Job
- Level
- Experienced
- Location
- Heidelberg
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
- Job Field
- BI, Project
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Contract Type
- Permanent employment
- Salary
- 4.147 to 4.713€ gross/month
Job Summary
In this role, you will develop efficient Workday solutions for the Finance team, translate business requirements into technical implementations, and collaborate closely with various departments for continuous process improvement.
Job Technologies
Your role in the team
- The Pan-EMBL Workday Solution Expert - Finance drives the development, improvement, and adoption of products, tools, and processes within the Finance department.
- This role acts as the bridge between business needs and technical execution, ensuring that internal stakeholders have solutions that are efficient, scalable, and aligned with organizational goals.
- The role acts as the central interface between the Finance business functions and the ERP implementation team, translating business requirements into effective, sustainable Workday solutions across all Finance areas.
- The role requires collaborating with various departments and working with colleagues across six locations in five countries to ensure seamless integration and functionality of Workday finance systems.
- Identify departmental needs and translate them into clear product requirements.
- Together with the department management, prioritize features and enhancements based on impact, feasibility and strategic alignment.
- Ensure alignment with organizational standards, compliance requirements and long-term strategy.
- Arbeiten Sie eng mit funktionsübergreifenden Teams (z. B. OMT, ERP, Daten, Führung) zusammen, um hochwertige interne Lösungen zu liefern.
- Manage product roadmaps, timelines and communication with stakeholders.
- Evaluate new Workday releases, assess their impact on Finance processes and coordinate adoption of new functionality where beneficial.
- Monitor product performance, gather feedback and drive continuous improvement.
- Responsible for day-to-day maintenance post implementation.
- Provide training and support to finance staff on system usage and best practices.
- Support and train the wider user community with the support of the stream leads in the respective areas: sourcing, supplier account, inventory and procurement.
- Collaborate with external implementation partners and vendors to ensure they comply with system requirements and address any issues.
- Document process and workflow changes, maintain process maps, training material and desk instructions, and ensure documentation remains up to date.
- Areas of responsibility include areas within the following WD project workstreams.
- Financial Accounting and Tax
- Budgets
- Banking and Settlement
- Customer Accounts
- Expenses
- Business Assets
- Projects and Project Billing
- Reporting
- Timetracking - (in collaboration with HR and Payroll), ensuring that Finance requirements relating to project costing, payroll accounting and financial reporting are appropriately supported.
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Our expectations of you
Education
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, or a related field.
Qualifications
- Project management skills (Smartsheet)
- Business process analysis and process mapping
- Anforderungserhebung und Dokumentation
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication and stakeholder-management abilities
- Ability to balance technical understanding with business priorities
- Ability to draft documentation, training manuals
- Ability to train and support staff
- Being comfortable with an agile organisational approach by taking ownership of your work in a self-organised and structured way
- Strong problem-solving skills with attention to detail
- Strong team player, self-starter, and proactive
- Being excited about working in an international, multicultural and diverse environment
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Fluency in spoken and written English
- Ability to analyse, describe, present and review complex processes and suggest pragmatic solutions
- Ability to challenge and question existing processes and suggest improvements
- Nachweisliche Fähigkeit, mit mehreren Stakeholdern umzugehen
- Flexibility, diplomacy and patience
- Kundenorientiert
Experience
- Experience: Minimum three years' experience in Finance systems, ERP implementation, business process improvement (preferably within finance) or a similar role.
- Experience with Workday system. Other ERP systems an advantage.
- Experience in product management, project management or process optimization.
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What we offer
- Office environment with potential occasional travel for training and meetings
- May require extended hours during peak periods
- Hybrid working options depending on department protocols
- Contract length: 3 years (renewable up to 9 in total)
- Salary: Grade 5 or 6; monthly salary from €4,147.92 or €4,713.20 after tax, plus generous benefits and financial allowances based on individual circumstances.
- Excluding 12.99% personal pension and insurance contributions.
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Benefits
Health, Fitness & Fun
Work-Life-Integration
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About Your Employer
European Molecular Biology Laboratory
EMBL is one of Europe's leading research centers for molecular biology. Our mission is to conduct world-class research in molecular biology; to provide valuable services for scientists in member states; to train scientists, students, and visitors at all levels; to develop new instruments and methods in the life sciences; and to transfer technology and promote the integration of European research institutions in the life sciences.
Description
- Language
- English
- Company Type
- Established Company
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
- Industry
- Pharmaceutical Sector, Chemical Industry, Biotech, Science, Research
Workday Solution Expert - Finance
- Salary
- 4.147 to 4.713€ gross/monthEstimated net salary based on the gross salary in the job ad using tax class I.2.684 to 2.982 € net/month · Tax class I
- Location
- Heidelberg
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
- Diversity
- Open for all genders
- English Only
- English only required
