Workday Financials Specialist
Jane Street · New York, NY
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Jul 23, 2026
New York, NY
Jul 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A Workday Financials administration role focused on maintaining and optimizing the platform across a global organization. Day-to-day work spans system configuration, workflow maintenance, custom reporting, data auditing, and translating business requirements from Accounting, Procurement, and Tax teams into technical solutions. Suits an experienced Workday Financials practitioner comfortable with integrations, security configuration, and supporting both local and international offices.
Senior level · 5+ years · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 30 people in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (computer systems analysts). range 10–40
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
What the occupation pays Median $131,162 (middle half $100,145–$164,745).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
The role is titled 'Workday Financials Specialist' with no seniority level in the title, but the 5+ years of Workday Financials experience requirement and the breadth of responsibilities (system design, configuration, integrations, cross-functional collaboration, training, release management) support a Senior-level classification.
SOC classification is Medium confidence: the role is primarily a Workday ERP system analyst/administrator, which sits closest to Computer Systems Analysts (15-1211). It could also be argued as a specialized IT occupations role (15-1299) given the ERP-platform focus.
The bachelor's degree is listed as 'preferred,' not required, so the degree requirement is set to None.
No compensation range is disclosed in the posting.
The role is based in New York and supports global/overseas offices, but the primary work location is New York; remote work is not offered.
Workday functional domain knowledge (Accounting, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Fixed Assets, Tax, Financial Reporting) and system integrations are called out as required knowledge areas but name no distinct third-party tools, so they are captured through the Workday Financials skill rather than as separate entries.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): Workday Reporting.
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