Michelle Gregory Accepts Manager of Finance Data and Analytics Position

Now that we are only a few weeks away from go-live it makes
sense to increasingly consider future state requirements. Teams responsible for
post-go-live support, like the Workday Finance and Data Support Team, have
already formed, and more are continuing to do so. One team that is still taking
shape is the Finance Business Intelligence Team.

Michelle Gregory, previously
a Systems Analyst for the FST project’s Reporting & Analytics workstream,
will serve as a member of this new team as Manager of Finance Data and
Analytics. In this position, Gregory will be the lead Functional Analyst for Reporting & Analytics. Gregory says she will primarily “lead the Finance Business Intelligence Team and assist finance stakeholders across the
University in finding, using, and best uses of our available data sets and tools to answer
finance-related questions.”

Some of her other duties include managing the Finance BI
reporting request backlog, assisting in developing Tier 1 support materials,
resolving Tier 2 and 3 cases regarding Reporting & Analytics, providing
input into the development of the R&A roadmap and the development and
launch of new solutions, and ensuring all R&A platforms are consistently
meeting requirements.

As Manager of Finance Data and Analytics, Gregory will
collaborate most closely with fellow Finance Business Intelligence Team members. She will also work with other departments and teams to deliver
finance-related data, reporting, and analytic solutions. The groups she will
primarily work with are the department of Financial Planning & Analysis,
Budget Managers, HR, Information Security, User Success, Change Management, the
Finance Continuous Improvement and Training and Development Teams, and the UBI
and EDW Teams.

Additionally, Gregory will lead the Report Developer Team.
She says her primary goal for this team is “ensuring that we are
practicing robust quality control and maintenance practices, and [that our
team] will take the lead in evaluating impacts and opportunities with each new
Workday release.”

Gregory is eager for the completion of the FST project and
all the opportunities her new role will bring. “I’m excited to continue
building my knowledge of all things UVAFinance and finance reporting solutions
to meet the objectives of the University,” she says. “I’m also looking
forward to working with various finance teams to understand and help drive
collaboration between all finance units regarding their financial reporting
solutions.”