Senior Business Systems Analyst, Finance Systems

Anthropic Anthropic · AI Frontier · San Francisco, CA · Finance

Senior Business Systems Analyst for Finance Systems at Anthropic, focusing on Workday Financials implementation, FDM design, Prism Analytics development, and reporting. This role is critical for scaling the finance organization towards public company readiness and ensuring a world-class financial systems foundation.

What you'd actually do

  1. Serve as internal functional lead for Workday Financials implementation, partnering with consultants to drive configuration decisions, validate designs, and ensure business requirements are met
  2. Own the design and configuration of Chart of Accounts, Worktags, dimensional hierarchies, and Accounting Books that will serve as the source of truth for all financial reporting, ensuring support for both GAAP and Management reporting requirements
  3. Develop and maintain Prism/Accounting Center solutions from source analysis and ingestion design through build, testing, cutover, and hypercare, including integration with external data sources like BigQuery and Pigment
  4. Gather business requirements from Finance, Accounting, and FP&A stakeholders, translating them into hands-on development of executive reporting, dashboards, and analytics solutions
  5. Participate in implementation workshops, challenge requirements, and translate business needs into buildable designs and testable acceptance criteria; manage defects and data quality issues throughout the project lifecycle

Skills

Required

  • 8+ years of experience in finance systems, ERP implementation, or business systems analysis roles
  • 5+ years of hands-on Workday Financials experience
  • Deep expertise in Workday Financial Data Model (FDM), including Chart of Accounts design, Worktags configuration, dimensional hierarchies, and Accounting Books setup
  • Strong experience with Workday Prism Analytics, including data modeling, source integration, calculated fields, and report development
  • Skilled at translating complex business requirements into technical solutions
  • Experience with full ERP implementation lifecycles
  • Strong understanding of financial accounting processes
  • Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Comfortable working in fast-paced, high-growth environments

Nice to have

  • Background in accounting, finance, or CPA certification
  • Experience with Workday Accounting Center
  • Technical proficiency with SQL, Python, or scripting languages
  • Experience integrating Workday with external data platforms such as BigQuery or cloud data warehouses
  • Knowledge of SOX compliance requirements and internal controls for financial systems
  • Experience with EPM/FP&A systems such as Pigment, Anaplan, or Adaptive Planning
  • Prior experience at high-growth technology companies scaling toward IPO readiness
  • Familiarity with Workday HCM
  • Experience with data migration tools, ETL processes, and reconciliation frameworks

What the JD emphasized

  • Workday Financials experience
  • Workday Prism Analytics
  • SOX compliance requirements