Sarah Saeed

About Sarah Saeed

Experienced in enhancing and automating business processes and workflows. Workday…

Experience

1. Workday Analyst

   AvalonBay Communities

   Jul 2024 — Present

   Managed the transition from Legacy Software to Workday, overseeing all project activities and assisting in ERP. • Served as a contact for Workday HCM implementation, collaborating with HR, IT, and AP/AR departments. • Maintained and configured Workday’s Foundation Data Model (FDM), including setting up and adjusting company hierarchies, cost centers, and supervisory organizations in alignment with business needs. • Developed dynamic workflows to visually represent system processes and further optimized them using Visio. • Supported the configuration of financial for budgeting, accounting, and reporting purposes. • Managed and processed Accounts Payable (AP) and Accounts Receivable (AR) transactions, including invoice validation, 3-way matching, vendor communications, reconciliation, and payment processing across departments. • Supported the organization-wide Workday transition by managing change management efforts. • Held office hours to assist vendors and contractors with onboarding and system navigation during the transition. • Troubleshot platform issues and coordinated with internal IT teams to resolve system and user access problems. • Communicated between vendors, procurement, and IT stakeholders to ensure successful adoption of Workday. • Played a key role in minimizing disruption during the system rollout and improving user engagement • Trained 200+ users on Workday through walkthroughs, reducing post-implementation support tickets by 30%. • Leveraged MS EXCEL extensively to create EIBs, run reports, audit expenses, manage metrics, etc.

Education

• George Mason University

  Bachelor's degree

  2022 — 2024

• Harvard University

  Certificate

  2025