Senior Finance Systems Engineer (Workday Financials)

What You'll Do Solution Design & Delivery Lead the functional and technical design of complex Workday Financials enhancements across multiple business domains. Translate accounting and finance requirements into scalable, maintainable system solutions. Evaluate solution options, identify trade-offs, and recommend implementation approaches aligned with platform standards. Independently lead technical discovery sessions for medium to large initiatives. Own end-to-end technical delivery for assigned initiatives, from discovery and solution design through testing, deployment, and production support. Provide technical guidance and support to other Finance Systems Engineers during complex solution design and discovery sessions, sharing best practices and helping ensure scalable, high-quality solutions. Finance Systems Engineering Configure and optimize Workday Financials while ensuring consistency, scalability, and data integrity. Design solutions that accurately translate operational activity into financial transactions, journal entries, and financial reporting. Drive continuous improvements through configuration, automation, and process simplification. Produce and maintain high-quality technical documentation and solution designs. Integrations & Automation Design and implement lightweight integrations and workflow automations using Make.com (a Celonis company) and other integration platforms. Partner with integration engineers and external system owners to ensure reliable end-to-end financial data flows. Troubleshoot integration issues and identify opportunities to improve resilience, scalability, and maintainability. Finance Partnership Serve as a trusted technical partner to Corporate Accounting during projects, month-end close improvements, and production support. Investigate complex functional issues and perform root cause analysis across Workday and connected systems. Support Finance teams in evaluating, testing, and adopting new functionality delivered through Workday biannual releases. Continuous Improvement Evaluate new Workday capabilities and emerging technologies that could improve Finance operations. Contribute technical recommendations for platform enhancements and process optimization. Participate in Workday biannual release planning, impact assessments, testing, and implementation. Minimum Qualifications Extensive experience supporting Workday Financials in a complex enterprise environment. Strong functional knowledge across multiple Workday Financials modules, including General Ledger, Procurement, Accounts Payable, Expenses, Banking, Billing, Accounts Receivable, and/or Revenue Management. Expert-level proficiency in configuring Workday business processes, security frameworks, custom reporting, and complex calculated fields. Proven experience leveraging EIBs for efficient data management. Solid understanding of accounting principles, financial reporting, journal entries, and financial data flows. Strong experience leading end-to-end solution delivery, from discovery and solution design through testing, deployment, and post-production support. Strong experience designing system solutions that balance business requirements with technical best practices. Experience working with Workday integrations, EIBs, middleware platforms, or similar integration technologies. Experience working within Agile software delivery teams. Full professional proficiency in English is required. Preferred Qualifications Experience working within Agile delivery teams using Scrum methodologies. Experience mentoring or providing technical guidance to engineers during complex solution design and implementation. Experience supporting global Finance organizations. Exposure to AI-enabled productivity tools (e.g., Google Gemini , GenAI assistants) within enterprise environments. Success in This Role The ideal candidate enjoys solving complex business problems through technology and thrives in a collaborative environment. They are comfortable working independently, partnering with Finance stakeholders, and owning technical delivery from discovery through implementation while collaborating closely with Finance Systems leadership on overall platform direction. Success in this role means delivering scalable, maintainable solutions, continuously improving our Finance Systems landscape, serving as a trusted technical advisor for complex initiatives, and helping elevate engineering best practices across the team. What Makes You Successful Strong systems-thinking mindset with the ability to simplify complex financial processes. Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate between technical and accounting audiences. Comfortable working autonomously while knowing when to seek alignment on broader architectural or strategic decisions. Naturally curious with a continuous improvement mindset. Collaborative, pragmatic, and focused on delivering sustainable solutions. What Celonis can offer you: Pioneer Innovation: Work with the global leader in Process Mining and the Process Intelligence Graph to shape the future of AI-driven business operations. Ownership from Day 1: Every full-time "Celonaut" is an owner, receiving Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and merit-based refresh grants. Unrivaled Family Support: Benefit from our inclusive parental leave policy—24 weeks of fully paid leave for primary carers and 12 weeks for supporting carers, available from your first day of employment. Work-Life Integration: Enjoy Unlimited PTO (in applicable regions) and generous PTO globally, as well as a flexible hybrid work model that balances remote focus with vibrant office collaboration. Continuous Growth: Elevate your skills through our 70-20-10 learning framework, mentorship programs, and access to a dedicated learning platform. Holistic Well-being: Prioritize your health with subsidized Wellhub memberships, mental health counseling, and dedicated "Wellness Weeks" that prioritize work/life balance. Drive Sustainability: Par