Systems analyst Jobs in Aurora, CO

Job Description

AIR Communities is seeking a Senior Financial Systems Analyst to support and evolve our Workday Financials platform, ensuring the system effectively enables critical accounting, finance, procurement, and operational processes.

This role serves as a trusted partner to stakeholders across Finance, Accounting, Procurement, and Operations, helping translate business needs into scalable, sustainable system solutions. The successful candidate will combine deep Workday Financials expertise with strong business acumen, process thinking, and operational ownership to drive continuous improvement, strengthen governance, and enhance the user experience.

This is a highly visible, functional role focused on system configuration, business process optimization, reporting, governance, documentation, and solution delivery. It is not a development role and does not include integration ownership or security administration responsibilities.

Qualifications

Workday Financials Administration & Support

• Serve as a primary point of contact for Workday Financials users, providing day-to-day support for system, process, configuration, and reporting issues.
• Configure, maintain, and optimize Workday Financials functionality, business processes, workflows, and operational settings.
• Act as a functional subject matter expert across one or more Workday Financials areas, including:
  • Financial Data Model (FDM)
  • Company and Organizational Structures
  • Business Processes
  • Validation Rules
  • Posting Rules
  • Accounting Configuration
  • Financial Reporting
  • Customer Accounts and Billing
  • Procurement and Supplier Accounts
  • Banking and Settlement
  • Revenue Management
• Troubleshoot system issues, identify root causes, and implement sustainable solutions that improve reliability and performance.
• Support Workday release management activities, including impact assessments, testing, documentation updates, and adoption of new functionality.
• Coordinate testing efforts related to enhancements, upgrades, and configuration changes.

Business Partnership & Solution Delivery

• Partner closely with Accounting, Finance, Procurement, and operational teams to understand business needs and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Translate business requirements into scalable system solutions that improve processes, controls, and operational efficiency.
• Serve as a trusted advisor on Workday Financials capabilities, best practices, and process design.
• Assess enhancement requests by balancing business needs, system impacts, controls, reporting requirements, and long-term sustainability.
• Collaborate across departments to ensure solutions align with organizational objectives and governance standards.

Process Improvement & Governance

• Develop a comprehensive understanding of AIR’s financial processes and how they are supported within Workday.
• Evaluate the upstream and downstream impacts of system, process, and configuration changes.
• Identify opportunities to enhance automation, standardization, efficiency, and the overall user experience.
• Support governance and change management practices that promote consistency, scalability, and operational excellence.
• Help identify, assess, and mitigate risks associated with critical financial processes and system changes.

Reporting, Analytics & Documentation

• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for system configurations, business processes, controls, and support procedures.
• Develop and support operational, financial, and management reporting solutions.
• Investigate and resolve reporting issues, data discrepancies, and process exceptions.
• Maintain documentation that supports knowledge transfer, cross-training, operational continuity, and audit readiness.

What Success Looks Like

• Workday Financials operates reliably and efficiently across key business functions.
• Stakeholders view you as a trusted partner and subject matter expert.
• Financial processes are optimized through thoughtful configuration and process design.
• Governance standards, controls, and documentation are consistently maintained.
• Business users can confidently leverage Workday to support decision-making and operational excellence.

This version elevates the role from a systems support position to a strategic business partner role, which tends to resonate more strongly with experienced Workday Financials professionals.

Additional Information

What We Offer

AIR offers attractive total compensation packages designed to recognize and reward performance including:

• Expected pay range of $100,000 - $120,000 base salary plus 10% annual target bonus. You will be provided a pay rate that is in line with your skills and experience as they relate to the requirements of the job.
• 25% Rent Discount at any AIR community (a rental application is required, and certain exclusions apply).
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance options, HSA/FSA plans, short and long-term disability paid by the company.
• 401(k) plan with employer contribution.
• Paid time off including vacation, sick time, and 11 holidays.
• Paid parental leave of up to 16 weeks.
• Tuition assistance program and up to 100% reimbursement for job-related certifications and licenses.
• 15 hours of paid time annually for community service.
• Commuter benefits and pet insurance.
• Consumer discounts on various products and services.
• Opportunities for ongoing professional development, leadership training, and career growth.

Supervisory Responsibilities: Non-Supervisory

Work Environment: Office environment. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by the team members to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the team member is frequently required to sit, talk or listen. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Reasonable accommodation will be made to enable team members with disabilities to perform the essential functions, and team members who believe they need such accommodation should contact Human Resources.

Candidates extended an offer will be required to undergo pre-employment screening that includes checking references, a four-panel drug screening that excludes marijuana testing, employment verification & criminal background check.

AIR values diversity and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. AIR prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.