Workday System Administrator
Irving, TX

Job Description

Blucora has a bold aspiration: we are committed to giving all people the tools needed to lead healthy financial lives - tools often reserved for the wealthy.

We began our journey by bringing together two industry-leading firms to form a foundation in tax-smart investing that is unreplaceable in the industry. TaxAct is an innovative tax software company that helps more than 4 million Americans prepare their own taxes each year. HD Vest is the first firm in the world to make it possible for tax professionals to support clients' wealth management needs (now over $45B for more than 300,000 Americans).

We now turn to the next leg, developing the technological tools that make our vision of financial health for all a reality. Atypical for the financial services industry, we take a contemporary approach to strategy and product development that is founded in user insights, rapid testing and a singular focus on driving end-user value.

Since charting new territory on a daily basis is part of everyone's job at Blucora, we've attracted team members who thrive on the challenge, encourage each other, and are passionately committed to the goal. If you agree that problem- solving is a team sport, and feel energized by a good debate, deep dive research, or a fun night out with colleagues, we might be the right firm for you!

POSITION SUMMARY

The Workday System Administrator executes administrative processes and maintenance duties of Blucora's Workday SaaS application and provides ongoing support and testing for integrations between Workday and other applications. The candidate will be instrumental in managing key elements of our Workday implementation, troubleshoot and resolve issues related to integrations, EIB's, performance, QA, capacity management, or complex environment configurations. The systems administrator will track new features in Workday service updates, and understand the impact to the Blucora business processes and environment. Additionally, this position will require as an administrator to develop and execute test scripts to evaluate new releases of Workday, and assess the impact to Blucora.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Major responsibilities of the position are listed below. To perform the job successfully, the individual must be able to execute each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

* Experience with hands-on administration of Workday Finance and HCM applications.
* Experience with Workday Upgrades/New Features Management.
* Experience with Workday Reports and configuring Workday Business Process steps.
* Working knowledge of integration tools, and Workday Studio and methods for management of existing integrations.
* QA testing, EIB configurations and processing.
* Document policies and procedures for Workday support tasks and change management.
* Create roadmaps and timing of upgrades and maintenance for Blucora environment.
* User management and maintenance with attention to SOD requirements, SOX audit logs, change management and system generated object change log.
* Ensure compliance with the company's General Computing Controls and other SOX requirements related to IT applications.
* Perform and document IT Controls Testing (user access, workflow, change management, approvals, integration).
* Develop and document policies and procedures for integration processing.
* Strong knowledge of on premise and SaaS architectures.
* Translate business needs into functional requirements & implement solutions.
* Collaborate with various teams and prioritize new requirements.
* Work effectively on multiple projects concurrently, when necessary.
* Establish optimized set of tools and structures around projects and financial management.
* Collaborate with and support Workday super-users in other departments.
* Performs other related duties as assigned.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

* Bachelor's degree in IT/Computer Science/Engineering preferred, this is a highly technical position and approach.
* Ability to read and write SQL database scripts/stored procedures.
* Experience in writing C# code using best practices.
* 3+ years of experience with WorkDay, Workday business processes and the WorkDay integration tool set including EIB integrations, custom reports and calculated fields.
* Ability to maintain strong working relationships with a diverse customer base.
* Demonstrated ability to work well as an individual and as a member of a high-performing team.
* Proven Project Management skills.
* Design and delivery of new functionality requires attention to detail and a thorough understanding of data and the organization structure.

Comprehensive Benefits

* We offer a competitive salary, outstanding benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance, paid vacation and sick days, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, and 401(k) with company match.

Blucora, Inc is an equal opportunity employer and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability status or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Blucora, Inc considers information gathered in the hiring process, including information on this application, confidential, and only shares it on a need-to know basis or as required by law. Please let us know if you need accommodations in order to participate in the application process.