Functional Consultant - Financial Software Dach

Workday Workday · Enterprise · Munich, Germany +1

Workday is seeking a Functional Consultant for their Financial Software DACH team. This role involves end-to-end implementation of Workday's Financial Management product, acting as a trusted advisor to customers. Responsibilities include gathering requirements, configuring solutions, testing, and providing post-production support. The role requires fluency in English and German, consulting experience, and corporate financial accounting knowledge. Experience with Tier 1 business software applications is preferred. The role also mentions comfort working with AI tools.

What you'd actually do

  1. Gathering and understanding Customer’s Business Requirements and demonstrating core Workday concepts, utilising pre-delivered Workday solutions
  2. Translating Customer requirements into configured solutions and ensuring detailed unit testing of the Workday solution
  3. Supporting your customer during multiple rounds of testing, responding to and resolving test issues under the guidance of the Lead Consultant
  4. Undertaking final deployment activities for the customer, including the provision of knowledge transfer and post-production support activities

Skills

Required

  • 3+ years Consulting experience, either as an Internal Consultant or with a Consulting/Software Company
  • Corporate Financial accounting experience or equivalent qualifications in Finance & Accounting.
  • Fluency in English and German are mandatory.

Nice to have

  • Relevant educational qualifications and/or experience implementing or supporting Financial Management solutions.
  • Experience working with or Implementing a Tier 1 business software application such as: Workday, SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft, ADP, NetSuite, FinancialForce or similar application
  • Business analysis and requirements gathering skills
  • A detailed-driven problem solver, with a passion for delivering exceptional levels of customer service
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills and comfortable presenting.
  • Ability and desire to learn technology quickly through a mix of different mediums
  • Resourceful and adaptable; you’ll be comfortable working remotely, utilising a variety of tools with a high degree
  • Comfortable working with AI tools.
  • Ability to travel up to 30% of the time (under typical circumstances)

What the JD emphasized

  • Fluency in English and German are mandatory