Senior Financial Systems Analyst

🕒 July 11

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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1930

🔬 Science

📚 Education

🤝 Non-profit

Science • Education • Non-profit

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is the world’s leading independent, non-profit organization dedicated to ocean research, exploration, and education. Our work fuels economic growth, strengthens national security, and improves lives and livelihoods by advancing the frontiers of knowledge about our ocean planet and addressing pressing challenges related to marine environments.

📋 Description

• Lead Workday Financials & Grants Management Solutions • Serve as a functional lead for Workday Financials and Workday Grants Management, partnering closely with GCS, Research Administration, and Finance & Accounting in a higher education and research environment • Analyze, design, and optimize WHOI’s Financial and Grants Management systems and processes, leveraging Workday best practices • Partner closely with GCS to ensure Workday configurations support sponsor terms, institutional policies, and regulatory requirements • Support the full sponsored research lifecycle in Workday, including award setup, budgeting, amendments, cost sharing, F&A, billing, revenue recognition, and closeout • Support core financial management processes across General Ledger/Financial Reporting, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Procurement, Assets, Cash Management and Financial Planning & Analysis ensuring alignment with institution accounting policies and best practices • Collaborate with Finance & Accounting leadership and business process owners to design, optimize, and govern Workday Financials configurations and controls • Act as a key functional lead and trusted advisor during Workday implementations, enhancements, and optimization initiatives • Coordinate and support system testing, user acceptance testing, and issue resolution in partnership with business and technical teams • Support integrations between Workday and other institutional systems and tools • Develop dashboards and metrics that support research administration, financial management, grants oversight, audit readiness, and leadership decision-making • Provide ad hoc reporting and analysis to support operational and strategic needs • Provide ongoing functional support to Finance & Accounting, GCS & Research Administration, and the broader WHOI Workday user community • Coordinate system enhancements, upgrades, documentation, and end-user training • Develop clear user guides, training materials, and process documentation tailored to a research environment • Proactively identify opportunities to improve system usability, productivity, and user experience.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field • At least 7 years of experience supporting financial systems, with increasing responsibility and scope • At least 5 years of hands-on experience with Workday Financial Management, including implementation, configuration, administration, and support • Demonstrated experience with Workday Grants Management and sponsored research business processes • Strong experience developing Workday Financials and Grants reports, including custom and composite reporting • Experience working in or closely with higher education, research institutions, or other grant-funded organizations • Proven ability to gather requirements, perform gap analysis, and design effective system solutions • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to data quality and integrity • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to partner effectively across diverse stakeholder groups.

🏖️ Benefits

• In addition to base salary, eligible employees also receive a comprehensive benefits package.