Nelnet

Workday FINS Product Owner

Nelnet

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Lincoln • New York • United States

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Salary

💰 $100,000 - $125,000 per year

About the role

  • Define and communicate product vision.
  • Build strategic roadmaps based on business needs and system usage.
  • Continuously improve finance processes.
  • Maintain and enhance FINs technology landscape.
  • Oversee multiple projects, delegate tasks, set priorities, and ensure accountability.
  • Track progress and report key metrics.
  • Run effective meetings and sprint planning.
  • Build trust with finance teams.
  • Translate needs into requirements and user stories.
  • Drive user enablement and feature adoption, support training and rollouts.
  • Represent FINs in governance forums and executive meetings.
  • Collaborate with developers, integration teams, and other platform owners.
  • Work with global process owners to improve service delivery.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of Hands-on experience with Workday Financials modules (Financial Accounting, Procurement, Expenses, Reporting & Analytics, Prism, Adaptive) required
  • Proven project management skills
  • Product ownership or Agile experience
  • Background in finance or accounting; understanding of GAAP, financial reporting, and internal controls
  • Technical acumen with Workday Studio, EIBs, integrations, and reporting logic
  • Experience managing multiple projects/programs in a complex, global organization
  • Strong change management and training skills
Benefits
  • medical
  • dental
  • vision
  • HSA and FSA
  • generous earned time off
  • 401K/student loan repayment
  • life insurance & AD&D insurance
  • employee assistance program
  • employee stock purchase program
  • tuition reimbursement
  • performance-based incentive pay
  • short- and long-term disability
  • robust wellness program
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools
Workday FinancialsFinancial AccountingProcurementExpensesReporting & AnalyticsPrismAdaptiveWorkday StudioEIBsintegrations
Soft Skills
project managementproduct ownershipAgilechange managementtrainingcommunicationcollaborationdelegationaccountabilitytrust building