Shadonna Logan

About Shadonna Logan

Lead Financial Systems Analyst and Automation Strategist with deep experience modernizing accounting and reporting platforms across SimCorp Dimension, Workday Prism, Workday Financials, and BlackLine. I combine systems engineering, financial domain expertise, and Lean-Agile delivery to solve complex system and data problems, strengthen controls, and ensure accurate, compliant, and reliable financial outcomes.I design and validate end-to-end data flows, accounting logic, and platform integrations, and I build reusable automation frameworks—including data quality rule engines, reconciliation tools, and intelligent validation routines that reduce risk and improve operational efficiency. I partner across business and technology teams to translate requirements, identify gaps early, and deliver scalable solutions that support enterprise modernization.Experience includes supporting financial systems within mortgage-backed securities (MBS) and structured finance operations, with exposure to trade workflows, security master data, and settlement processes.I contribute to enterprise AI initiatives by identifying opportunities for intelligent automation, shaping use cases, and supporting proof-of-concept development.

Experience

1. Lead Financial Systems Analyst - Finance Transformation

   Fannie Mae

   Mar 2022 — Present · Washington, DC, US

   The Finance Transformation initiative modernized the enterprise reporting architecture by integrating critical accounting data into Workday Prism and standardizing data validation, reconciliation, and reporting workflows.Key Contributions:• Designed a standardized, automation-enabled validation framework aligned with the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Program Increment cadence to increase consistency and scalability across teams.• Engineered automated and semi-automated routines to validate Workday Prism datasets, Extract-Transform-Load (ETL) pipelines, and financial data flows.• Built a reusable, scalable framework of ~250 automated data quality rules supporting quarterly submissions to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), reducing manual review and strengthening reporting accuracy.• Developed an automated reconciliation verification tool to independently test BlackLine reconciliations and confirm alignment between SimCorp subledger balances and Workday Prism reporting outputs.• Defined and executed end-to-end integration validation for SimCorp-to-Prism data flows and outbound consumers.• Directed validation activities across sprints and Program Increments; coached teams on automation adoption, defect analysis, and scalable test design.• Validated Workiva-based regulatory and financial reporting to ensure accuracy, completeness, and alignment with accounting policy.• Authored standards, documentation, and reusable validation processes supporting long-term operational sustainability.

Education

• Howard University

  Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Computer Based Information Systems

• The George Washington University

  MS, Engineering Management - System and Software Engineering

• Howard University

  Bachelor of Business Administration, Computer Based Information Systems