Senior Specialist, Finance Business Applications

Ottawa, ON, CA💼 Full-time💰 $95,594–$95,594🗓 2026-09-24 → 2026-09-30

Core

Translates business requirements into technical specifications for finance management (accounting, grants, endowments, spend, FDM, AP, AR, budget) and configures/maintains Workday modules.

Role type

Senior Specialist, Finance Business Applications (Business Systems Analysis)

Builds

Finance management modules in Workday and similar cloud applications for a university

Domain

Higher Education / Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

Required skills

Workday configuration and maintenance, finance business processes, data analytics, reporting development, change management, stakeholder needs assessment, technical documentation, process optimization

Preferred skills

Project management, bilingualism (French/English), professional designation (HR, CPA, SCMA, Business Analysis), Microsoft Excel/Business Intelligence

Technologies

Workday, Microsoft Excel, Business Intelligence tools

Responsibilities

Configure and maintain Workday finance modules; translate business requirements into technical specifications; perform data analytics and develop reporting; support process optimization and change management; troubleshoot system issues and ensure data integrity; deliver training and user guides.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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About uottawa

Founded in 1848, the University of Ottawa is the largest bilingual (French-English) university in the world, with 10 faculties and more than 45,000 students registered in undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral studies. Renowned for its expertise in public policy, health sciences, and law and social justice, uOttawa benefits from its close proximity to the seat of the federal government and to diplomatic missions, vibrant and innovative healthcare and technology sectors, and the head offices of major national associations.