Lead Workday Financials Consultant
- Manila City, Metro Manila
- Permanent
- Full-time
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 3,000+ colleagues with a broad range of nationalities, educations, professional experiences, ages, and backgrounds.SimCorp is an independent subsidiary of the Deutsche Börse Group. Following the recent merger with Axioma, we leverage the combined strength of our brands to provide an industry-leading, full, front-to-back offering for our clients. SimCorp is an equal-opportunity employer.We are committed to building a culture where diverse perspectives and expertise are integrated into 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
As part of Group IT, we are on a transformation journey to industrialize IT and help the rest of the organization to mature processes and efficiency. Group IT consists of around 90 skilled and motivated colleagues around the globe.We are looking for an experienced Workday Financials Consultant to help maintain and enhance our Workday Financials platform. Based in Manila, you will be part of the IT ERP team. The team comprises 11 colleagues with various roles, including a Platform Architect, Business Analysts, and Functional Consultants. In your role you will specialize in the Finance part of the platform but also get a chance to experience the full Workday Platform including HCM, Finance and Professional Services. You will report to the Head of ERP Systems, Director, based in Copenhagen, Denmark.As a Workday Financials Consultant, you will assist Finance teams globally in leveraging Workday to develop and implement best-practice finance processes and achieve operational excellence across all Finance-related processes. You will cover the full development lifecycle from gathering and understanding requirements, designing fit for purpose solutions, implement the changes in Workday and deploying them into production. You will also serve as third level support to ensure our Workday platform works as intended. In your role you will also play an important role in the bi-yearly Workday Releases as well as our innovation process, which aims at pro-actively suggesting features and functionality to make our Workday platform smarter.This involves using Workday to standardize, simplify, centralize, and automate finance processes and ensure efficient operational processes around the Workday application. The work environment is dynamic and rapidly growing within an international company with significant growth potential and career opportunities. If you seek to contribute to the organization’s success and develop professionally, consider working with us.Your working hours will align with the EMEA time zone. It is expected that you will be present in our Manila office for two days a week.What you will be responsible for
- Support configuration of Finance business processes in the Workday application in close cooperation with Finance
- Create solution designs based on key business requirements
- Configure/develop, test, and deploy solutions
- Take part in application support and maintenance tasks
- Handle core finance data change requests, such as adding new cost center or configure new entity
- Propose ways to innovate and make our solutions more efficient
- Adhere to IT principles and suggest future changes
- Work on implementing the backlog of ideas, change requests, new releases, and enhancements
- An academic degree in finance or IT
- Strong knowledge of Workday Finance and relevant experience from implementing Workday solutions either as a consultant or through in-house expertise
- Preferably certified in Workday Finance in either Record to Report, Quote to Cash, Purchase to Pay
- Experience in Workday administration or configuration
- Experience with business- and finance process optimization
- Sound knowledge of operational processes in finance
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills in English, bridging IT and Finance
- Ability to prioritize tasks, to ensure deadlines are achieved
- Working knowledge of Agile (Kanban) methodologies is considered an advantage
- You have a sense of humor
- Become part of a thriving company comprising collaborative, curious, courageous, and capable employees
- Explore a multitude of exciting learning and development opportunities, supported by our unique learning guild
- Engage with highly skilled and supportive colleagues, each bringing their diverse backgrounds and perspectives
- Join a company that not only values but actively advocates for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, fostering a truly inclusive and empowering environment