Do you want to be a key player in the support and optimization of our finance related processes in Workday, in a role where you can put your combined finance, configuration, and Workday skills to use? Then you might be our new Finance Application Consultant - Workday.
Who we are
For over 50 years, we have worked closely with investment and asset managers to become the world’s leading provider of integrated investment management solutions. We are 2,500+ colleagues with a broad range of nationalities, educations, professional experiences, ages, and backgrounds in general.
SimCorp is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a culture where diverse perspectives and expertise are integrated in our everyday work. We believe in the continual growth and development of our employees, so that we can provide best-in-class solutions to our clients.
While striving to deliver client value, we believe it is vital to consider our people and our planet in every business decision we make. Acting responsibly is not optional. It is essential.
Why this role is important to us
We have completed the first wave of implementation of Workday in Finance and are now looking to enhance our finance related processes and get the most value out of our new ERP system.
As Finance Application Consultant, you will support Finance teams across the world in using Workday as a driver for developing and implementing best-practice finance processes and enabling operational excellence across all processes anchored in Finance. You will serve Global Finance colleagues as Workday support when it comes to process improvements and incident solving, in close cooperation with the other Corporate Functions (Services, HR and IT), and ensure that we get the most value for money out of Workday.
This includes using Workday as a leverage for standardization, simplification, centralization, and automation of finance processes as well as ensuring efficient and effective operational processes around the Workday application. You will drive the system configuration of enhancements and be hands-on in terms of solving small scale process improvements while collaborating closely with finance colleagues globally, to ensure a successful Workday adoption.
What you will be responsible for
Support development and implementation of best practice finance processes around the Workday Finance application in close cooperation with the other Corporate Functions
Ensure adoption of business processes in Workday and promote usage of the application, through documentation, training, and effective communication
Conduct continuous reviews of finance processes and identify opportunities for improvement with the aim of optimizing processes towards standardization, simplification, centralization, and automation.
Work on implementing the backlog of ideas, change requests, new releases, and enhancements
Ensure efficient Workday operational processes within finance, and coordinate with other Corporate Functions where needed
Provide increased focus on process documentation in terms of flow charts, process descriptions and user guides
What we value (our requirements)
An academic degree in finance or IT
Strong knowledge of Workday Finance (minimum 2 years of Workday experience)
At least 3 years work experience within finance or ERP support
Experience with business- and finance process optimization
Sound knowledge of operational processes in finance
Excellent collaboration and communication skills, bridging IT, business and Finance
Fluency in spoken and written English
Workday administration or configuration experience is a big plus
Next steps
Please send us your application in English via our career site as soon as possible, we process incoming applications continually. To make sure you receive our emails please check your junk/spam folder and add SimCorp to the safe list of your e-mail contacts.
Please note: Only applications sent through our system will be processed.
For any questions you are welcome to contact Arbie Honra, Talent Acquisition Partner, at arbie.honra@simcorp.com.
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