Workday Finance Architect

Role : Workday Financial Architect.

Location : Richmond, VA (Hybrid).

Duration : Long Term Contract.

In this role, The Workday Financials Architect leads AMS operations for Workday Financial Management, ensuring smooth system performance, accurate financial processing, and scalable enhancements. The role manages AMS support across FDM, Accounting, Procurement, Banking, and Projects.

Responsibilities

• Oversee AMS incident, problem, change management and Project enhancements for all Workday Financial modules.
• Lead configuration reviews and stabilization for Core Financials, Accounts Payable, Receivable, Banking, Procurement, and Project Accounting.
• Analyze month-end and year-end close issues and identify process optimization opportunities.
• Support integrations with banks, suppliers, and external financial systems.
• Collaborate with Finance, IT, and external auditors to maintain compliance and control.
• Assess and prioritize enhancement requests; lead functional and regression testing.
• Review new Workday releases and drive feature enablement across financial modules.
• Partner with Technical Architect on integration and reporting dependencies.
• Provide oversight for data quality, reconciliation, and period-close automation.
• Maintain configuration inventory, financial data dictionary, and key process maps.
• Participate in Change Control and CAB for AMS releases.
• Review SLA metrics, backlog trends, and control adherence.
• Conduct periodic audits to ensure financial data consistency across Workday and third-party systems.

Minimum Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications / Skills