• Define and own the strategic architecture for Workday Financials and Adaptive Planning. • Develop and maintain the finance systems roadmap, aligning technology with RMI’s strategic and operational needs. • Lead system design to support cost allocations, project/grant accounting, payroll, planning, and reporting. • Ensure scalability, automation, and performance through best-practice system configuration and integration. • Establish and maintain architectural standards and design principles for all finance systems. • Serve as the primary system administrator for Adaptive Planning, owning model integrity, user roles, version control, account hierarchies, and technical documentation. • Lead system enhancement and release cycles from design through deployment. • Establish governance for system changes, testing, and version control. • Manage external implementation partners, translating business needs into technical scope and ensuring delivery aligns with timelines, cost, and architectural standards. • Maintain clear documentation of configurations, integrations, and system changes. • Own the design and integrity of integrations between Workday, Adaptive, and other core systems (HR, CRM, procurement, etc.). • Define and enforce data governance standards, master data management, and security models in partnership with the security team. • Ensure a single source of truth across financial and operational data. • Collaborate with the Reporting and Analytics team across the institute to align system data models with BI and dashboard needs. • Serve as the finance systems subject-matter expert and advisor to the Finance and leadership team. • Partner with Org Finance, IT, Development, and Operations to ensure system design supports end-to-end process improvement. • Communicate system strategy, roadmap, and key decisions to senior stakeholders and the Executive Council. • Foster a culture of cross-functional collaboration, governance, and continuous improvement.