"Finance System Analyst"

Job Details

Job no: R-0000002720

Position Title: Finance System Analyst

Faculty or Staff: Staff

Full Time or Part Time: Full time

In-Person, Hybrid, or Remote: Hybrid

Minimum Starting Rate of Pay: $83,189.00

Rate of pay commensurate with experience

Start Date: 10/31/2025

Job Description: Mount Holyoke College is seeking a Finance System Analyst who provides technical, reporting and business process support for Workday Financials, Procurement, Expenses and Grants products, researching and resolving business and process problems and recommending technical solutions to meet requirements.

This is a full-time, temporary position with benefits, scheduled to run from October 31, 2025, through June 30, 2028.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide day-to-day support for functional & technical operations in Workday Finance modules, coordinating solutions to systems issues and prioritizing system enhancements, and identify and implement process improvements within the Workday system to streamline workflows and enhance efficiency.
• Support report and dashboard development and testing, including developing advanced calculated fields and conditional logic in reports and business processes to provide customized reports and maintain data integrity to support financial audits, analysis, reconciliation and decision-making.
• Works with LITS to define and support Workday integrations to ensure seamless data flow between Workday and other systems.
• Support for third-party enterprise systems (ie including Google Groups, OnBase document management system, Lawson legacy general ledger and other applications) that provide a service within assigned functional areas.
• Configuration and Testing: Works with LITS to configure and maintain Workday Finance modules based on business requirements and develop and execute comprehensive test plans to ensure high quality prior to deployment.
• Technical Documentation and End-User Support: Create and maintain technical documentation, including system design, integration specifications, configuration changes, and system updates; assist in developing user procedures, guidelines and training materials within Workday.

Successful candidate must:

• Be self-directed with a high degree of initiative to investigate and resolve issues.
• Have strong written, verbal, visual, presentation and interpersonal skills – collaborative team member.
• Anticipates and embraces change; demonstrates willingness to achieve, acquire, and utilize new skills and challenging tasks; and is flexible in changing conditions.

SKILLS/ KNOWLEDGE/ CERTIFICATIONS

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, computer science or related field.
• 3-5 years experience with Workday Finance plus two other Workday finance products (e.g., Adaptive, Procurement, and Grants), preferably in Higher Education.
• 1-3 years of Workday report-writing experience.
• Experience with reporting and business intelligence tools such as Power BI and Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel.
• Experience with data governance and reporting and/or integration processes, procedures, and best practices.

Preferred:

• Workday business process, validation and security experience and knowledge of calculated fields.
• Detail-oriented with a solid work ethic, unquestioned integrity, good written and oral communication, effective interpersonal skills, and the ability to handle sensitive information in a confidential manner.
• Possesses solid analytical and quantitative skills, with the ability to organize, prioritize, and manage multiple projects/responsibilities independently and as part of a team; is willing and able to learn new technologies and skills; is able to work accurately under time constraints.
• Experience or knowledge with accounting and finance operations Workday accreditation (certification) in Workday Financials (strongly desired).
• Workday Pro Certifications in Finance, Integrations, Reporting and/or Security (strongly desired).
• Workday Prism experience preferred.

Hiring Range: $83,819 - $91,302

**NOTE: This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. To apply for this position, you must already possess the legal right to work in the United States. Mount Holyoke College will not provide the necessary sponsorship to secure a work visa.

What We Offer:

• 403(b) Retirement Plan (College contributes 10.5% of salary)
• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Disability and Leave Benefits
• Life Insurance (College paid coverage 1x salary)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Benefits (to Mount Holyoke College or others)
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Access to Kendall Sports & Dance Complex