Financial Systems Analyst

POSITION: Financial Systems Analyst DEPARTMENT: Finance LOCATION: Great Hearts America Home Office / Hybrid, as assigned REPORTS TO: Director of Financial Systems FLSA STATUS: Exempt, Full-time Salary range is $80,000-$90,000 About Great Hearts Academies Great Hearts Academies is the largest network of classical K-12 schools in the country with academies across Arizona, Louisiana, and Texas. With a mission to cultivate the minds and hearts of students through the pursuit of Truth, Goodness and Beauty, we believe the highest goal of education is to become good, intellectually, and morally. Additional information can be found at http://www.greatheartsamerica.org/.

What does Great Hearts have to offer? We offer a range of distinctive benefits designed to support the well-being and growth of our faculty and staff: Comprehensive Health Coverage : Exceptional medical, dental, and vision insurance with minimal employee contribution. Retirement Planning : A competitive 401(k) with employer match. Supportive & Mission-Driven Culture : Join a workplace centered around true collegiality, collaboration, and opportunities for personal and professional growth.

Position Summary

The Financial Systems Analyst is responsible for the administration, configuration, support, and continuous improvement of Workday Financial Management. This role partners closely with Accounting, FP&A, Payroll, Shared Services, and People/HR teams to maintain system integrity, administer security, troubleshoot issues, support integrations, improve business processes, and deliver reporting solutions. The ideal candidate combines strong Workday expertise with a solid accounting foundation and the ability to translate business requirements into effective system solutions.

Duties & Responsibilities Administer and maintain Workday Financial Management business processes, security, and configurations. Troubleshoot and resolve system errors, workflow issues, approval routing problems, and data integrity concerns. Configure and maintain foundational financial data, including cost centers, spend categories, accounts, worktags, and organizational structures. Implement and maintain business process controls, validations, and workflow enhancements. Create and maintain reports, dashboards, calculated fields, and data extracts. Support, troubleshoot, and validate Workday integrations, including EIBs and external system interfaces.

Manage security roles, user access, and periodic access reviews. Gather requirements, document solutions, test enhancements, and support Workday releases and production support activities. Qualifications, Competencies & Strengths Education: Bachelor’s degree in information systems, accounting, finance, business, or a related field preferred; equivalent relevant experience may be considered. Workday training or certification is strongly preferred.

Experience

3+ years of hands-on Workday Financial Management experience. Special Skills: Experience supporting Workday…

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