Fields, Finance, and FST: Say ‘Hello’ to FST’s New Systems Analyst, Michelle Gregory

 

Michelle

 As someone with 15 years in the financial industry and seven
years of experience  working in higher education, joining the FST Team seemed
like a great opportunity for Michelle Gregory.

More specifically, Michelle was interested in “playing an
integral part in the FST project, learning a new system, and collaborating with
business partners to promote continuous improvement of the budget and planning
tools.”

As a Systems Analyst for the Reporting and Analytics
workstream, Michelle will focus on the functionality of UVA’s budgeting and
planning tool, Adaptive Planning, and will work on its integration with Workday
Financials.

“I will be participating in the design and implementation of
Adaptive Planning, which is scheduled to go live July 2022,” Michelle explains.
“Post-implementation, I will be responsible for maintaining the application,
continuous improvement of the system, collaborating with FP&A and
University leaders, and partnering with Workday support teams to ensure
seamless integrations with the University’s ERP and reporting environments.”

To do this, Michelle will work with various members of the
FST Project Team to ensure the design and functionality of Adaptive will meet
requirements. After implementation, she will work with end-users across Grounds
to better understand their needs and discuss how Adaptive can meet those needs.

After 2 ½ weeks in her new role, Michelle says she feels
“encouraged and excited by the commitment and organization of the FST Project.”
She is also enjoying the inside look she gets at finance at UVA. “Although I
have been in higher education for the last seven years,” she says, “I have
always found it interesting to see how each institution operates, defines, and
utilizes data.”

Outside of work, Michelle is very much a family person and
spends as much time as possible with her

family and friends. Now that it’s
Spring, she spends a lot of her time at the baseball field, as she serves on
two boards in her community for their little league baseball and softball
programs. She also has four boys, ranging in age from 5-21, and three of them
currently play baseball. “I love every minute of watching them play the sport
they love,” Michelle says.

When not on the field, Michelle loves to travel, read, and
when it’s warm out, she loves spending time outdoors.