Senior Business Analyst (Workday Finance) – Victoria, BC

Contract | Remote (Canada) | Compensation: Competitive hourly contract rate, commensurate with experience

ABOUT US

STRIVE is a specialist recruitment firm offering proactive recruitment solutions in the areas of Technology, Accounting & Finance, Corporate Administration, and Manufacturing Operations. STRIVE supports various clients from small to medium-sized enterprises to Fortune 500 organizations for their permanent, contract, and temporary recruitment needs.

THE ROLE

STRIVE Recruitment is proud to partner with an established investment and operating organization with a diverse portfolio of businesses and complex financial operations to recruit for a Senior Business Analyst (Workday Finance) based in Victoria, BC. They offer a collaborative, technology-driven project environment where the successful candidate will work closely with Finance and Operations stakeholders, an experienced project lead, and an external implementation partner. This is a fully remote contract opportunity open to candidates across Canada.

The client is seeking an experienced Senior Business Analyst to support a large-scale Workday Financial Management implementation, modernizing financial systems and processes across more than 100 companies and legal entities. The successful candidate will work independently with Finance and Operations teams to gather requirements, translate business needs into functional Workday solutions, support configuration, and lead testing activities. The project will also include a second phase focused on Workday Adaptive Planning for budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning.

Key Responsibilities

• Work independently with Finance and Operations stakeholders to understand business processes and gather requirements
• Conduct stakeholder interviews and facilitate requirements-gathering sessions
• Translate business requirements into functional Workday Finance solutions and configuration requirements
• Document current-state and future-state processes, workflows, and functional requirements
• Identify gaps between standard Workday functionality and business requirements
• Support Workday Financial Management implementation across more than 100 companies and legal entities
• Develop and maintain configuration workbooks, including chart of accounts, employee information, and reporting definitions
• Support financial system configuration and functional design decisions
• Assess configuration dependencies and challenges associated with complex multi-entity financial structures
• Work with the external System Integrator and internal project team to support implementation delivery
• Apply finance operations knowledge across general ledger, cash management, accounts receivable, accounts payable, fixed assets, budgeting, and financial reporting
• Develop and execute unit testing and end-to-end testing
• Coordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT) with Finance and Operations stakeholders
• Support parallel testing by comparing historical financial transactions against existing production data
• Identify, document, and help resolve configuration issues and testing discrepancies
• Validate financial reporting, outputs, and business processes
• Support implementation readiness and transition to the new Workday environment
• Assist with the second phase implementation of Workday Adaptive Planning
• Gather requirements and support the design of budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes

Qualifications

• Significant experience as a Senior Business Analyst, Functional Consultant, or similar professional supporting enterprise financial system implementations
• Hands-on experience with Workday Financial Management implementations is essential
• Strong understanding of Finance department operations, processes, and workflows
• Practical knowledge of general ledger, financial accounting, and chart of accounts
• Experience with cash management, accounts receivable, and accounts payable
• Understanding of fixed asset management and financial reporting
• Experience with financial budgeting, reconciliations, and financial controls
• Demonstrated ability to independently gather, analyze, and document complex business requirements
• Experience developing functional requirements and system configuration documentation
• Experience supporting system configuration and functional design activities
• Experience developing and executing unit testing, end-to-end testing, and UAT
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
• Ability to work independently and manage competing priorities
• Comfortable working with Finance stakeholders, technical teams, and external implementation partners

Preferred Skills

• CPA designation or equivalent professional accounting designation
• Previous experience implementing Workday Adaptive Planning
• Experience with financial planning and analysis (FP&A), including budgeting, forecasting, and financial modelling
• Experience supporting ERP implementations involving multiple companies, legal entities, or business units
• Familiarity with Workday's standard implementation methodologies
• Experience working remotely on enterprise ERP or Workday implementation projects
• Experience working with external System Integrators and cross-functional project teams

What Success Looks Like

• Business and functional requirements are clearly documented and translated into effective Workday solutions
• Workday Financial Management configuration supports the organization's complex multi-entity financial operations
• Finance stakeholders are engaged and their operational requirements are accurately reflected in the implementation
• Testing activities identify and resolve functional issues before implementation
• Financial transactions, reporting, and business processes are validated against operational requirements
• The Workday implementation progresses effectively through key project milestones
• Workday Adaptive Planning requirements are successfully gathered and incorporated into the second phase of the project
• The organization is prepared for a smooth transition to its modernized financial systems