, and supporting documentation to determine appropriate capitalization treatment
• Partner with project owners and business leaders to validate that labor costs are aligned to approved capital projects, phases, and deliverables
• Support monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities related to capitalized labor accruals, adjustments, reconciliations, and reporting
• Maintain and improve labor capitalization processes, controls, templates, and documentation standards
• Ensure compliance with company capitalization policies, financial controls, audit requirements, and applicable accounting standards
• Prepare clear reporting and insights for Finance, Accounting, Project Management, and leadership stakeholders
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve time tracking accuracy, project coding, and labor cost transparency
• Support internal and external audit requests by providing documentation, explanations, and reconciliations related to capitalized labor

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent work experience
• Experience with financial analysis, project accounting, cost accounting, capitalization, or expense classification
• Strong understanding of capital expenditure and operating expense concepts
• Ability to interpret policies, review supporting documentation, and apply sound judgment to cost classification decisions
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and financial reporting tools
• Strong attention to detail, analytical thinking, and problem-solving skills
• Effective written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work across Finance, Accounting, and business teams
• Experience with ERP, project accounting, time tracking, or financial planning systems
• Knowledge of capitalization treatment for internally developed software, technology programs, construction projects, or other long-term assets
• Experience supporting audit requests, financial controls, or process improvement initiatives
• Familiarity with project lifecycle stages, milestone tracking, and labor allocation methodologies