Sr Functional Consultant (German Speaking)

In this role you will lead core financial workstreams on complex Workday Financial Management implementations, guiding customers from discovery through go-live. You’ll act as a trusted advisor to finance leaders, shaping solution designs and ensuring scalable configurations for DACH clients. You’ll mentor junior consultants while collaborating with cross-functional teams to align business processes with cloud-based finance solutions. This is a hands-on, client-facing position focused on delivering high-impact financial transformations with a collaborative Workday team.

• Flexible work schedules (flex model)
• Work-life balance and wellbeing
• Equal opportunities for everyone
• Remote/hybrid and office collaboration
• Potential bonus plan and stock grants
• Growth and professional development opportunities

• Lead core functional finance workstreams on end-to-end Workday Financial Management implementations
• Act as primary functional expert during discovery and configuration phases
• Drive solution design workshops and engage CFO SMEs to map legacy structures to Workday data model
• Configure robust system setups and ensure alignment with regional statutory requirements
• Lead testing streams (Unit, E2E, UAT) and manage resolution paths for edge cases
• Mentor junior team members and review configuration quality across sub-workstreams
• Collaborate with Data, Integration, and Technical Consultants to architect cross-functional touchpoints
• Deliver 1–2 full-cycle complex implementations in the DACH market within the first year
• Expand multi-stream financial designs and contribute to internal practice assets in subsequent years

• 5+ years of functional consulting experience in enterprise financial management
• 2+ years hands-on Workday Financials implementation or configuration
• Deep understanding of corporate accounting, multi-currency operations, and statutory reporting in the DACH region
• Fluent in English and German
• Proven track record leading functional workstreams on full-lifecycle ERP implementations (Workday, SAP, Oracle Financials Cloud, NetSuite)
• Strong business analysis, requirements gathering, and workshop facilitation skills
• Experience with GoBD, HGB, European VAT and localized DACH accounting requirements
• Familiarity with automation and AI/ML capabilities in financial apps
• Mentorship experience and ability to work remotely with modern collaboration tools
• Willingness to travel up to 30%
• Knowledge of Workday data model and implementation methodology
• Excellent client-facing communication and stakeholder management

• Leadership and mentorship
• Collaborative mindset
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Workday Financials (Core Financials, FDM, GL, AP/AR, Assets, Banking, Revenue)
• GoBD, HGB, multi-GAAP and VAT expertise
• Automation and AI/ML capabilities in financial apps