Christopher Johnson
About Christopher Johnson
Christopher Johnson is a Workday Financials Senior Manager and Configuration Lead at Alight Solutions, specializing in cloud optimization services.
Company
Christopher Johnson currently works at Alight Solutions as the Workday Financials Senior Manager/Configuration Lead for Cloud Optimization Services. He oversees a team of six consultants, managing bi-annual Workday version releases and weekly service updates. His role involves extensive configuration and troubleshooting of various Workday modules.
Title
Christopher Johnson holds the title of Workday Financials Senior Manager/Configuration Lead For Cloud Optimization Services at Alight Solutions. In this capacity, he is responsible for ensuring the smooth implementation and maintenance of Workday Financials modules.
Education and Expertise
Christopher Johnson has a robust educational background. He earned his Doctor of Law (JD) from American University Washington College of Law from 2007 to 2010. Prior to that, he completed his Bachelor's degree in Political Science and Legal Studies at The University of Texas at San Antonio from 2005 to 2007. His expertise spans Workday Financials modules, where he excels in configuration, troubleshooting, and post go-live support.
Career Background
Christopher Johnson has a diverse professional background. He worked as a Workday Financials Consultant at Aon from 2016 to 2017 and held multiple roles at Georgetown University, including Contracts & Business Officer and Academic Budget Analyst, between 2010 and 2016. He also gained experience as a Mortgage Loan Officer/Processor at KB Home from 2003 to 2005, and as an Account Manager at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from 2000 to 2003 and at Sprint Relay Services from 1998 to 2000.
Workday Financials Management
In his role at Alight Solutions, Christopher Johnson specializes in configuring and managing various Workday modules. His expertise includes Revenue, Spend, Financial Accounting, Business Assets, Banking, Security, Process Administration, and Tax Configuration. He also reviews and configures month-end close processes, account posting rules, asset book rules, and accounting treatments/depreciation profiles. Additionally, he sets up banking reconciliation, matching rules, routing rules, and intercompany profiles.