Financial Systems Architect
About the job
- At least 5 years of hands-on Workday Financials experience, including at least one full implementation and post-go-live tenant ownership covering hypercare, first closes, and releases.
- Expertise configuring Workday Financials core modules including General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Banking & Settlement.
- Expertise with the Workday business process framework, configurable security, and the financial data model, including worktags.
- Experience creating custom and matrix reports, calculated fields, and BIRT reports.
- Experience connecting SaaS business systems using APIs and integration patterns, with an end-to-end process perspective across tools.
- Understanding of chart of accounts, period close, reconciliations, and audit requirements.
- Ability to troubleshoot systematically to root cause and apply disciplined testing and documentation practices.
- Excellent English communication skills for precise communication with engineers and clear communication with finance colleagues.
- Own the Workday Financials tenant technically, including configuration and business processes across record-to-report, procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, banking and settlement, the security model, and the financial data model.
- Review, document, harden, and close gaps in the implementation partner's delivery, then bring run responsibility in-house after go-live.
- Set technical standards for consultants and review their work where consultants remain involved.
- Design and build the Workday side of integrations, including EIBs, Core Connectors, Studio integrations, web services, and RaaS reports.
- Agree interface contracts with Data Platform engineers who build and run the surrounding pipelines.
- Translate Finance and Accounting requirements into system designs and advise where problems should be solved within the systems landscape.
- Provide Tier 2 and Tier 3 support, implement root-cause fixes, maintain unit, regression, and user acceptance testing discipline, manage the two annual Workday releases, and maintain configuration documentation and a change log.
- Enable accounting stream leads who handle first-line questions.
- Build reports, dashboards, and calculated fields for Finance and leadership and make them self-service where possible.
- Assess feasibility, design solutions, and configure future expansions including HCM, treasury, automated VAT reporting, and global payroll off DATEV.
- Hands-on experience with Workday integration tooling including EIBs, Core Connectors, Studio, web services, RaaS, and XSLT.
- Proficiency in German.
- Workday Pro certification in Financials or Integrations.
- Experience with multi-entity, multi-currency, or multi-GAAP environments, including IFRS alongside local GAAP.
- Experience with tax and e-invoicing platforms such as Avalara.
- Experience with Accounting Center, Prism Analytics, Extend, or Orchestrate.
- A Workday consulting or Center of Excellence background.
- A formal accounting background, CPA or equivalent, or experience with internal controls and SOX in a Workday context.
About the company
AMBOSS provides a medical knowledge platform used by students and clinicians. It combines an interactive library and high-yield question bank for students to study and prep for exams with a clinical decision support system for clinicians to guide patient care using evidence-based recommendations. The platform works online: users search and study from the medical library, practice with questions, and access point-of-care guidance and clinical decision support at the bedside or in clinics. AMBOSS differentiates itself through its physician-founded approach, a global team of physicians, scientists, and engineers, and its breadth of content that serves over a million healthcare professionals in 180+ countries, integrating both learning tools and real-time clinical guidance in one platform. The company aims to improve medical knowledge and clinical decision-making worldwide, helping physicians provide better patient care.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
Late Stage VC
Total Funding
$302M
Headquarters
Berlin, Germany
Founded
2012
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- AMBOSS launched AI Mode Learning in 2026, expanding daily usage beyond exam prep.
- The March 2025 €240 million round funds international expansion and selective acquisitions.
- August 2026 updates and global reach support product depth across 180 countries.
What critics are saying
- OpenAI, Google, and Epic compress medical search into general-purpose copilots by 2027.
- UpToDate and clinical AI vendors can undercut AMBOSS in hospital purchasing cycles.
- If AMBOSS loses clinical-care relevance, it reverts to a student-only subscription business.
What makes Amboss unique
- AMBOSS spans learning, clinical care, and teaching in one medical platform.
- Its 2026 AI Mode pairs curated guidelines with inline citations and limits.
- Physician-built content and 22,000+ questions create a trusted workflow moat.
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Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- Mental Health Support
- Flexible Work Hours
- Remote Work Options
- Relocation Assistance