Workday Finance Product Owner (mfd)

A career driven by you. Join AutoScout24 Group and experience life in the fast lane. We're not just leading the market; we're creating it. We're constantly innovating, evolving and transforming things for our customers. We're driven, ambitious and determined to do our best work together. For a career that doesn't stand still where you can put your ideas in the driving seat and change the way the world moves, join our international community.

As Workday Finance Product Owner you will own and steer AutoScout24's financial systems landscape. As the Group Product Owner for Workday you will play a pivotal role in stabilising, optimising and scaling our finance processes across Europe and Canada. You will be a key partner to Finance and Tech, ensuring accurate financial data flows, strong operational controls and a seamless compliant month‑end experience. This position is unlimited and located in Munich.

What you'll do

• Own Workday Finance end‑to‑end ensuring a resilient configuration across COA, financial dimensions, ledgers, accounting rules, intercompany setup, journal templates and banking configuration.
• Oversee integrated data flows between Workday, OneStream billing/CRM systems, FP&A platforms and banking/payment infrastructures.
• Support group consolidation through accurate mappings, validation of FX translation logic and alignment between Workday and OneStream.
• Ensure consistent global close processes including subledger integrity reconciliations (bank intercompany GR/IR clearing) and automated validation and reconciliation controls.
• Maintain strong system‑level controls and audit readiness including workflow governance, audit trails and acting as primary contact for external auditors.
• Train and support global finance teams through SOPs, documentation and dashboards to enhance system usage and operational transparency.
• Lead and contribute to finance transformation initiatives including system stabilisation, M&A scalability and automation of finance processes.

Qualifications

• 37 years experience with Workday Financials including deep configuration expertise.
• Proven ownership of ERP platforms within a group finance environment.
• Experience in multi‑entity, multi‑currency operations.
• Solid IFRS knowledge and understanding of end‑to‑end accounting flows (R2R, P2P, O2C).
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving capabilities with the ability to translate finance requirements into scalable system design.
• Experience in financial systems change implementations or global ERP rollouts.
• Familiarity with consolidation systems (OneStream preferred; HFM acceptable).
• Background in audit accounting or financial control strongly preferred; CPA/ACCA advantageous.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills across Finance, Tech, auditors and external partners.
• Hands‑on proactive working style with high ownership reliability and resilience under pressure.
• Fluency in English and German; additional European languages are a plus.

A culture of growth. With over 50 nationalities represented we are proud to welcome people of all backgrounds to our growing community and we are always finding new ways to help people feel welcomed and included. Here you'll have the tools, training and support you need to work in a way that suits you, learn new skills and reach your potential.

For a career where you can drive our business and shape your future apply now.