Financial Planning and Analysis

• Define and own the strategic architecture for Workday Financials and Adaptive Planning.
• Develop and maintain the finance systems roadmap, aligning technology with RMI’s strategic and operational needs.
• Lead system design to support cost allocations, project/grant accounting, payroll, planning, and reporting.
• Ensure scalability, automation, and performance through best-practice system configuration and integration.
• Establish and maintain architectural standards and design principles for all finance systems.
• Serve as the primary system administrator for Adaptive Planning, owning model integrity, user roles, version control, account hierarchies, and technical documentation.
• Lead system enhancement and release cycles from design through deployment.
• Establish governance for system changes, testing, and version control.
• Manage external implementation partners, translating business needs into technical scope and ensuring delivery aligns with timelines, cost, and architectural standards.
• Maintain clear documentation of configurations, integrations, and system changes.
• Own the design and integrity of integrations between Workday, Adaptive, and other core systems (HR, CRM, procurement, etc.).
• Define and enforce data governance standards, master data management, and security models in partnership with the security team.
• Ensure a single source of truth across financial and operational data.
• Collaborate with the Reporting and Analytics team across the institute to align system data models with BI and dashboard needs.
• Serve as the finance systems subject-matter expert and advisor to the Finance and leadership team.
• Partner with Org Finance, IT, Development, and Operations to ensure system design supports end-to-end process improvement.
• Communicate system strategy, roadmap, and key decisions to senior stakeholders and the Executive Council.
• Foster a culture of cross-functional collaboration, governance, and continuous improvement.

Workday Financials, Adaptive Planning Architect