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A Day in the Life
The Sr. Director, Workday & Financial Systems leads the enterprise Workday Financials and Professional Services Automation (PSA) platform forOnterris,an$800M+ publicly traded, highly acquisitive organization.The role balances enterprise delivery leadership, strong financial accounting acumen, and deep Workday functional fluency, guiding a specialized systems team through platform optimization, M&A integration, andoperating modelmaturity.
In partnership with business leaders acrossOnterris, this position directly supports the company’s mission of advancing our way of life without compromising the integrity of our environment.
The compensation range for this role is $170,000 - $210,000 USD commensurate with experience, skills, and geographic location.
Key Responsibilities
Team Leadership
Lead, develop, andretaina specialized Workday Financials and PSA team
Establish a scalable team and delivery model aligned to platform complexity and enterprise growth
Provide clear technical and functional leadership across projects, enhancements, and operations
Build durable internal capability while intentionallyleveragingpartners where appropriate
Manage Workday vendors, system integrators, and advisory partners
Enterprise Delivery & Technology Leadership
Accountable for overall Workday Financials and PSA platform strategy, health, and evolution.
Partner with Enterprise Architecture and platform leaders to define and enforce SDLC, coding standards, and architectural principles
Own delivery quality for Workday Financials and PSA, balancing speed of execution withlong‑termarchitectural rigor
Manage Workday release cycles, regression testing, and feature adoption
Ensure Workday Financials and PSA align with enterprise integration, data, and security standards
Contribute tomulti‑yeartechnology roadmaps spanning Workday, Salesforce, Snowflake, and adjacent finance platforms
Contribute to a repeatable M&A Runbook for the Financials and PSA teams
Serve as a senior Workdaysubject‑matterexpert on business processes, configuration patterns, workflows, and reporting design
Maintain deep understanding of Workday data models, dimensions, and data elements
Lead Workday integrations and data onboarding for acquisitions
Lead and champion initiatives that apply advanced analytics and intelligent automation within Finance and PSA platforms to improve efficiency and scalability
Finance Partnership & Business Enablement
Serve as a trusted IT partner to the CFO, Controller, FP&A, Treasury, and Finance Operations leadership
Support core financial processes including close, reporting, budgeting, and planning (Workday and Adaptive)
Drive automation ofaccounting‑relatedprocesses including banking, reconciliation, settlement, and cash application
Partner with Finance to rationalize and enhance intercompany accounting processes
Own andmaintainbank integrations and related controls
Build and Maintain Workday data models, dimensions, and data elements, enabling accurate analysis.
Provide executive oversight and functional leadership for Workday PSA
Ensure effective alignment between PSA, Financials, and downstream revenue recognition
Partner with Salesforce and Commercial Systems teams to improve theend-to-endcontract‑to‑cashlifecycle
Reduce manual handoffs and system fragmentation across quoting, projects, billing, and revenue workflows
Lead initiatives to evaluate and implement machine learning and intelligent automation capabilities that would drive efficiency in the Finance function
Financial Systems Governance & Controls
Establish andoperatea financial systems governance frameworkappropriate fora public company
Ensure SOX compliance forWorkday relatedcontrols including access management, change management, and segregation of duties
Partner with Internal Audit on control testing, remediation, and audit readiness
Own Workday security architecture includingrole-basedaccess,SoDdesign, and provisioning workflows
Partner with Cybersecurity and Internal Audit on platform security design and risk management
Required Qualifications
8+ years of experience leading enterprise financial systems, including Workday Financials and/or PSA
5+ years in a leadership role managing ERP or financial systems teams
Strong financial accounting knowledge with 5+ years supporting core accounting processes (record‑to‑report, intercompany, close)
Experienceoperatingin a publicly traded company with SOX and audit requirements
Demonstrated ability to partner with senior Finance leadership as a trusted advisor
Experience leading platform transformations, optimizations, or newimplementations
Experience supporting highly acquisitive environments
Preferred Qualifications
Accounting background or prior experience embedded within Finance organizations
Multiple implementations orlarge-scaledeployments of Workday Financials and/or PSA
Proven experience supporting PSA in a professional orproject-basedservices environment
Experience with adjacent platforms such as Salesforce, Snowflake, and Coupa
Background in financial data governance and master data management
Workday Pro certification(s)in Financial Management domains (Record‑to‑Report,Procure‑to‑Pay,Contracts‑to‑Cash, Financials Reporting, Adaptive Planning) preferred
Onterris is a leading global environmental solutions company partnering with organizations to solve complex challenges where environmental pressures, regulatory expectations and operational risks intersect. Guided by our mission to advance the way of life without compromising the integrity of our environment, we believe environmental responsibility and human progress are fundamentally connected. Our scientists, engineers, field teams and consultants apply systems thinking that unites science, data and practical expertise to deliver solutions that strengthen our clients’ resilience, mitigate risk and protect the air, water and soil that sustain communities, while uncovering responsible paths forward for planet and progress. For more information, visit www.onterris.com.
We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We acknowledge that these experiences and perspectives help to enrich our teams and contribute to our ongoing success. We are committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in our employment for all applicants. For US residents, click here to learn more.
