Senior Finance Systems Engineer (Workday Financials)

Celonis is the global leader in Process Intelligence and the pioneer of Process Mining technology. As one of the world’s fastest-growing enterprise SaaS companies, we are changemakers pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. We invest heavily in advanced AI capabilities—specifically our Process Intelligence Graph—to turn data insights into immediate business action. We believe there is a massive opportunity to unlock global productivity and sustainability by placing intelligence at the core of every business process. Join our mission to make processes work for people, companies, and the planet.About the Team The Global ERP Systems team enables Celonis' Finance organization through scalable, reliable, and innovative enterprise applications. We partner closely with the Finance organization to continuously improve financial processes, automate manual work, and ensure the integrity of financial data across our systems landscape. Our team organizes our project work on a Scrum framework to focus on continuous delivery, continuous improvement, and agility. As part of our agile team, you'll contribute to the evolution of our Finance Systems ecosystem while working alongside experienced functional and technical specialists in a collaborative, fast-paced environment. The Role We're looking for a Senior Finance Systems Engineer with deep expertise in Workday Financials to help design, build, and continuously improve our enterprise Finance Systems landscape. Reporting to the Head of Finance Systems, you'll serve as a senior technical partner to Accounting and Finance stakeholders, translating complex business requirements into scalable Workday solutions. You'll independently lead the technical delivery of strategic initiatives, drive system improvements, and ensure our financial applications continue to support a fast-growing global business. You'll have significant ownership over end-to-end solution delivery—from discovery and solution design through implementation, testing, deployment, and post-production support—while collaborating closely with Finance Systems leadership to align on technical direction, contribute to platform evolution, and ensure solutions support the long-term scalability of our ERP ecosystem. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys being the technical expert in the room—partnering with stakeholders to solve complex Finance Systems challenges while contributing to the evolution of the platform under the guidance of Finance Systems leadership. 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 ...