Job Description

Company Description

Who We Are

AIR Communities is a Multifamily Real Estate Operator headquartered in Denver, CO. We are one of the country's largest owners and operators of multifamily housing, managing high-quality properties in most major markets. At AIR, we value integrity, respect, collaboration, customer focus, and performance. These values are brought to life by our teammates, who are ultimately responsible for our success. When you join our team, you'll work alongside the most dedicated professionals in the industry and open the door to unlimited career opportunities.

Where You Will Work:

Our corporate office is located in the Denver Tech Center. Our office spans the top two floors of the building and features expansive views of the mountains and the downtown skyline.

AIR values relationships and the benefits from working side by side with teammates, therefore this position will be in-office 5 days a week to support the team.

Job Description

AIR Communities is seeking a Senior Financial Systems Analyst to play a key role in supporting and optimizing our Workday Financials platform. This position is ideal for a Workday Financials professional who enjoys solving business challenges, partnering with stakeholders, and driving continuous system improvements.

In this highly visible role, you'll work closely with Accounting, FP&A, Treasury, Operations, and IT to support day-to-day system operations, enhance financial processes, and deliver reporting and configuration solutions that help the business operate more effectively.

This position sits within the Finance organization and offers the opportunity to become a trusted advisor to business leaders while expanding your expertise across Workday Financials. The role is focused on functional configuration and production support and does not include integration development or security administration responsibilities.

What We're Looking For

• Serve as a primary point of contact for Workday Financials users by providing production support and troubleshooting system, process, configuration, and reporting issues through resolution.
• Configure and maintain Workday Financials components, including Financial Data Models (FDM), company structures, worktags, hierarchies, business processes, validations, reporting, and related financial configuration.
• Partner with business users to understand requirements, evaluate impacts, and implement Workday solutions that support business needs.
• Evaluate downstream impacts of system and configuration changes across accounting, reporting, integrations, controls, and operational processes.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on Workday Financials experience.
• Hands-on experience with Workday Financials configuration, Financial Data Models (FDM), and organizational structures.
• Ability to build, modify, and troubleshoot Workday reports.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with Accounting, Finance, Treasury, and Operations teams.
• Experience gathering business requirements and translating them into Workday configuration and reporting solutions.
• Preferred Qualifications
• Experience supporting Workday Financials in a production environment.
• Experience with EIBs, Prism Analytics, or Workday Spend Management.

Workday Financials Administration & Support

• Experience supporting Workday Financials in a production support environment.
• Background working as a Workday Financials Consultant, Systems Analyst, or Functional Analyst.
• Experience with EIBs, Prism Analytics, or Workday Spend Management.
• Experience partnering directly with Accounting or Finance organizations.
• 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.