Joy Thao

About Joy Thao

ABOUT ME - SIMPLE: Doing great work with great people without compromising my authenticity is where I belong! MY PASSION IN A NUTSHELL: Strategically solutioning and executing a sustainable and scalable financial management platform through positive change management putting PEOPLE FIRST.| Responsibility | Connectedness | Positivity | Learner | Developer |

Experience

1. Financials Solution Architect

   Workday

   Apr 2022 — Present · Milwaukee, WI, US

   Certifications:•Accounting Center Services, CER-00••••40 (February 2025)•Banking and Settlement Services, CER-00••••32 (February 2025)•Business Assets Services, CER-00••••35 (February 2025)•Contracts to Cash Services, CER-00••••64 (May 2025)•Endowment Accounting Services, CER-00••••31 (February 2025)•Expenses Services, (February 2025)•Financial Consolidations Services, CER-00••••28 (March 2025)•Financial Management Data Loading Services, CER-00••••29 (June 2025)•Financial Reporting Services, CER-00••••16 (March 2025)•Foundation Data Model Services, CER-00••••15 (March 2025)•Grants Management Services, CER-00••••56 (February 2025)•Inventory Management Services, CER-00••••35 (November 2025)•Prism Analytics Services, CER-00••••49 (May 2025)•Procure to Pay Services, CER-00••••33 (November 2025)•Project Billing Services, CER-00••••80 (May 2025)•Project Services, CER-00••••34 (February 2025)•Record to Report Services, CER-00••••39 (February 2025)•Scout RFP (Strategic Sourcing) Services, CER-00••••36 (November 2025)

Education

• Walden University

  PhD in Management, Specialization - Organizational Design and Innovation

• Metro State University

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Focus: Finance & Management Information Systems

  2011 — 2015

• Metro State University

  Bachelor of Science, Accounting & Business Administration

  2007 — 2009

• Metro State University

  Project Management Graduate Certificate

  2014 — 2015

Skills

• Accounting
• Financial Reporting
• Access
• Budgets
• Leadership
• Accounts Payable
• Training
• Internal Audit
• Account Reconciliation
• Management
• General Ledger
• Payroll
• Analysis
• Customer Service
• Accounts Receivable
• Financial Analysis
• Managerial Finance
• Microsoft Office
• Gaap
• Data Analysis
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• Variance Analysis
• Auditing
• Cost Accounting
• Cash Management
• Quickbooks
• Process Improvement
• Team Leadership
• Project Management
• Project Planning
• Cash Flow
• Data Mining
• Database Design
• Technical Presentations
• Outlook
• Teamwork
• Internal Controls
• Fixed Assets
• Forecasting
• Budgeting