CUSTOMER REQ TO PAY CONFIGURATION LEAD
Req #: | 178442 |
Department: | UW FINANCE TRANSFORMATION |
Job Location: | Seattle Campus |
Posting Date: | 04/03/2020 |
Closing Info: | Open Until Filled |
Salary: | Salary is commensurate with experience and education. |
Shift: | First Shift |
Notes: | As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For detailed information on Benefits for this position, click here. |
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The UW Finance Transformation Program (UWFT) is a $270M initiative to replace the University’s financial systems with an integrated system to manage the full suite of financial transactions and reporting needs in the UW system – to include academic, administrative, and healthcare. UWFT will fundamentally change the processes and tools that the University employs to track, spend, collect, manage, and report University finances in excess of $7B in annual revenues, resulting in more timely and actionable information for leadership. Among the UW’s highest administrative priorities, this multi-year initiative is one of the largest finance system projects in Washington State and the outcome of the program will be highly visible at all levels of the University and the state.
The UW Finance Transformation Program has an excellent opportunity for a Configuration Lead. This position is primarily responsible for supporting the design of end-to-end business process in (assigned process area), and the ensuring business process design decisions are appropriately translated into Workday transaction configuration. The Configuration Lead will report to the Workstream Managers, and work closely with the Business Process Leads Lead, who are responsible for ensuring business process design flows easily inside and outside of Workday. The Configuration Lead will work collaboratively within the program Technical and Platform Integration team to develop a seamless data flow supporting the business processes. This position will principally be responsible for the following key elements for : 1) Understanding key inputs supporting the development of future state process flows that are fully tested and validated, 2) Configuration of Workday to support the future state business processes, 3) Participate in process transformation teams, which are comprised of stakeholders and end users who will partner with the program to provide input and requirements, and 4) Participate in end user readiness activities, to include UAT, training, inputs to change management, and knowledge transfer activities. Further, this position will cultivate effective relationships with departmental leaders across the university and the medical centers, working with users to ensure optimal end-to-end business process design.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Functional and Technical Leadership
- Supporting the end-to-end business process design development to ensure that future state process flows meet the transformation goals of the UWFT program, and the business needs of the UW/UW Medicine
- Responsible for optimally configuring in Workday the future state processes supporting the regional shared service hubs
- Participate in developing training/change management content/materials that will be utilized by the OCM team to support end user adoption; support UAT activities and knowledge transfer to end users and transactional specialists in the post go-live support model
- Coordinate and participate in developing and executing on end-to-end testing within the process area, and across all business processes to ensure seamless experience for end users
- Coordinate and participate in University design workshops, assists in the development of business process and role design documents, reviews impact assessment and assists in the identification of gaps
Project Management
- In coordination with the Business Process Leads, manage work stream schedule, and execute against identified scope. Support and advise the work stream managers in the creation and implementation of all key business process deliverables
- Build effective working relationships with project team members and key stakeholders across the enterprise
- Review and contribute to key project deliverables, including work plan, status reports, test plans, training plans, risk mitigation plans, quality management plans, requirements management, change management plans, and communication plans
- Work closely with implementation consultants to support and execute against the identified methodology, providing input as needed to adjust approach based on business needs
Communication and Facilitation
- Facilitate issue resolution within and across work streams, anticipate and handle critical situations as they arise, and inform appropriate stakeholders
- Contribute to project status reports. Represent the team in communicating project status and issues to all levels at the university, as required
- Facilitate large and small group meetings with stakeholders and end users to elicit requirements and input; Develop highly effective relationships with stakeholders and end users to support eventual adoption of revised business processes
Other duties as required
REQUIREMENTS:
Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration.
DESIRED:
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
Application Process:
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