Workday Financial Systems Architect

You are the technical owner of Workday Financials at AMBOSS: you take the tenant over from the implementation partner and run it. Some days that means a configuration fix before the close, other days the design of a new integration or the assessment of a new module.

What you'll do

• Own the tenant technically: Configuration and business processes across record-to-report (General Ledger), procure-to-pay (Accounts Payable), order-to-cash (Accounts Receivable) and bank connectivity (Banking & Settlement), the security model and the financial data model.
• Take over from the implementation partner: Review, document and harden what was delivered, close the gaps and bring run responsibility in-house as early as possible after go-live.
• Own the Workday side of every integration: Design and build the EIBs, Core Connectors, Studio integrations, web services and RaaS reports behind each interface.
• Advise Accounting and Finance: Translate requirements into system design, say clearly what Workday can and cannot do and advise where in the landscape a problem is best solved.
• Run it like a production system: Tier 2/3 support with root-cause fixes, testing discipline, the two Workday releases a year and a change log with configuration documentation.
• Build the reports, dashboards and calculated fields that Finance and leadership rely on, and make them self-serve where possible.
• Be the technical expert on expansions: HCM, treasury, automated VAT reporting and global payroll—assess feasibility, design the solution and configure it.

What you'll need

• Workday Financials depth: 5+ years hands-on, including at least one full implementation and post-go-live ownership of a tenant (hypercare, first closes, releases).
• Configuration expertise: Core modules (GL, AP, AR, Banking & Settlement), the business process framework, configurable security and the financial data model (FDM, worktags).
• Reporting: Custom and matrix reports, calculated fields and BIRT.
• Systems thinking: Experience connecting SaaS business systems (APIs, integration patterns) and the habit of thinking in end-to-end processes across tools.
• Accounting understanding: Chart of accounts, period close, reconciliations and audit requirements.
• Engineering mindset: Structured troubleshooting to the root cause, disciplined testing and documentation that others can use.
• Communication: Excellent English—precise with engineers, plain with finance colleagues.

Nice to have

• Hands-on experience with Workday integration tooling: EIBs, Core Connectors, Studio, web services, RaaS and XSLT.
• Proficiency in German.
• Workday Pro certification in Financials or Integrations.
• Multi-entity, multi-currency or multi-GAAP experience; experience with tax and e-invoicing platforms such as Avalara.
• A Workday consulting or CoE background.

What they offer

• Technical ownership of a newly launched ERP system serving three entities across Germany, the US and Italy.
• Senior individual contributor role working alongside a Business Systems Manager on strategy and stakeholder coordination.
• Hypercare and first closes support during a critical first year.