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Senior Inhouse Consultant Workday Finance (m/f/w)

Tech & Engineering
Remote Germany + 6 more locations
Full Time
Permanent
Experienced Professionals

Senior Inhouse Consultant Workday Finance (m/f/w)

When applying for this position, you will have the opportunity to indicate your preferred work location from the following: Remote Germany, Berlin, Dresden, Hamburg, Hanover, Leipzig, Munich


Join us to make education accessible for all!

Strengthen our Inhouse Workday Team in a full-time position (40 hrs/week) as Inhouse Workday Consultant Finance (m/f/d). This position is available as a full-time role at our IU office locations or remotely (must reside in Germany or the UK).

This role focuses on driving the development and optimization of our Workday platform systems to enhance operational efficiency and cross-functional collaboration, specialized on the Financial modules.

Your tasks

  • Solution Design & Optimization: Analyze, design, and optimize Workday Finance processes to support organizational objectives by leveraging best practices and the latest Workday and AI features, while leading implementation and enhancements to ensure seamless integration with other systems.

  • Project Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement: Manage complex Workday Finance projects from requirements gathering through post-go-live; facilitate workshops and ensure strong alignment with all stakeholder groups.

  • Advanced Technical & Functional Support: Provide advanced troubleshooting for Workday Finance issues, oversee ticket management, support mass data uploads, and drive effective knowledge transfer within functional teams.

  • Audit, Compliance & Security: Develop audit dashboards, implement controls, oversee security audits and ensure thorough testing strategies and compliance documentation.

  • Change Management & Knowledge Building: Lead change management initiatives, ensure business units are prepared for changes, document key configurations, and mentor junior consultants to foster continuous improvement.

Your Profile

  • Strong foundation in IT systems and process management, with proven skills in driving change, delivering training, and engaging diverse stakeholders.

  • Problem-solving mindset with a proactive approach to learning, eager to expand expertise across multiple Workday modules.

  • Embracing the Platform Consultant Role: Demonstrates a strong grasp of how Finance, HR, and IT processes interconnect within the organization, appreciating the ripple effects of changes across these domains.

  • Deep functional and technical expertise in Workday Finance, including hands-on module configuration, support, and project leadership.

  • Highly organized and results-driven, with advanced analytical skills, effective communication, and fluency in English; German language skills are a plus.

We offer

  • Be you at IU: We support and encourage you to achieve your personal and professional goals. After all, your satisfaction is an essential part of a positive and productive environment.

  • Work where you want…: Digitalization is part of our DNA. Therefore, you can decide for yourself which place sparks the most productivity in you. Do you love working from home? No problem! Do you want to work abroad for a while? Our WorkFlex benefit makes it possible.

  • …and flexible in time: It’s your job: We trust you and give you the greatest possible freedom to organize yourself.

  • Use your own technology: You can freely choose your equipment. Everyone has their own preferences when it comes to hardware and IDE.

  • Take your knowledge to a new level: Where, if not with us? Enjoy free access to all our e-learning platforms. In addition, we finance a complete technology degree of your choice.

  • Sustainably to your destination: The 9-euro ticket is back! We subsidize your DeutschlandTicket, so you only pay €8.70 per month. Do you prefer to travel by bike? Then a JobRad might be something for you. This way, you are mobile both professionally and privately and do something good for the environment.

  • 33 days of relaxation: Breaks are important! In addition to 30 flexible vacation days per year, we also give you an extra day off on your birthday and free days on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.

IU International University of Applied Science (IU) is Germany’s largest university of applied science – and we are not just an excellent choice for studying, but also an outstanding Great Place to Work®! As an Edutech company, we rely on state-of-the-art technology and data-driven approaches. That’s why AI-driven voice assistants and other GPT systems have long become part of our daily work routine, helping us to focus on exciting projects. Here at IU over 4,000 employees are dedicated to making a difference.

Become part of our Inhouse Workday team! We’re passionate, competitive, open to all things new – and we love data. We live to code anything that makes IU students and IU services better.

Sounds like the perfect job for you? Then apply now! If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact kata.jarosz@iu.org

Please only apply via the application tool, no applications via email will be accepted.

Actions speak louder than words: We cherish our “Culture of Everyone” and would like to take this opportunity to empathize that we do not tolerate discrimination towards any race, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation or disability. We welcome you as you are and look forward to nurturing our diverse community at the IU!

Your personal contact

Your personal contact - Kata Jarosz

Kata Jarosz

Recruiting Specialist

IU asked me in my interview what I wished to do—today I’m doing it. I have the freedom to work as I please, develop what I feel is needed, and I am fully supported with my career development plan.
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Anton Stangl
Software Developer

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