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About the Role

WEHI is seeking a Workday Finance Specialist to support the Finance and Procurement teams within its enterprise system, Workday. This role is crucial for strengthening WEHI's critical capabilities and aligning systems with strategic priorities.

Responsibilities

• Support the Finance and Procurement teams across the Workday Finance and Adaptive Planning tool suite.
• Collaborate with peer specialists and external partners.
• Engage directly with Finance and Procurement business areas and other WEHI stakeholders.
• Provide expert advice regarding Workday Financial/Adaptive Planning system capability and solution design.
• Perform Level 1 & 2 support, including root cause identification and resolution of system issues.
• Build test plans, execute tests on updates/changes to Workday Financial/Adaptive Planning, and provide feedback to third-party developers.
• Deliver practical solutions through business process analysis.
• Create and maintain process maps, user guides, and training materials.

Requirements

• Relevant tertiary qualification in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience (minimum 3+ years) in finance, systems accounting, procurement, or a similar field.
• Intermediate Workday Financial application knowledge.
• Intermediate Workday Adaptive Planning application knowledge.
• Demonstrated experience supporting or implementing enterprise finance systems.
• Level 1 & 2 support experience, including root cause identification/resolution of system issues within defined timelines.
• Experience using ticket management systems (e.g., Fresh Service, JIRA Service Management).
• Intermediate level testing skills.
• Working knowledge of finance processes (e.g., general ledger, projects, expenses, budgeting and forecasting) and their integration with related systems such as HCM and Payroll.
• Strong capability in business process analysis.
• Intermediate documentation capability.
• Experience using knowledge management tools (e.g., wikis, Confluence).
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Well-developed organizational skills with a high level of attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Effective stakeholder engagement skills.
• Demonstrated problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team-oriented environment.

Skills

• Workday Financial application knowledge
• Workday Adaptive Planning application knowledge
• Enterprise finance systems support/implementation
• Ticket management systems
• Testing
• Finance processes (general ledger, projects, expenses, budgeting, forecasting)
• Business process analysis
• Documentation
• Knowledge management tools
• Verbal and written communication
• Organizational skills
• Stakeholder engagement
• Problem-solving
• Analytical skills

Location

• Australia

Work Type

• Full-time
• Fixed term

Experience Level

• Minimum 3+ years practical experience in finance, systems accounting, procurement, or a similar field
• Intermediate Workday Financial application knowledge
• Intermediate Workday Adaptive Planning application knowledge
• Level 1 & 2 support experience

Education Level

• Relevant tertiary qualification in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems or a related discipline

Salary/Compensations

• $108,119 - $117,039

Benefits

• Attractive salary packaging options for general living expenses, meal entertainment, novated leasing, and more.
• 12% superannuation payable.
• Up to a further 5% matching superannuation after the first 6 months of service.

About the Company

• WEHI is transforming how its professional services empower and enable scientists to deliver world-leading medical research.
• WEHI is Australia’s pre-eminent biomedical research institute.

Equal Opportunity

• WEHI strives to foster a flexible working environment that encourages individual differences and promotes collaboration and creativity.
• WEHI's ability to shape contemporary scientific thinking and deliver leading professional services relies on a diversity of thought within our organisation.
• WEHI has been recognized with an Athena SWAN Bronze Award from Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE).
• WEHI offers a range of support for women researchers.
• WEHI's commitment to celebrating diversity and addressing inequities is further demonstrated through its Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, Gender Action Plan, Reconciliation Action Plan and its WE-Pride network for LGBTQIA+ staff and students.
• WEHI actively encourages applications from people with a disability, culturally, religiously and linguistically diverse people and people with diverse genders and sexualities.
• WEHI is working to create a future where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples will be engaged at the scientific frontier.
• WEHI is committed to creating a culturally safe workplace and offering career development and leadership opportunities to First Nations staff and students.
• WE strongly encourage any Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply.