Manager, Finance & Administration

About Us

Wellington Management

offers comprehensive investment management capabilities that span nearly all segments of the global capital markets. Our investment solutions, tailored to the unique return and risk objectives of institutional clients in more than 60 countries, draw on a robust body of proprietary research and a collaborative culture that encourages independent thought and healthy debate. As a private partnership, we believe our ownership structure fosters a long-term view that aligns our perspectives with those of our clients.

About The Role

Company : Wellington Management Company LLP

Location : 280 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02210

Position Title : Manager, Finance & Administration

Job Description

Lead the team responsible for solutions in Workday Financials, HCM, and Payroll. Coverage includes Financial Accounting, Supplier Accounts, Expenses, Procurement, and Projects, as well as Talent Management, Benefits Administration, Recruiting, Time Tracking, and Payroll. Responsibilities include:

• Collaborating with the senior managers of Finance and Human Resources organizations to set and implement the firm’s strategy on Workday
• Working closely with managers to understand all business challenges/opportunities and design solutions. This critically includes keeping up to date on all new Workday features and recommending their implementation/adoption
• Understanding business needs, prioritizing, and allocating resources to the collective book of work spanning a dozen functions across the Finance and HR organizations
• Managing Wellington’s relationship with the vendor (Workday)
• Managing Wellington’s relationship with Workday partner organizations for supplemental consultant support and holding them accountable to their SOWs, plus onboarding/offboarding and managing these consultants on Wellington’s network to complete all agreed-to work in the SOWs
• Managing the career development, performance reviews, and compensation considerations for team members
• Defining and implementing the constructs for the team to execute support/enhancements work and to track and report progress
• Creating the training paths and encouraging/empowering business users across Finance and HR organizations to develop their own Workday configuration and reporting skills
• Ensuring all security permissions and permission-related strategies are appropriate to keeping our data secure, including accountability to all internal and external audit requests/requirements
• Ensuring team responds to and communicates all system upgrades/maintenance, tenant refreshes, and application issue resolution, as well as holding vendor (Workday) accountable to the SLA

Position is fixed location based in Boston office, however, telecommuting from a home office may also be allowed.

Job Requirements

Requires a Bachelor’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Business Administration, Economics, Finance or a related field plus eight (8) years of experience in a systems role implementing solutions in Finance and HR departments on Workday or another comparable ERP application. Experience must include:

Eight (8) years of experience in the following (experience may be gained concurrently):

• Leading and mentoring a team, including remote members, and the ability to allocate and direct the work of limited resources effectively

Five (5) years of experience in the following (experience may be gained concurrently)

• Demonstratable expertise in Workday Financials by producing configuration and reporting that is accurate and comprehensive and with an expected turnaround in the following areas: Financial Accounting, Procurement, Accounts Payable, Fixed Assets, Projects/Capital Projects, Expenses, Banking and Settlement, and Financial Reporting
• Workday Payroll and HCM modules

Four (4) years of experience in the following (experience may be gained concurrently):

• Accounting practices

Three (3) years of experience in the following (experience may be gained concurrently):

• Workday matrix reporting, calculated fields, and advanced reports
• Workday security administration

Two (2) years of experience in the following (experience may be gained concurrently):

• Working directly with senior business management to define and implement a strategic roadmap

Employer will accept ten (10) years of experience in a systems role implementing solutions in Finance and HR departments on Workday and another ERP application in lieu of a bachelor’s degree plus eight (8) years of experience.

40 hours/week, 9:00am-5:00pm, Salary range: $156,000 – $195,000/year.

Application Method: Apply online or send resume to [email protected] (Req #R93431)

Not sure you meet 100% of our qualifications? That’s ok. If you believe that you could excel in this role, we encourage you to apply and welcome a chance to review your background. We are dedicated to building and maintaining a diversified workforce and considering a broad array of candidates with a variety of skill, workplace experiences, and backgrounds.

As an equal opportunity employer, Wellington Management ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, creed, national origin, age, ancestry, disability (physical or mental), medical condition, citizenship, marital status, pregnancy, veteran or military status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law . If you are a candidate with a disability, or are assisting a candidate with a disability, and require an accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, please email us at [email protected] .

We believe that in person interactions inspire and energize our community and are essential to our culture. In support of this commitment, our employees work from our offices 4 days a week with flexibility to work remotely 1 day a week. We believe that this approach ultimately supports our mission to deliver investment excellence to our clients and their beneficiaries over the long term.