Job details

Analyst, Workday FINS/Payroll

Position Number: 7223228
Location: Austin, TX
Position Type: Computing - Network/System Administration

Analyst, Workday FINS/Payroll

Austin Community College

Job Posting Closing Times: Job postings are removed from advertising at 12:00 A.M. on the closing date e.g., at midnight on the day before the closing date.

Austin Community College employees are required to maintain a domicile in the State of Texas while working for the college and throughout the duration of employment. - AR 4.0300.01

If you are a current Austin Community College employee, please click this link to apply through your Workday account.

Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a multicultural population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester. We embrace our identity as a community college, as reflected in our mission statement. We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area.

As a community college committed to our mission, we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that:

Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching
Is attracted by the college's mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities
Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for populations including; first generation college students, low-income students, and students from underserved communities.
Focused on student academic achievement and postgraduate outcomes
Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others
Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC

Job Posting Title:
Analyst, Workday FINS/Payroll

Job Description Summary:
Under the supervision of the ERP Systems Manager, the Workday FINS/Payroll Analyst oversees the installation, implementation, and maintenance of vendor-delivered software products and development and implementation of new integrations and reports to support ACC's daily operations. The Workday Analyst will work within an IT as a Business (ITaaB) model wherein the establishment and maintenance of core business processes, service/operating-level agreements and success metrics will be a primary responsibility.

The Analyst will be responsible for the overall maintenance of ACC's Workday tenants, the primary HCM/Finance/Payroll system for the college, in conjunction with our solutions delivery teams and users external to IT, as directed and specified by the ERP Services Manager.

The Analyst will need to be detail-oriented, organized, and analytical, helping the college to enhance its operations through the implementation of secure, stable enterprise systems.

Job Description:

Description of Duties and Tasks

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Manages day-to-day administration of ACC's FINS, Payroll and related modules within Workday
Manages the implementation, maintenance, and evaluation of vendor-delivered software products, including products from Workday and third parties
Tracks the product roadmap for Workday, understanding the schedule and scope of updates. Plans for changes driven by any end of life announcements from the vendor for modules or products in use.
Researches new software products and tools to determine feasibility with regard to current structure and requirements of ACC.
Tests, implements, and monitors new procedures, applications, and tools to improve processes and services.
Enforces policies and standards for support services, quality control, change management, incident response, and access management as set out by the ERP Systems Manager.
Collaborates in discussions with users, systems, and networking staff regarding new work, budget recommendations, production problems identification, and resolution.
Works with IT leadership and Information Security areas to pull requested collateral related to financial and student data audits.

Technical Knowledge

In depth knowledge of Workday FINS and Payroll administration and architecture
Direct experience with building and/or maintaining integrations between Workday and other applications, including other SaaS platforms, third party systems hosted on premise and custom applications
Hands-on experience with the integration and reporting components of Workday, including Workday Studio, EIB, CloudConnect, Report Writer, and BIRT
Solid background using XSLT, XPATH, SOAP, REST, XML, JSON
Experience with Workday administration, security, access management, and bi-annual release preparation.
Strong knowledge of data migration & integration tools and methodologies, including interfacing with third party iPaaS or ETL tools
Solid understanding of APIs and messaging technologies

Skills

Excellent verbal communication skills in articulating the functional and technical aspects of product capabilities
Ability to plan and execute tasks in a structured manner
Able to work, collaborate and contribute in a team environment
Logical/Perceptive, problem solving, detail oriented, solution oriented
Effectively using interpersonal and communications skills including tact and diplomacy.
Effectively using organizational and planning skills with attention to detail and follow-through.
Ensuring administrative applications availability and planning for consistent coverage of support services.
Researching and analyzing new software products, tools, and integrations.
Maintaining confidentiality of work-related information and materials.
Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships.
Maintaining an established work schedule and providing assistance outside of usual work hours, including nights, weekends, holidays, winter, and college holidays as required.

Required Work Experience

Three years related work experience

Preferred Work Experience

Experience on Workday implementations.
Prior exposure to Workday HCM and Security functions is a plus
Experience administrating or supporting Ellucian Colleague and/or Banner Student Information Systems a plus

Required Education

Bachelor's degree
4 years of applicable experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree
Workday Pro: Financial Management (Core), US Payroll, and Studio certifications

Preferred Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or related field
ITIL Foundation Certification or higher
Workday Pro: Report to Record, Procure to Pay and/or Financials Reporting certifications.

Special Requirements

Must have a valid driver's license
Must be eligible to work in the country without sponsorship

Physical Requirements

Work is primarily performed in a hybrid environment, with 3 or more days per week in the offices in Austin, TX

Salary Range (PG 10)

$83,665 - $105,783

Number of Openings:
1

Job Posting Close Date:
June 22, 2026

Clery Act

As required by the US Department of Education, employees are required to report violations under Title IX and, under the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act (Clery Act), select individuals are required to report crimes. If this position is identified as a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified, trained, and provided resources for reporting.

Austin Community College produces an Annual Security Report as required by the Clery Act. This report includes statistics from the previous three years concerning reported crime that occurred on campus; public property adjacent to and accessible from campus; and in certain non-campus buildings/property owned or controlled by ACC. The report includes institutional policies concerning campus security and other safety information.

For direct access to the current Annual Security Report, visit www.austincc.edu/asr . You may obtain a hard copy by contacting the Clery Compliance Officer ( CleryComplianceOfficer@austincc.edu ). For an overview, see ACC's Clery Act website.

Disclaimer

The above description is an overview of the job. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Duties and responsibilities may change with business needs. ACC reserves the right to add, change, amend, or delete portions of this job description at any time, with or without notice. Employees may be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made by ACC at its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of the job.

To apply, please visit: https://austincc.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/job/Highland-Campus/Analyst--Workday-FINS-Payroll_R-9413