Financial Systems & Support Manager

Workday Adaptive Manager

When you join Sallie Mae, you become a champion for all students. We're on a mission to power confidence as students begin their unique journey. To help them plan their higher education, successfully finish, and prepare for life after school. To help them Start smart. Learn big.

Students need guidance navigating this important time in their life. They need someone who acknowledges that their education path is unique. They need a partner willing to evolve and not only meet but surpass their expectations. We're changing. Because students need a better way.

We're looking for people who are excited to drive this transformation. To break barriers and think of new ways to adapt, help, and create better experiences for studentsand for each other.

This is where diverse backgrounds, beliefs, and perspectives matter. It's where you're empowered to bring your authentic self to work.

Feeling your best allows you to do your best. Our benefits take care of the whole youfrom physical and mental to financial and professional. You'll get opportunities to further your education and career, support for you and your family (including your pets!), paid time off to volunteer for the things that matter to you, and more.

We're obsessed with impact and making a real difference. For us, that means putting relationships first, asking "why not?" when tackling challenges, and continuously learning new skills.

Come do more than join something, change something. For students, for future generations, for the future of education.

What You'll Contribute

Sallie Mae is seeking a Workday Adaptive Manager to join our Financial Systems team. This role will be responsible for supporting and enhancing our Workday Adaptive Planning platform, enabling accurate forecasting, budgeting, and reporting across the organization. The ideal candidate will have strong functional and technical expertise, and a deep understanding of financial planning processes, preferably in a financial services environment.

What You'll Do

• Administer and maintain the Workday Adaptive Planning system, including model structure, dimensions, versions, and user access.
• Collaborate with the FP&A team to gather requirements and translate them into scalable planning solutions.
• Maintain the financial models for budgeting, forecasting, and scenario planning in Adaptive.
• Create and maintain dashboards, reports, and visualizations to support executive decision-making.
• Support monthly and annual planning cycles including 3YP
• Support variance analysis (budget to actuals) and reporting.
• Build integrations and maintain integrations from and to Adaptive.
• Collaborate with the internal Workday support team, other internal teams and IT for regular system maintenance.
• Work with Adaptive / Workday customer support team to resolve any application related issues.
• Perform testing and create required documentation for SOX, disaster recovery and other audit requirements.
• Provide end-user training, documentation, and ongoing support to ensure effective system usage.
• Stay current with Workday Adaptive Planning updates and best practices.

What You Have

Minimum education, skills and experience required.

Preferred

The Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits discrimination by employers, in compensation and employment opportunities, against qualified individuals with disabilities who, with or without reasonable accommodation, can perform the "essential functions" of a job.

Feeling Your Best Helps You Do Your Best

Our benefits take care of the whole youso you can build your work around your life (not the other way around!).

Sallie Mae is proud to be an equal opportunity (EEO) employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, genetic information, gender identity, disability, Veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.