Sr Functional Consultant

Workday’s Financial Consulting teams are driven by a passion for our products and the success of our customers in implementing our best in class cloud solutions. We are looking for someone who brings strong consulting expertise, a collaborative approach, and a desire to deliver high-impact results for our customers. As a Senior Functional Consultant (P4), you will take a lead role on project engagements, taking ownership of core functional finance workstreams across complex end-to-end Workday Financial Management implementations. You will act as a trusted advisor to key financial stakeholders, driving solution design workshops, configuring robust system setups, and guiding customers through key project milestones while mentoring junior team members.

Responsibilities

Take a lead role on project engagements, owning core functional finance workstreams across complex end-to-end Workday Financial Management implementations; Act as a trusted advisor to key financial stakeholders, driving solution design workshops, configuring robust system setups, and guiding customers through key project milestones while mentoring junior team members; Complete or refresh Workday Core Finance Certification and obtain advanced Specialist Certifications; Take ownership of primary Finance workstreams on active deployments, acting as the primary functional expert during discovery and configuration phases; Work closely with cross-functional project leads, including Data, Integration, and Technical Consultants, to architect seamless touchpoints; Facilitate deep-dive business requirement sessions with CFO organization SMEs, demonstrating Workday best practices, and mapping legacy accounting structures to the Workday Foundation Data Model; Translate complex DACH business and statutory requirements (GoBD, HGB, Swiss CO, multi-GAAP, and local tax setups) into scalable configured solutions; Lead testing streams (Unit, E2E, and UAT), manage client resolution paths, and guide customers through risk-mitigated go-live cutover activities; Deliver 1-2 full-cycle complex implementation projects in the DACH market within the first year; Lead multi-stream financial designs, mentor P2/P3 functional consultants, and contribute to internal DACH practice assets

Requirements

5+ years of functional consulting experience, either as an Internal Consultant or with a Consulting/Software company, focused on enterprise financial management applications; 2+ years of hands-on experience implementing or configuring Workday Financials (Core Financials, FDM, General Ledger, AP/AR, Assets, Banking, or Revenue); Deep understanding of corporate financial accounting, multi-currency operations, and statutory reporting frameworks within the DACH region; Language Skills: Fluency in English and German is mandatory

Nice to have

Proven track record leading functional workstreams on full-lifecycle ERP software implementations (e.g., Workday, SAP, Oracle Financials Cloud, NetSuite); Demonstrated ability to build trust with finance leaders and functional SMEs, constructively challenging legacy processes in favor of modern, standardized SaaS workflows; Strong business analysis, requirements gathering, and workshop facilitation skills with an ability to present technical configurations clearly to non-technical stakeholders; Experience guiding localized DACH accounting requirements, including principles of proper bookkeeping (GoBD), HGB, and European VAT processing; Familiarity with leveraging automation and modern AI/ML capabilities within financial applications (e.g., automated ledger entries, anomaly detection); A detail-driven problem solver with a passion for delivering exceptional levels of customer service; Proven capability to mentor junior team members and review configuration quality across sub-workstreams; Resourceful, adaptable, and highly autonomous; comfortable working remotely utilizing modern collaboration tools; Ability to travel up to 30% of the time (under typical circumstances)

Benefits

Flexible work schedules aligned to our flex model; Empowerment to follow your desired career path and achieve professional and personal goals; Work-life balance and wellbeing; Equal opportunities; Trust to take risks, tools to grow, skills to develop, and support of a company invested in you; Eligibility for Workday Bonus Plan or role-specific commission/bonus; Annual refresh stock grants; Comprehensive benefits; Flex Work approach combining in-person time and remote with at least 50% of time in office or field