Workday Financial Systems Architect
Job description
A senior individual contributor role owning AMBOSS's Workday Financials tenant technically, taking it over from an implementation partner and running it as a production system. The role covers configuration, integrations, reporting and advising Accounting and Finance.
At a glance
- Work mode
- Remote · Berlin, Germany
- Languages
- English – excellent
What you'll do
- Own the Workday Financials tenant technically, including 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
- Set the technical standard and review the work of consultants still used
- Own the Workday side of every integration: design and build the EIBs, Core Connectors, Studio integrations, web services and RaaS reports behind each interface and agree the interface contracts with Data Platform engineers
- 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 (unit, regression, UAT), the two Workday releases a year and a change log with configuration documentation
- Enable the accounting stream leads who handle first-line questions
- 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 off DATEV - assess feasibility, design the solution and configure it
What we're looking for
- Workday Financials depth: 5+ years hands-on, including at least one full implementation and the 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 and 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 (IFRS alongside local GAAP); experience with tax and e-invoicing platforms such as Avalara
- Accounting Center, Prism Analytics, Extend or Orchestrate
- A Workday consulting or CoE background
- A formal accounting background (degree, CPA or equivalent) or experience with internal controls and SOX in a Workday context
Your team
Systems team, part of Data & Systems
Makes the business systems landscape develop as a whole: every problem solved in the system where it belongs, and processes that run smoothly from order to cash and from purchase to payment. Expertise is platform-independent: accounting logic, process design, integration patterns and systems thinking. Works side by side with Finance, Accounting, Commercial, Data and IT.
Benefits
Daily healthy breakfast & lunch by in-house chef in Berlin HQ, AMBOSS daycare, work remotely from other office spaces in Cologne, Sardinia, Cape Town
- 30 paid vacation days, AMBOSS holiday, personal purpose day and more
- Urban Sports Club -M plan-, Fitbit Versa 3, Deutschland Ticket
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About AMBOSS
Shape the future of medical education with us!
AMBOSS is a dynamic learning and clinical decision support tool committed to empowering medical professionals globally to deliver optimal care. Since our inception in 2012, we've harnessed cutting-edge technology to transform the way physicians acquire and apply scientific knowledge.
Mission
Empowering medical professionals worldwide to provide the best possible care
Key facts
- 2012
- Workday Financials goes live in November 2026 as ERP for three entities in Germany, the US and Italy
- Around twelve integrations connect Workday to the rest of the landscape
- AMBOSS runs on a growing landscape of business systems: Workday as the ERP at the center, connected to Stripe, HubSpot, Pleo, Avalara, banks, payroll and archiving
- Office spaces in Berlin, Cologne, Sardinia and Cape Town
What they value
- Diversity is a powerful driver of innovation and progress
- Inclusive, respectful, and supportive environment