Principal Presales Engineer - ISV

Accountabilities:

• • Serve as a functional lead for Workday Financials and Workday Grants Management, advising Finance, Accounting, Grant and Contract Services, and Research Administration stakeholders.
  • Design, configure, optimize, and govern financial and grants-related processes in alignment with Workday best practices, institutional policies, sponsor requirements, and regulatory standards.
  • Support the sponsored research lifecycle, including award setup, budgeting, amendments, cost sharing, facilities and administrative costs, billing, revenue recognition, and closeout.
  • Support core financial processes across General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Procurement, Assets, Cash Management, Financial Planning and Analysis, and financial reporting.
  • Lead requirements gathering, business process mapping, gap analysis, and future-state design for financial and grants workflows.
  • Translate complex business requirements into clear functional specifications, system configurations, and scalable solutions.
  • Coordinate system testing, user acceptance testing, issue resolution, implementations, enhancements, and optimization initiatives.
  • Develop and maintain Workday Financials and Grants reports, including standard, custom, and composite reports, dashboards, metrics, and ad hoc analyses.
  • Establish reporting standards, data governance practices, and analytics priorities that support financial management, research oversight, audit readiness, and leadership decision-making.
  • Partner with technical teams to support integrations between Workday and other institutional systems.
  • Provide ongoing functional support, training, documentation, user guides, and process materials to the broader Workday user community.
  • Identify opportunities to improve system usability, productivity, reporting efficiency, data accessibility, and overall user experience.
  • Support internal and external audits, compliance reviews, and sponsor inquiries while maintaining strong data integrity and controls.

  Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field; an advanced degree such as an MBA is a plus.
  • At least 7 years of progressively responsible experience supporting financial systems.
  • At least 5 years of hands-on experience with Workday Financial Management, including implementation, configuration, administration, and ongoing support.
  • Demonstrated experience with Workday Grants Management and sponsored research processes, preferably within higher education, research, or another grant-funded environment.
  • Strong experience developing Workday Financials and Grants reports, including custom and composite reporting.
  • Proven ability to gather requirements, conduct gap analyses, map business processes, and design effective system solutions.
  • Strong understanding of financial operations, including accounting, financial reporting, procurement, accounts payable and receivable, cash management, and FP&A.
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with strong attention to data quality, accuracy, and integrity.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships across Finance, Accounting, Research Administration, IT, and other stakeholder groups.
  • Ability to work effectively within complex, decentralized organizations and manage competing priorities independently.
  • Workday Financial Management and/or Workday Grants certifications are preferred.

  Benefits:

  • Competitive base salary range of $128,560–$168,003, with actual compensation determined by skills, experience, qualifications, internal equity, and market conditions.
  • Fully remote work opportunity within the United States.
  • Comprehensive benefits package for eligible full-time employees.
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Life insurance and disability benefits.
  • Retirement and savings benefits.
  • Paid time off and additional employee benefits.
  • Opportunity to contribute to meaningful financial and sponsored research operations within a mission-driven environment.
  • Professional growth through exposure to enterprise financial systems, Workday optimization, reporting, analytics, and cross-functional initiatives.
  • Equal employment opportunities and a commitment to an inclusive workplace.